How Identity Has Influenced A Health IT Project Manager's Career At A Top Hospital
Anne's college success stemmed from actively seeking leadership roles in student organizations, which honed "time management and multitasking skills," and fostered valuable networking opportunities with professors and professionals, ultimately leading to enduring professional connections in the public health and tech fields. These transferable skills proved even more impactful than graduate school coursework in their career as a Health IT Project Manager.
Leadership, Project Management, Networking, Communication, Time Management
Advizer Information
Name
Job Title
Company
Undergrad
Grad Programs
Majors
Industries
Job Functions
Traits
Anne Nguyen
Health IT Project Manager
Top 10 Hospital in the Nation
UC Irvine
UCI Irvine, Masters of Public Health
Biology & Related Sciences
Healthcare, Medical & Wellness, Technology
Operations and Project Management
LGBTQ
Video Highlights
1. Take leadership positions in college organizations to develop time management and multitasking skills.
2. Network with professors, peers, and professionals through clubs and organizations to enhance networking skills and build connections within your field.
3. Engage in extracurricular activities to gain transferable skills applicable to your career, even more so than some graduate school knowledge.
Transcript
What did you do in college to set you up for success in your career?
In undergrad, taking leadership positions in different organizations helped me manage my time and multitask. When you're in those clubs or organizations, you have to run projects, maybe on a smaller scale, but you do have to be professional. It's student-facing.
Interacting with professors, my peers, and professionals helped me practice my networking skills. This included setting up panels or similar events. It was about being able to speak to people who are more seasoned than I am in a professional way.
Making sure you have accountability and are present in communicating with them is key to running your club. This experience also helped me make friends who still work in public health or tech today, in the same fields.
I think that networking piece enhances your undergrad experience by engaging in clubs. Even at that point, as an undergrad, I didn't really think it would help my career. However, those skills were really transferable, perhaps even more so than some of the knowledge I gained in grad school.