Post 3: Future?
As we really get into the classes
of junior year first semester, I really find myself thinking about what my
future path will look like. What do I want to do when I graduate? What grad
school program will I need to apply to? How do I incorporate what I feel
passionate about into my future education and job?
All of the classes we are taking
are super interesting to me and I never find myself being bored with the
subject matter. So far, I have been challenged and receptive to putting the
extra work or time into the classes if I have to. For me, this has been a sort
of validating feeling. I am no longer taking electives or discovery courses and
I am really enjoying it. But the more I get into it, the wider range of jobs
and grad school programs I can see myself going into. Now I know I am a junior
and have plenty of time to square away all of this information, but as a junior
in the UNH Health Management & Policy program we have the opportunity to
internship the summer of 2018. This is a super valuable experience for me and
hopefully will help me further shape my career goals- which is why I am nervous
for it. What if I pick or apply to the wrong ones!
For tomorrow’s Monday class we have
a guest speaker, Joni Spring, a former CNO and a knowledgeable person in both
the clinical and management world of health care. After listening to her
podcast with Professor Bonica, I learned a few things that will be important to
me as someone who hopes to be somewhere in that field. She talks about having a
passion and being tenacious. I feel passionate about making positive changes in
the health care world, but I have not quite narrowed down exactly where or what
would be the right fit for me. I love kids and I know I want to make people feel
better, but do I want to do clinical or management? I enjoy reading about and seeing
advancements in the public and population health world, but how do I get that
to line up with my other interests? Is it too late to do an NP program when I
graduate? I know this makes me sound like a scatter brain but I think for me to be able to
take advantage of my resources here at UNH it’s important for me to try to
figure out what the heck I am actually doing. I enjoy when Professor B. brings
in guest speakers because it’s nice to hear about how they got where they are
(it's a bit reassuring even).
So for
those of you out there reading this, how did you decide that what you’re doing
is what you wanted? How did you get there? I am looking forward to feed back!!
Sorry for
this late (and messy) post!!
Grace
I fell into this field by chance but found that it suited my desire to help people but not by desire to clean up after them. :-) I love seeing people come into work everyday feeling inspired to do good works and feel effective. I started working at the lowest level and worked my way up to management.
ReplyDeleteI have always had an intrinsic need to help others but knew that the clinical route was not for me. I took Professor McGrath's "Intro to US Healthcare Systems" as a general elective and fell in love with HMP. Healthcare management is a fast-paced, complex and ever-changing environment and perfectly blends my technical skills with my soft skills such as managing people, complex decision making, analyzing data and financials, as well as interacting with patients and families.
ReplyDeleteOf note, three of my colleagues switched from administration to nursing so don't stress yourself out if you're still undecided.