Today we got to go to the OR at Duke Raleigh Hospital!!! It was SO exciting!! This was my first time in an OR and I loved it. We got to stand around the patient as Dr. McElveen performed the surgeries. We could watch him make the initial incisions and suture it up at the end in person, and the actual procedure was projected on TV monsters around the room that we could watch. I spent a lot of time talking to a Nurse Anesthetist who explained to me the different things Dr. McElveen was doing as well as some of the anesthesia equipment. Overall it was a fascinating day and I hope I can observe more surgeries in the future!