Reflections

Reflections

The Rural Health Medical Student Rotation Program was a project that was very challenging in many different ways.  One of the challenges that I found to be the greatest was the leadership required for the program to be a success.  Throughout the duration of this project I was able to learn many new insights about leadership from the examples of great leaders that I was able to work with, and I was able to develop many new skills in leadership as I worked to help make the program a success. 

The most enjoyable part of my project was the people that I was able to work with as I helped to set up the rotation program.  I was able to work closely with doctors in the beaver county area and I was also able to work closely with Rita Osborn the SUU RHS department head.  As I worked with these great leaders I was able to learn that leadership wasn’t as simple as just having the title of boss or the person in charge of the others.  I learned from these individuals that leaders always strive to maintain a positive outlook even when things are not going as expected.  These leaders also helped me learn through their examples that leaders are most effective when they strive to serve those working with them. 

Throughout the process of setting up the rotation program I was fortunate enough to develop my own leadership skills.  I was able to develop my communication skills because the project forced me to constantly be communicating and correlating with others who held prestigious and professional positions.  I was able to practice conducting myself in a professional manner in making sure that everybody knew the plan in starting the rotation program and that they were all on board with participating in the required actions needed to make the program work.