The elective at Weill Cornell Medical College definitely provided me invaluable experiences. From the beginning, I received a warm welcome from the Pediatric Cardiology team and continued to immense myself into the whole aspects of this field. Everyone in the team was very friendly and never hesitated to help assist me and answer my questions. I participated in both ambulatory and inpatient settings where I learned to manage patients thoroughly. The most important experience that I have acquired is to take a complete history, perform thorough physical examination, and understand changes in EKGs for different ages and be able to detect abnormalities. Furthermore, I got to observe the echocardiography of fetus and children, and participated in exercise stress test and cardiac intervention. I would strongly recommend this elective to any students who would like to further their studies in the Cardiology field.

Besides the elective at WCMC, I also enjoyed living in New York City. New York is a very exciting city where I met many local and international friends. We had a great time exploring around Manhattan and discovered many noteworthy places. The personal experience and friendships here were very memorable.

I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all of my Attending Cardiologists at the Pediatric Cardiology department, especially to Dr. Gary Steinberg who organized this wonderful elective. I would also like to thank the Office of Global Health Education for supporting international students' electives. Thank you very much!