-: I think having a strong communications
foundation is critical.
And then that's probably the biggest and I think that
no matter what curriculum you're entering into,
that's probably an emphasis anyway.
But that's served me the most,
I think is being able to write, speak, and relate
to multiple groups of people.
I'm actually going to be a coach and mentor this year.
There are mentorship programs within the health system.
There's a clinical sort of pathway,
and an administrative pathway.
I'm not a clinical person so I'm on the administrative side.
So there are many opportunities to actually sit-in,
either shadow someone or do a mini project of some sort,
or just to come see a day in the life of the medical center.
I think it's the combination of sort of people management,
understanding technology, and then bringing things
together into systems.
I think that you have to be able to grasp
that it's a bigger picture than just one sort of area
to be able to serve all areas well.
So I think there's probably soft skills
and some technical skills probably around understanding data
and analytics, as well as understanding how technology
is advancing and staying ahead of that curve,
and understanding then how to hire the best people
to fulfill those kinds of roles that support
the clinical mission.