鈥淚 was still able to do my job, be a mom, be a wife, be a caregiver, and do all the other things because I had so much structure through the professors. They are wonderful. They made it doable."
鈥淓verything I learned in HSA 鈥 health care collaboration, finance in healthcare, communication styles, leadership 鈥 just became more detailed as I got higher up into my education.鈥
"It's a great opportunity to apply what I've been able to do in the past to drive them toward the new day of health care. I have greater confidence in driving change and decisions, because I better understood the why and not just the technical aspects of the changes in health care."
鈥淢y current employer tried to hire me before I even graduated. They were specifically looking for a quality coordinator, and I thought, 鈥業 can鈥檛 do that; I鈥檓 just starting.鈥 But I went to my professor and he helped prepare me for that interview.鈥
I realized (patient care) wasn鈥檛 what I was aiming towards. I wanted to be in management. I like helping people, but my demeanor is better suited for administration.
