Texas Band Masters Association

I am really excited to go the the Annual Convention of the 2019 Texas Band Masters Association in San Antonio. I will be there from July 25 to July 27th. I am excited to meet college band directors as well as go to some great lectures. I hope to get some great advice on how to advice my performance and competition skills on my saxophone. This is a great opportunity and I am excited to meet new and great musicians.

Internship with Dr. Fahl at Texas Orthopedic and Sports Medicine

This week (July 15 through July 22) I have had the privilege to shadow Dr. Fahl at his orthopedic and sports medicine clinic. Dr. Fahl specializes in problems with the shoulders and knees. I followed him around to see many patients and even got to witness 9 different surgeries. I found the experience amazing. I had so much fun and find myself wanting to go back.

I learned so much from Dr. Fahl; not only clinical skill like reading x-rays and MRI’s but also how to talk and interact with patients. I learned that surgeries were actually really fun and that although being a doctor is a lot of work, if you enjoy what you are doing it feels like fun.  I enjoyed every second of being at his office and I loved worked with the nurses as well. Stepping into scrubs made me feel like part of the team. I would definitely want to do this again.