Alyssa Pierro

YHS 2023 | WISE Focus: Medicine | Binghamton ‘27

[Alyssa Pierro @APierroMedicine]

Today I had the pleasure of meeting with the Chief Medical Officer of NWH, Dr. Sherri Sandel. We discussed healthcare administration and the difference between pursuing a PA path or an MD/DO path. Thank you for this opportunity! #WISE #WISE2023 @YHSMrsMero

[Alyssa Pierro @APierroMedicine]

As my #WISE journey comes to a close, I started my second-to-last rotation yesterday in Healthcare Administration. I was able to meet with some senior leaders from Human Resources to see what their day to day entails! Thank you for this opportunity! #WISE2023 @YHSMrsMero

[Alyssa Pierro @APierroMedicine]

I went shopping for my Symposium Board supplies this week with @TravisLaPEng and @jkopaczmedicine ! Can’t wait to put everything together and see the final product. #WISE #WISE2023 @YHSMrsMero

[Alyssa Pierro @APierroMedicine]

Today I started my slideshow to go along with my final WISE presentation. Stay tuned to see the rest of the process as I continue through the final steps of my #WISE journey! #WISE2023 @YHSMrsMero

[Alyssa Pierro @APierroMedicine]

Today I spent a day in the Cardiac Cath Lab. Here are some examples of pacing devices that may be inserted into a patient’s chest to monitor or assist in heart rhythms! #WISE #WISE2023 @YHSMrsMero

[Alyssa Pierro @APierroMedicine]

Today I finalized my idea for my final project. I am so excited to start the process and reflect on my #WISE journey as it comes to a close. #WISE2023 @YHSMrsMero

[Alyssa Pierro @APierroMedicine]

One of the patient experiences @NWHospital provides that I’d like to focus in on during National Volunteer Month is the book cart! Volunteers like myself run the book cart around the hospital to offer magazines, novels, and coloring books to patients! #WISE #WISE2023 @YHSMrsMero

[Alyssa Pierro @APierroMedicine]

As a Planetree hospital, @NWHospital views patients and staff as a whole person, not just as an employee or a set of symptoms. One of the ways we give back to our patients and staff is through pet therapy! Meet Penelope, our four-legged volunteer! #WISE #WISE2023 @YHSMrsMero

[Northern Westchester Hospital @NWHospital]

April is #NationalVolunteerMonth! 🤩 Shoutout to our incredible volunteers who play an integral part at NWH. #Volunteers (both with fur and without!) contribute services that support our staff to enhance the patient experience and make impactful connections with the community.💓

[Alyssa Pierro @APierroMedicine]

An Airlife is one of the portable devices a Respiratory Therapist can use to assess someone’s pulmonary function, especially people with asthma. Here was my score when I tried it! #WISE #WISE2022 #medicine @YHSMrsMero

[Alyssa Pierro @APierroMedicine]

Today I started my rotation in Respiratory Therapy @NWHospital. I was able to learn all about different respiratory equipment like the ventilator, BiPAP, and HFNC (high flow nasal cannula). Guess photo corresponds to which device!

[Alyssa Pierro @APierroMedicine]

As part of my last day in my day in my External Affairs rotation @NWHospital I sat in on a PCI Fund meeting. The PCI Fund is just one of the ways that hospital employees can get funding for their ideas. It’s like hospital Shark Tank! #WISE #WISE2023 #medicine @YHSMrsMero

[Alyssa Pierro @APierroMedicine]

Sign up for the Northwell Health Walk at Westchester on Sunday, May 21 at FDR Park, Yorktown! The Walk is at 10:00AM and all donations will go towards sensory carts for children with autism and other disabilities. #WISE #WISE2023 @YHSMrsMero https://t.co/Fhdu0JBhQW

[Alyssa Pierro @APierroMedicine]

Yesterday I helped out with another lesson at Brookside Elementary School to teach 1st graders the importance of hand washing! To show this, we simulated fake germs with lotion and a black light. Here is the before and after washing my hands! #WISE #WISE2023 @YHSMrsMero

[Jessica Amado @JessAmadoWISE]

Join us May 21st for the Northwell Health Walk at Westchester! Come help raise funds for sensory carts for children with behavioral, emotional, physical and learning challenges and financial assistance to team members in need at Northern Westchester Hospital. @YHSMrsMero #WISE

[Alyssa Pierro @APierroMedicine]

Yesterday as part of my external affairs rotation @NWHospital I went to Brookside Elementary School to observe a lesson on Eating the Rainbow! One of the career intersections in medicine is education, so I’m glad I was able to see it in action. #WISE #WISE2023 @YHSMrsMero

[Alyssa Pierro @APierroMedicine]

To any pre-med, especially pre-surgery students! Download the free app Touch Surgery, where you can participate in virtual surgery simulations. Today I learned the procedure for a skin graft! #WISE #WISE2023 @YHSMrsMero

[Alyssa Pierro @APierroMedicine]

#WISE #WISE2023 @YHSMrsMero

[Alyssa Pierro @APierroMedicine]

Here is a labeled diagram of a thyroid ultrasound. Contrary to popular belief, ultrasounds are not just used on pregnant women! They can be used to screen patients for abnormalities in various parts of the body.

[Alyssa Pierro @APierroMedicine]

@Columbia is currently working on a new cancer treatment where bacterial cells inside the tumor would induce an immune response. The goal is to target only cancerous cells, leaving all healthy cells unharmed. Check it out here! https://t.co/NWqVjLNX2R #WISE #WISE2023 @YHSMrsMero