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PROF450: Career Development IV
OUTCOME: Utilize current technology and resources to locate and evaluate information needed to accomplish a goal, and then communicate findings in visual, written, and/or oral formats.
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HTHS310: Health Information Systems Management
OUTCOME: Research information management systems to evaluate and select technologies appropriate to a particular healthcare setting.
This course and its technology assessment project equipped me with the skills to navigate the complex field of health information systems. By researching and evaluating various Electronic Health Record (EHR) and data management platforms, I learned to align technology choices with specific organizational needs, workflow efficiencies, and budgetary constraints. This project taught me to perform a cost-benefit analysis and consider interoperability, data security, and user training. In the workplace, this translates to making informed, strategic technology selections that improve patient data accessibility, streamline clinical operations, and support quality improvement initiatives, ensuring the selected technology enhances, rather than hinders, patient care delivery.
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HTHS305: Legal Aspects of Healthcare Management
OUTCOME: Use legal and ethical principles to analyze and apply management practices of healthcare organizations and delivery of patient care.
The legal aspects course and the HIPAA case study analysis provided a deep dive into the regulatory and ethical landscape of healthcare. This assessment required me to apply legal principles to a practical scenario, dissecting the nuances of patient privacy and organizational liability. It taught me to proactively identify legal risks and implement policies that uphold ethical standards while ensuring operational compliance. In the workplace, these KSBs are vital for making sound management decisions that protect patient rights, mitigate organizational risk, and foster an ethical culture, ensuring that care delivery is both legally sound and morally responsible.
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HTHS301: Health Services Management I Financial and Budgetary Aspect
OUTCOME: Evaluate and apply leadership skills, including recognizing and using soft skills in the healthcare environment.
The Health Services Management I course and the leadership self-assessment reflection were instrumental in developing my leadership acumen. This assessment pushed me to critically evaluate my own interpersonal skills, such as communication, empathy, and conflict resolution, which are vital for effective healthcare management. By identifying my strengths and areas for growth, I learned to intentionally apply these soft skills to motivate teams, manage stress, and foster a collaborative culture. In practice, this means I can more effectively navigate interpersonal dynamics, build trust with staff, and lead emotional intelligence to improve team performance and patient satisfaction.
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HTHS405: Longterm Care Management
OUTCOME: Utilize effective skills in leadership, long-term care management, human resource development, financial and strategic planning, legal and ethical considerations, and patient safety and quality care in the health services environment.
The long-term care management course and the strategic quality improvement plan assessment provided a holistic view of managing a complex care facility. This project required me to integrate leadership principles, human resource strategies, and financial planning while navigating legal and ethical frameworks. Developing this plan honed my ability to balance operational efficiency with patient safety and quality outcomes. In the workplace, these KSBs are critical for leading interdisciplinary teams, developing staff, and ensuring regulatory compliance, all while maintaining a patient-centered focus that enhances the standard of care in long-term settings.
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HTHS315: Healthcare Finance and Accounting Management
OUTCOME: Analyze and apply contemporary knowledge and skill sets to work and problem solve effectively in a managerial/leadership capacity and health services setting.
This course and its corresponding financial statement analysis project equipped me with the essential knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSBs) to analyze an organization's fiscal health and make data-driven decisions. By applying contemporary accounting principles to real-world scenarios, I learned to interpret budgets, identify variances, and propose actionable solutions. This assessment directly translates to the workplace by enabling me to evaluate resource allocation, justify financial requests to leadership, and proactively solve operational problems from a managerial perspective, ensuring both fiscal responsibility and quality patient care.
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SOSC301: Interpersonal & Group Dynamics
OUTCOME: Community and Career - Participate in social, learning, and professional communities for personal and career growth.
SOSC301 immersed me in team-based projects, role-playing exercises, and group feedback sessions, directly mirroring the interdisciplinary committees and task forces common in healthcare. I learned to navigate group conflict, build consensus, and leverage diverse perspectives skills essential for participating in hospital boards, quality improvement teams, and professional networks. This course also emphasized active listening and emotional intelligence, which are vital for mentoring junior staff and collaborating with community partners. I gained the confidence and competence to engage actively in professional organizations, continuing education, and community health initiatives, ensuring lifelong career growth.
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ECON325: Microeconomics
OUTCOME: Quantitative and Scientific Reasoning - Follow established methods of inquiry and mathematical reasoning to form conclusions and make decisions.
ECON325 equipped me with quantitative tools to analyze cost-benefit scenarios, supply-demand dynamics, and budget constraints all critical in healthcare administration. I learned to interpret marginal analysis and elasticity, then apply these methods to real problems like staffing optimization or equipment purchasing. By following structured economic models, I can now project financial impacts, evaluate trade-offs, and make data-driven decisions about resource allocation. This scientific reasoning approach ensures that my administrative choices are not based on intuition alone but are grounded in rigorous, reproducible quantitative analysis.
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BUSS410: Performance Management
OUTCOME: Thinking Abilities - Employ strategies for reflection on learning and practice to adjust learning processes for continual improvement.
BUSS410 emphasized continuous feedback loops, self-assessment, and performance metrics. I learned to regularly evaluate my own work processes, such as how I analyze operational data and adjust my methods based on outcomes. In the workplace, this translates to conducting after-action reviews of projects, seeking peer feedback, and using performance dashboards to identify areas for personal skill development. This reflective practice ensures that I remain adaptable, constantly refining my decision-making and leadership approaches to meet evolving organizational needs and improve patient care delivery.
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PHIL250: Practices Reasoning & Thinking
OUTCOME: Relational Learning - Transfer knowledge, skills, and behaviors acquired through formal and informal learning and life experiences to new situations.
PHIL250’s ethical dilemma case studies forced me to apply philosophical frameworks to real-world workplace conflicts, a skill I now use daily to navigate patient privacy issues or resource allocation disputes. This ability to abstract core principles from one context and reapply them in new, unpredictable healthcare scenarios is essential for effective health services administration.
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SOSC102: Principles of Sociology
OUTCOME: Information Literacy and Communication - Utilize appropriate current technology and resources to locate and evaluate information needed to accomplish a goal and then communicate findings in visual, written, and/or oral formats.
SOSC102 enhanced my ability to interpret demographic and social data, then present those findings clearly in written reports and oral briefings. Together, these courses taught me to locate reliable health statistics, synthesize them, and communicate actionable insights to diverse stakeholders from clinical staff to board members ensuring that my decisions and recommendations are always grounded in credible, current information.
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COMM115: +Introduction to Information Literacy and Research
OUTCOME: Information Literacy and Communication - Utilize appropriate current technology and resources to locate and evaluate information needed to accomplish a goal and then communicate findings in visual, written, and/or oral formats.
Through COMM115, I mastered database searching, source evaluation, and APA/MLA citation, which are directly applicable to drafting evidence-based policy memos or grant proposals in a healthcare setting. This course taught me to locate reliable health statistics, synthesize them, and communicate actionable insights to diverse stakeholders from clinical staff to board members ensuring that my decisions and recommendations are always grounded in credible, current information.
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PROF450
Lifelong Learning Plan
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Career Dev I Theory
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Macroeconomics
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College Mathematics
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Computing Skills
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Psychology
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Career Dev I Theory
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Learning Communities
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Transfer knowledge skills and behaviors acquired through formal and informal learning and life experiences to new situations.
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Accounting Principles I
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Intro to Health and Human Services
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Health Care Information System
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Transfer knowledge skills and behaviors acquired through formal and informal learning and life experiences to new situations.
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Healthcare Terminology
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Workplace Mathematics
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Accounting Principles I
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Career Dev I Theory & Practice
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Intro to Health & Human Services
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Computing Skills
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Learning Communities
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College Mathematics
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Health Care Information System
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Higher Institute of Professional Studies (2017 2020)
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Bryant and Stratton (2023 2024)
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GXO Logistics (2026)
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Alaant Workforce Solutions (2025)
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MMC (2025)
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Conduent (2023 to 2024)
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MMC (2022 2023)
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Secure Scan (2021 2022)
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