Over the course of the year, I feel as if I have strengthened my communication, networking, and technical skills. As well as the ability to work independently on tasks. In August 2023, while I was starting out during my internship, I usually did not express any further communication, unless it was clarifying questions for any given task, and I did not participate in any networking opportunities quite yet.

As I've progressed, I can confidently say that ECHO session preparation, joining given sessions, such as the HIV ECHO, and conducting participation analysis has opened a gateway for me to exemplify the above skills. 

My next line of action will be to continue to hone in on my networking skills and communication in order to obtain a position, over the summer, working in a hospital setting. 

I need to be exposed to this setting more because I wish to seek my future career in the hospital setting and I am extremely confident for this position to be an excellent starting point.

Whenever case-outreach was one of my main tasks at the ECHO Center, many draft emails were supplied to my supervisor for feedback. This was necessary before being able to send an email on my own without more verification. I was provided with examples and taught how to send a professional email to potential attendees in our upcoming ECHO session. I would say my main fault was my conciseness. Later on in the year, I would find myself sending emails to potential case presenters voluntarily or when I was asked to assist for another time. I did not have to consult, as much, with my supervisor for advice. Of course, if I had any questions before sending the email, I was able to get clarification but the level of trust she had for me at this point had grown and I could appropriately conduct this task independently.

 With this experience and newfound discernment for potential candidates, I intend to use these skills for properly contacting individuals, on a professional level, and reach employers when searching for a place to jump start my career. I am extremely confident that this current goal will expand and lead to growth for my future career as a Physician Assistant.

Since the beginning of my internship, me and my supervisor scheduled weekly check-in meetings in order to fulfill this collaboration goal. During our meetings, I could share my successes and/or challenges with certain projects I was tasked with for the week, and we were able to problem solve during this time. Towards the middle of year, and as I became more comfortable, I would occasionally join debrief meetings regarding previous ECHO sessions. During this meeting, the program management specialist would request input and insights from the team about many session components.

 I would offer my perspectives and highlight information that may have stuck with me. As I began to work with the Indiana Communities Advancing Recovery Efforts program, or IN CAREs program, mastering and building on this goal has made me moderately confident to succeed in this program as well. During our most recent meeting, it feels natural to join our meetings, debrief periods, and of course the ECHO Session itself. 

In the near future, I intend to display my collaborating skills among my colleagues and employers by providing my perspective of the company or any given time there should be a meeting. This will hopefully aid in the flow of my workplace and become one of my mastered interpersonal skills as I pursue my career as a Physican Assistant.