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I will like to be a medical doctor when I grow up...... During our childhood, we often shared ambitious career aspirations: to be a medical doctor, engineer, lawyer, teacher, musician, and more. It's amusing to recall how these dreams evolved over time. What drove these changes? here are some factors that influenced our career path ; 1. Exploration and Discovery: As children, we are exposed to limited information about various careers. As we grow, we learn more about different professions, leading to changes in our interests and aspirations. 2. Influence of Role Models: Our perception of certain careers can be influenced by the role models we admire or are exposed to. Interactions with professionals in different fields can shape our career choices. 3. Personal Growth and Development: As we mature, our skills, strengths, and interests may evolve, leading us to consider different career paths that align better with our current selves. 4. Educational Experiences: Formal education and experiences such as internships or volunteer work can expose us to new fields, sparking interest in previously unexplored careers. 5. Changing Priorities: Life experiences, personal values, and priorities may shift over time, leading us to prioritize different aspects of our lives, including career choices. 6. Market Trends and Opportunities: Economic factors, market trends, and job opportunities can also influence career decisions, prompting individuals to choose paths that offer stability, growth, or personal fulfillment. Some of us pursued our childhood dreams, while others ventured into entirely new territories. Reflecting on these shifts highlights the dynamic nature of life's journey and the profound impact of our experiences on shaping our professional identities. I would be most delighted to read your experience in the comment session... #CareerJourney #ProfessionalGrowth #CareerAspirations#CareerReflection#CareerDevelopment#CareerPathways#ChangingPriorities#ThatHRenthusiast

I will like to be a medical doctor when I grow up...... During our childhood, we often shared ambitious career aspirations: to be a medical doctor, engineer, lawyer, teacher, musician, and more. It's amusing to recall how these dreams evolved over time. What drove these changes? here are some factors that influenced our career path ; 1. Exploration and Discovery: As children, we are exposed to limited information about various careers. As we grow, we learn more about different professions, leading to changes in our interests and aspirations. 2. Influence of Role Models: Our perception of certain careers can be influenced by the role models we admire or are exposed to. Interactions with professionals in different fields can shape our career choices. 3. Personal Growth and Development: As we mature, our skills, strengths, and interests may evolve, leading us to consider different career paths that align better with our current selves. 4. Educational Experiences: Formal education and experiences such as internships or volunteer work can expose us to new fields, sparking interest in previously unexplored careers. 5. Changing Priorities: Life experiences, personal values, and priorities may shift over time, leading us to prioritize different aspects of our lives, including career choices. 6. Market Trends and Opportunities: Economic factors, market trends, and job opportunities can also influence career decisions, prompting individuals to choose paths that offer stability, growth, or personal fulfillment. Some of us pursued our childhood dreams, while others ventured into entirely new territories. Reflecting on these shifts highlights the dynamic nature of life's journey and the profound impact of our experiences on shaping our professional identities. I would be most delighted to read your experience in the comment session... #CareerJourney #ProfessionalGrowth #CareerAspirations#CareerReflection#CareerDevelopment#CareerPathways#ChangingPriorities

“Are you one of the med school tour guides today?” I looked up from the bathroom sink and chuckled, “You think I look the part already? In due time. It's gonna be some day ahead for us.” Jittery from a new energy drink, I merely asked some girls if this was their first rodeo too and made their acquaintances. Last month, I attended the annual pre-health conference at McGovern Medical School and participated in the airway clinic, recruitment fair, and campus tour. From role call, there were a handful of other UTD Comets, UTSA Roadrunners, SFA Lumberjacks … even some from Louisiana next door. 🚀Why go to conferences as a prospective? 1. Meet on-site admissions reps and future YOU…. whether you're exploring programs or have specific questions, everyone's there to enlighten you and enthusiastically lure you into the applicant pool. Tabling is an excellent way to learn more and with the inaugural CAA program underway soon, it is useful to get interview advice and hear what's in store in the future. 2. Hands-on career workshops: the Airway clinic was a solid extension to my shadowing and the Anesthesia 101 segment was digestible. Also learned Seldinger method for A-lines. The clip below is me squealing before struggling to intubate a baby mannequin. 3. Develop your social and hospitality skills: Exchanging life stories and ideas is a simple way to gain perspectives and pique curiosity. ⚓️Prep Tips: 1. Hydrate well and save trying new energy drinks for another setting. 2. Print out conversation starters for mingling as well as writing your own questions for reps. 3. Set a few goals to achieve during it all: meet 20 new attendees or find 3 med student vloggers, TikTokers etc. 🍪I'd also like to take a moment to plug AspiringCAA’s personal statement workshop next Monday night hosted by Sarah Whitfield (subscribe to the helpful newsletter on aspiringCAA.com!!) Stay curious and authentic

2 new job opportunities! If you are interested in entering the interprofessional education space, take a look at these 2 jobs. This work is so rewarding and provides you the opportunity to transform your traditional healthcare lens. Questions to ask on the interview: 1️⃣ who else has dedicated time to support IPE within the institution? 2️⃣ does the position offer a faculty appointment? 3️⃣ what are the current IPE challenges and how has the institution addressed them? These can be tough questions to ask, but these are common challenges in the IPE space. Once you get the job, don’t forget to join us in the American Interprofessional Health Collaborative (AIHC)!

Spot on 💡 I read another post that questioned hiring based on knowing how to use tools (which becomes irrelevant once the next tool becomes available) instead of hiring for having learning agility, ability to troubleshoot, innovate thinking, etc. The narrative has to shift 🤔

🌟 𝐔𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰'𝐬 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬! 🎓 In the ever-evolving world of primary care, securing top talent is paramount. Recruitment partnerships with universities and medical schools are the key: 🔑 The Importance: Future-proofing healthcare 🛡️ Tailored talent for your team 🧩 Deepening community engagement 🏘️ Keeping up with cutting-edge knowledge 📚 Effective Strategies: 🎓 Early Engagement: Start the conversation early! Attend career fairs, host info sessions, and offer internships to introduce students to the world of primary care. 🤝 Preceptorships: Let them walk in your shoes! Develop preceptorship programs where experienced pros mentor students during clinical training, igniting a passion for primary care. 📚 Curriculum Collaboration: Shape the curriculum! Collaborate with institutions to align coursework with the specific needs of primary care, ensuring graduates are well-prepared. 🚀 Recruitment Events: Bring the talent to you! Organise recruitment events at universities and medical schools, complete with discussions, networking, and on-site interviews. 🤝 Long-Term Partnerships: Build lasting bonds! Forge enduring relationships with educational institutions. Trust and continuity are key. 🔄 Feedback Loop: Stay in sync! Maintain open lines of communication with educational partners. Adapt strategies based on changing trends and insights. But here's the million-pound question: How can we make recruitment partnerships even more effective and impactful for primary care? 💬 #HealthcareRecruitment #FutureOfWork #PrimaryCare #GeneralPractice #JuniorDoctors #Nursing

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Student Affairs professionals need to start talking about why we sell students on the importance and value of transferable skills, but rarely do we ever hire people with transferable skills. Instead we value people who have followed very specific, well worn, career paths. If those specific experiences are so valuable, why are we not making them part of the job requirements, or at least preferred experiences? The difference between our espoused and practiced values is dramatic and troubling.

This is a necessary growing "trend" that we have seen in higher education, particularly in student affairs, referenced in scholarship and testimony for some time now. When considering the Return on Investment (ROI) of a student affairs professional's transferrable skills, we must receive answers to the following questions: under what conditions makes a transferable skill valuable, in what ways is this transferable skill an institutional investment, and how exactly is this investment of a transferable skill "returned" to the professional by their respective institution? ROI of a skillset has been frequently limited by a transactional lens, where skills viewed as desirable in student affairs are dependent on the quantitative skill-screening and the quantitative output of a professional. In the process of deconstruction and redefinition, we can understand that ROI of a skillset is reciprocal and qualitative in nature; student affairs as a field is in desperate need of holistic and qualitative expansion. At its core-- innovation is dependent on the acquisition of relevant skills and the ability to redefine existing processes by means of (creative) transfer. As the needs of our students, our professionals, our education, our society, and our world change, higher education and student affairs have the responsibility to adapt.

One of my favorite things about my team is that we all come from a variety of professional backgrounds. We each bring a unique viewpoint and approach to the work we do and the ways we support students. This allows us to learn & grow while also adapting to student needs. It’s time student affairs as a whole starts focusing on transferable skills on job descriptions. As someone who made a functional area change (residence life to academic advising), there are so many ways in which my res life training adequately prepared me for my current role. Thankfully my position didn’t require “x years of experience doing this exact role”. I often think about my future in higher education and remember the interests and passions I had during graduate school- student activities, programming, volunteer services, accessibility services, etc. but when I see job descriptions for these roles, they are only looking for direct experience in those functional areas for non-entry level positions. Let’s do better to practice what we preach!