My name is Maia Dufek and I am a Health Service Management student at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. At the beginning of my college experience I pursued dental hygiene and spent a lot of my time job shadowing. Once I switched my major to Health service management I quickly recognized my passion for serving others. In the last two years of my college experience I became a volunteer and manager. As a future health service management professional I want to make positive changes to patient experience and quality improvement. I want to take what I have learned and make a difference in the healthcare industry.
I first became interested in the Healthcare Industry growing up seeing both of my parents in the field. My dad was a paramedic and my mom was a nurse. After seeing my parents care for others I became interested in doing the same. In my future endeavors I hope to achieve positive improvements in the healthcare industry.