Initial+Proposal

Senior Thesis Initial Proposal How can one survive and prevent a suit of medical malpractice? Medical malpractice is a very large facet of the medical field and is something that anyone considering entering the field. As someone who aspires to enter the medical field, I need to know more about one of my opponents other than disease. Through this project I will be able to gain a full understanding about medical malpractice and its many facets. I will also examine several pieces of previous cases and determine how these situations could have been prevented if I was the providing healthcare professional.

This project will be solely dependent on the healthcare professionals I will contact. I wish to try and discuss with and interview several healthcare professionals from several fields, for example a pediatrician and dentist. Until my presentation, I would like to interview at least five different professionals determine the type of malpractice related to each field and the average cost of malpractice insurance necessary to protect oneself. Of course, before I go into these interviews I will need to understand several points. First, I must have some basic knowledge about what medical malpractice is. Other than that, I need several prepared questions to ask each professional in order to have a full grasp of the effect of malpractice on medicine.

For my project specifically, the interviews will be my primary source of information as collect data on different malpractice cases. However, for the research aspect of it, I will use the already provided sources, as well as other resources our high school library provides. This project will not necessarily require a great deal of time, but it will require work outside of school because I will most likely have to visit these professionals for their interviews. However, with these interviews, I will not receive a great deal of help from my mentor. I may practice my interviewing skills or questions with my mentor, but he will not serve a great purpose in the completion of this project.

I do not foresee any real challenges presenting themselves during this project. It is fairly straightforward and simple. With the research paper there will not be any great issues either other than the finding of current cases going throughout our justice system, primarily relating to Pennsylvania. If I have any difficulties finding information I will simply contact Mrs. Valenza for some help.