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Sunday, June 24, 2007

How do you define "Rocks"?

I arrived in Cleveland on May 17, 2007 after nearly a ten hour drive with my Papa. We were both excited for the adventure I was about to have. I'm between the first and second year of my MHA degree and as a curriculum requirement my classmates and I are currently about half way through our 12 week internships in various health care institutions around the country. From the Yale/New Haven Health System to Kaiser Permenante and from Rockford, IL to Houston, TX.
From the moment I accepted the Cleveland Clinic's offer to be an intern in their Children's Hospital everyone I told was so exited that I'd be going to an exciting new city, on my own, for an adventure of a lifetime. Of course, every time I mentioned Cleveland, someone was quick to sing or say Ian Hunter's famous lyrics, "Cleveland Rocks!" Well, we'll see....
The first few weeks of my actual internship were interesting, much of the material that was discussed within meetings or conversations here and there was proprietary so not much will be disclosed here. After some of the dust had settled the focus shifted to me and my projects.
I quickly decided that I wanted my internship to be a rotational one, in that, I wanted to have projects in various different disciplines within administration. With that said, currently I am working on a project with the Department of Quality and Safety and have completed projects in within Marketing, Finance and Human Resources. I just realized that this was an unfinished blog...so I'll add an ending. My experience in Cleveland was amazing, not only did I get the chance to figure out what it was to live without seeing my parents for 3 months, but I was able to explore multiple areas of a field I hope to have as a career. I hated Cleveland though, it's definitely not the place for me. However, since I never expected to be there for the summer, I know I can't discount the possibility that I may be there again, oneday.

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