I conducted an interview with a licensed healthcare professional. The licensed professional I chose was one of the ophthalmologists that I currently work with. Her subspecialty is retina and she commutes to our office once a week‚ but her main place of employment is at Duke‚ one of our largest hospital/medical university in North Carolina. The question that was asked at the topic of discussion was what he believes to be the top three priorities for healthcare today. The top choices as her top
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For this activity our group was Sarah‚ Eliza‚ Nikki and myself and we had to create a literacy pack for the Disability unit. Our pack consisted of four compulsory items and eleven activities of our choice. We all assigned everyone with roughly 4 to 5 tasks but some of them were shared to get them done quicker. We were roughly finishing two to three pieces a week and there was on week that we finished about five items. I feel that our group worked really hard and really well together. Throughout this
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Personal leadership development plan Author Institution Introduction This paper defines the leadership and discusses necessary steps to make to achieve a well-developed strategy plan. There are many definitions of leadership and even leadership professionals have diverse views about it. Leadership is not about your position‚ power or rank‚ for me‚ leadership involves the self-awareness‚ identifying your weakness and strengths. Leadership involves taking opportunity the first and applying personal
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Critical and Creative Thinking in Professional Development Analysis COMM 600/ Communication Skills For Graduate Study October 20th‚ 2014 The purpose of this paper will be to analyze the effect of critical and creative thinking on professional development. A description how each‚ of the three‚ team members utilizes critical and creative thinking to enhance their professional development in their current careers will be provided. Then an analysis of the critical and creative thinking
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One thing that I anticipate that will be the most rewarding part of being a professional social worker would be to know that I helped changed somebody’s life for the better or just helped them. That is my whole reasoning of picking social work as a major. I love to help any and everybody that I can. Even if I am just a sounding board for your problems or need advice on a situation. If I cannot help you‚ I will find someone that can help you. I just do not want to see any one struggle of help can
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The level of importance of several factors in the development of Professional Identity; Gender‚ goal formation‚ personality‚ Academic and Environmental. Jade Audrey Armstrong University of Sunderland Department of Psychology Word count; 3298 Abstract Introduction Tafjel & Turner (1979) cited by Deux‚ Reid‚ Mizraki & Ethier (1995) propose the theory of social comparison being linked to social identities. They suggest that social comparison is a central unit in the formation of social
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Result #5: Professionalism and Professional Development - Take responsibility for self-learning by acquiring knowledge and skills in workforce development in general and in assigned program areas in particular; effectively communicate with co-workers‚ grantees and customers; work in a cooperative and collaborative manner with co-workers and associates; and demonstrates professional acumen and ethical behavior. Breakdown on written communication requirements: • Communicates in a succinct‚ logical
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like). After a few weeks of discussing it in class and working in our groups‚ the entire process became enjoyable and educational. I learned so much from this experience and I think it has helped me grow as a student and as a future human services professional. Helping a client from beginning to end was something challenging. Figuring out the best course of treatment for the patient‚ how long her treatment should last‚ seeing if the results are positive and if not working out another treatment that would
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To me‚ being a professional nurse leader means helping other achieve their highest potential though education and competency training. According to Zimmerman (2013)‚ the nursing professional assists and leads nursing staff though changes in technology‚ clinical outcomes and the need for new models of care. As I obtain additional education and knowledge in leadership my perception of the role of the nurse will change from a clinical‚ direct patient care model to a complex system of policy‚ leadership
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David Ventura Professor Favors English- 1302.81202 21 October 2015 “Grit” Yes‚ grit is a predicator of academic‚ professional‚ and personal success. Grit can be defined as strength of character or the ability to overcome failure and continue to work toward success. People with grit are not always the people with the most natural ability‚ but their work ethic and ability to overcome obstacles allows them to achieve success. Grit is a very valuable characteristic in almost any venture‚ as it gives
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