He made sure to ask his patients if it was okay for me to be in the room while he examined them. I was able to help out throughout the clinic, not only observing it but also helping the medical assistant with vital signs, helping her receptionist register people, and helping her manager with vaccine inventory. On Wednesdays we would go to Homestead to an orphanage for children who had crossed the border and take care of all their medical needs, which included vaccinations, nutritional intake, and simple things we take for granted like clothes and shoes. Dr. Montano was always very attentive to her patients and made sure that every exam was thorough. Although many of the patients I saw were children suffering from colds or infants receiving vaccinations, from time to time there were interesting cases that required careful consideration. Whenever this happened, he would take me aside after treating the patient and explain the disease to me or let me document it in his office. When the medical students came to follow her, we all went into the rooms, but I took on the role of scribe while the students helped diagnose and