Very interesting practice with a lot of knowledge

Hi, my name is Max Fry, I am from State Oregon in the U.S. and I am a premed student. I chose to come to Athens on this internship to learn more just about how medicine is practiced in Europe. Got to see how healthcare operates on a global scale. Also, to learn more about medicine in general. Get used to the specialties and really learn as much as I can about healthcare and how patients are treated around the world.

I think for me the most interesting thing that I saw in the hospital was the operating room. I think that seeing some of the robotic surgeries and seeing the new technology in medicine was very interesting. I also saw some plastic surgeries, which is very interesting to watch such as breast implants, lumbar sections- very interesting. One really rare thing I have never seen before, that was new to me, was that I got to see an open spine surgery from the thoracic spine down to the lumbar spine. I had never seen a real spine before, so seeing in person and in action was really crazy and very eye opening. I think that also, seeing the cardiology department was very interesting. Seeing all the different cases of heart, different conditions that the patients had, has been very interesting to me. I had a great time in the hospital learning as much as I can.

I think as far as Athens goes, I’m loving the city, absolutely beautiful, there are so many tourist attractions and different things you can do with the other interns or just with people like Dimi all the way. So, yes, it’s really a life changing experience. Absolutely gorgeous and yes, I’ve had an amazing time.