Atid had the opportunity to visit Massachusetts General Hospital today. We learned all about MGH’s Ether Dome surgical amphitheater which was the site of the first successful use of Ether (anesthesia). The amphitheater is still in use today. We toured the Russel Medical Museum and saw all sorts of medical devices and instruments that have been used throughout the years and learned about the evolution of medicine, hospitals, and surgery. The evolution was striking as students saw the primitive cases of crushed herbs and flowers doctors used to bring to house calls to treat patients, and then the modern day Epic which is the medical information technology systems used across hospitals to track medical information and medication administration. Using Epic students got to scan a mock patient’s hospital bracelet and administer their various medications, scanning each one in and checking for right patient, drug, dose, and route. A big highlight was the opportunity for students to meet with a physician for some ER encounter medical simulations. Students worked in groups under the doctor’s supervision to diagnose and treat two extremely lifelike (breathing, pulsing, talking, blinking, etc.) 150 lb. manikin patients. One patient was diagnosed with pneumonia after close review of medical history, monitoring of vitals, and reading of chest x rays. He was successfully treated with antibiotics. Students also saved a mock patient in anaphylactic shock with epinephrine. Below you’ll see the doctors for the day in action!