Practicals & Research
Practicals and Research in Medicine give us a great deal of insight into phenomena that is theoretically complex. Practicals allow us to see our knowledge demonstrated in a real-life setting while research, amongst other super-curriculars, helps us think outside the box and further our scientific knowledge. It is my firm belief that these 2 components are as vital as theory-based knowledge when it comes to the study of Medicine.
Keeping this in mind, I have created this tab to specially post science, psychology, and medicine-based practical work and external research I have had the chance to conduct - but of course, at the level of a newbie medical undergraduate.
SurgicalEducation_Snaiha.docxThis particular essay discusses the reforms in surgical education that we can expect in the post-Covid world. It was crafted for an essay competition for medical students (which I was not at the point) but since the prompt was rather interesting, I decided to write it to better my own knowledge and writing skills nevertheless. I hope this gives you some insight into the potential future of medicine!
Everybody knows that enzymes are supremely important to the body, however, their function is far from simple. A number of factors influence the mechanism of enzymes, as each has highly specific requirements to function optimally - keeping this in mind, this research study looks at how metal ions, which are surprisingly common in a lot of our foods, influences how liver enzymes perform their function. The study showcases how each ion influences the catalysis of protein and depicts a causal relationship between the dependent and independent variable.
EnzymeCatalysisAlbumin&MetalIons_Practical .pdfMathematicalAnalysis_BMI&CardiacHealth.pdfThis research paper follows a mathematical model and aims to investigate the degree of linear correlation between an individual's Body Mass Index and their general Cardiac Health. The study uses 2 hypotheses - the null and alternative hypotheses, and uses mathematical functions to prove / dispute each. Systolic blood pressure has been used as the primary indicator of cardiac health to ensure specificity, however other variables have been examined too.
MedStat_PracticalDissection .mp4The Dissection of a Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis
Dissections are a vital part of biology - they require extreme patience and dexterity, yet unfold just how much is present at every phase of every life.
Dissections increase in complexity as we get older. The given example of a flower dissection is fairly simple, yet demonstrates exactly how we learn an incredible amount by the dismantling of things.
*Basic information about the species, apparatus required, and procedure are provided in the video.
LevelsOfProcessing_PsychExperiment .pdfThis research paper follows an experiment inspired by the famous psychological model of "Levels of Processing" by Craik and Tulving. This experiment is especially unique because umpteen, rigid ethicalities revolving around psychological research with human participants. The study explores the intricacies of contextual encoding of information and how it impacts memory recall. The implications of such a study have infinite potential, for it provides a simplistic, feasible framework for bettering information recall in real life situations.
This research paper examines the action of each pancreatic enzyme on the digestion of a mechanically churned bolus; it examines the need for each enzyme and depicts a causal relationship between enzymatic catalysis and substrate breakdown. The conclusion drawn aligns with existing literature about the molecule-specific working of enzymes and reaffirms the importance of a healthy, balanced diet.
Enzymes&Digestion_Practical.pdfBiologySimulation_Practical.pdfThis research paper follows a simulation based experiment that depicts the relationship between pH and the rate of reaction of decomposition of hydrogen peroxide by catalase at optimum body temperature. Since it is a computerized simulation, chances of human error and bias are greatly eliminated, thus the results yielded have a high level of accuracy, making the conclusions drawn precise.