thought long and hard about pursuing a doctorate degree in the beginning once I finished my masters degree in May 2022 I thought I am done with school I am going to take a break I can finally breathe but in reality school is the only thing that I’ve ever been successful at outside of parenting. I obtain my bachelors in criminal justice human services here at Colorado technical university I’ve been placed on the Dean’s list I’ve also been on honors When I started my bachelors degree I was lost I had no clue what I wanted to do in life I just knew that I wanted to be able to say that I’ve obtained a degree it was the masters that I had to think long and hard about what I wanted to do and why I wanted to do it. I truly believe that anything that’s of God is aligned because everything that is of God is straight there isn’t any friction and attention in any chaos that comes with what you were supposed to do in life. I graduated with my bachelors degree December 21, 2020 and I started my masters degree January 5, 2021. December 21 is my oldest son‘s birthday January 5 is my youngest son‘s birthday I knew at that very moment that I was making the right decision to not take a break after obtaining my bachelors and continue with my masters. I have been in the healthcare industry for eight years I originally pursued the healthcare industry when my youngest son was on his second surgery with ear tubes by the third surgery with my son receiving tubes to release the extra fluid that would sit in the inner ear after the surgery my son was diagnosed with meningitis now in the healthcare world we all know that meningitis is something that can kill you paralyze you remove your hair again or your vision. As a mom with no knowledge of anything else but being a mom you wonder how can you get meningitis with an ear surgery that is when I started pursuing and applying to be a patient service representative just an individual who would work in a call sitter at a nonprofit organization hospital called Sutter Health Palo Alto medical foundation they hired me as a patient service representative where I answered 108 phone calls a day scheduling for eight different departments gastroenterology internal medicine family medicine pediatrics for different locations 12 different doctors 12 different sets of rules. Although I had never been in the healthcare industry I could hear parents frantic just as frantic as I was after that third surgery sharing personal stories engaging in telling them the importance of yearly exams discussing possible developmental delays in children that were the same age as my son and we’re older but just being able to be a mom and a healthcare worker at the same time allowed me to feel as though I was making a difference and doing what it was that God had aligned me to do. The reason that I pursued my masters in healthcare management graduating with a 3.82 is because I originally wanted to be the director of the HIV department at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital here in San Francisco California. After reflecting on the hard work that I put into my masters degree with all of the things that transpired while pursuing my masters my son having Covid being placed on ventilators the murder of their father The day of the funeral I told myself you have 33 days left of school and a lifetime to mourn now isn’t the time to give up now is the time to show the boys that no matter what you pursue your dreams and you keep going. I have decided to pursue my doctorate of management and organizational development and change The reason that I chose this major instead of choosing Dr. rid of management healthcare management and leadership is because I like to imply change in the healthcare industry here at UCSF three of the doctors two of the nurse practitioners and myself have come up with a program called steps as of right now it is just a conversation amongst healthcare workers that have noticed that children with developmental delays cognitive delays educational delays and or any sort of disability there is a 1 to 2 year gap in what a child should receive when transitioning from a regional center of therapies to a school district. My son was diagnosed with dyslexia ADHD and a auditory processing disorder my son started receiving services at Davis Street regional Center in San Leandro California at the age of one he received anger management a daily living specialist which is an individual who came in to teach him about the responsibilities of hygiene tying your shoe flushing the toilet washing your hands buttoning your pants and so much more right now any child that receives services from a regional center in any state should receive those services until they are school-age once they are old enough for a transitional kindergarten and/or kindergarten the school district is supposed to pick up and retest the child and offer services My son stop receiving services at the regional center at the age of four where he was supposed to start receiving services with the school district of Hayward California and he didn’t receive any services for one year the school district then waited another year to offer a testing and by the time they offered the testing there had already been a year or two gap in the services which would have kept him on age-appropriate-based learning. One of my professional goals is to bridge the gap for children and also for the adults for the parents be the spokes person be the mentor be the guide and be aware. Another professional goal I have is to always remain teachable to always seek more information that can be applied into someone’s lifestyle. Another professional goal is to become the director of the steps program. A personal goal for me would be to always set goals when I start this journey for my doctorate degree I will have weekly goals my weekly goals will include engaging with others during a discussion board attending all live chats responding to at least two classmates asking for more instruction and or details if I am unsure and or unclear of how to pursue and start an assignment. I have already decided that I will retire from UCSF which means that I am not looking to leave the company that I am currently working for but I am looking to always make a change for patients and parents and always be able to provide world-class customer service in healthcare and patient care I will use my degree in all departments that I am able to share my knowledge with eventually becoming a director of a department that will allow me to share my knowledge . I have spoken with my children and my family and also my coworkers and mentors about me pursuing my doctorate degree and what it will take as far as time I have already begin to make the adjustments that will be needed. I believe that the doctor of management organizational development and change is something that I am already passionate about I am eager to start the program and pursue my goals here at CTU.
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