What we learned from Dr. Rigberg: What vascular surgery is and how to become a vascular surgeon The day-to-day life of a vascular surgeon Longevity of surgical and vascular subspecialties Vascular surgery is an innovative field with a tremendous diversity of procedures

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What we learned: How to tie different kinds of surgical sutures and knots How a pathway to a medical career can be structured Different applications for each type of suture and knot The different kinds of surgical tools that are used

What we did: Went over case study of patient who presented as hypertensive and has chest pain Learned about different methods of examining the heart, such as EKG, echocardiogram, and CT scan Analyzed patient EKG and found irregular heart patterns Played Surgeon Simulator and completed a heart transplant!