My Interview Subjects

Like with every great story, it is time to turn the page and move on to a new chapter.
In my case, the next chapter is Project 2: The Rhetorical Investigation.

Here is a little inspiration to kick off the week!

"It always seems impossible...". 6/27/13 via flickr. Attribution 2.0 Generic.

The purpose of this project is to conduct interviews with members of my future career field and gain insight to how they use writing in their professional lives.

So, I want to be a doctor. Therefore, I am interviewing a medical student, a Physiology professor, and hopefully a pediatric doctor (I have gotten a "maybe", not a "yes" yet--still working on it).


Awesome Interviewee #1

Ned Premyodhin
Medical Student at the University of Arizona, Tucson

Ned Premyodhin, Medical Student

Click here to visit Ned's LinkedIn page.

Higher Education

• BS degree in Bio-engineering from the University of California, San Diego
• Currently earning MD from the University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson

Years Worked in Professional Field

• Before applying to medical school, Ned interned, volunteered, and worked in the Bio-engineering field for about 2 years
• He is now working towards earning his medical degree

Interview Details

• Thursday, March 4, 2016
• 3:30 pm
• UA Medical School Campus (AZ Health Sciences Center)

 Interview Questions

1. Why did you decide to apply to medical school after working as an engineer for a couple years?
2. In what ways do you think your undergraduate education helped prepare you for the medical school application process?
3. When and how do you use writing as a medical student?
4. Have you noticed an unbalance between digital and written forms of communication?
5. What is your favorite type of writing activity currently?
6. What are the hard aspects of writing in the medical profession?
7. In what ways do you expect writing in the medical field to change over the years?
8. What is your least favorite thing about writing?
9. What do you think is the importance of writing in medicine? How important is it?

Awesome Interviewee #2

Dr. Zoe Cohen
Physiology professor, University of Arizona

Dr. Cohen, Physiology Professor

Click here to go to Dr. Cohen's faculty member page.

Higher Education

• Not listed on website, will ask in interview
• Due to Dr. title, I can assume higher education includes an undergraduate degree and a PhD

Years Worked in Professional Field

•  Adviser for the Physiology Club since 2007
• Has been at UA since a few years before

Interview Details

• Wednesday, March 2, 2016
• 2:30 pm
• Gittings, room 106

Interview Questions

1. I was unable to find information about your education on your website. Would you mind telling me a little bit about it?
2. How often do you need to write academically for your profession?
3. What types of writing do you do? What are the genres?
4. What are the purposes of these writings?
5. Which audience do you keep in mind when writing? How does this influence the content?
6. Describe some of the appeals you use in your writing and why they are important.
7. What is your least favorite part of writing? Most favorite?
8. In what ways do you expect writing to change in this field over the next decade?
9. Do you think undergraduate courses are adequately preparing students for writing in the physiology field? Why or why not?
10. To apply to medical school, students must take two courses of higher level English to meet most pre-requisites. Do you think this is a good system, or would you alter some part of it?
11. What are your thoughts on the rise of digital communication?

I am still working on setting up a third interview. I am reaching out to doctors at Banner University Medical Center. Updates to follow!