-: Actually, I would attribute a lot of my skills
to the CIOs.
I was involved in a lot, number of Asian organizations,
the Vietnamese Student Association, the Asian Student Union,
Her Campus at UVA, and again, it was because I was trudgin'
along through organic chemistry and physics.
I didn't really get too much out of that.
But working in those groups with alongside people,
alongside a board, doing event planning,
and then having to work with local businesses around here,
it really taught me a lot about you know,
how you interact with people to get something done.
How do you get a project done?
How do you get work done?
How do you make an event happen?
I would say a good amount of what I do now is very similar
to what I did in the CIOs.
So again, I think that's what kind of triggered the whole,
I really should be in business kinda mentality.
Being able to adapt quickly and learn.
Just constantly being willing to learn
and learn as quick as possible.
I think that skill will take you far in life.
Here at UVA you know, in college you learn
a lot of material, you take a lot of classes,
you have a lot of knowledge.
But at the same time, if you're you know,
something happens and your career path takes a quick turn
for in a different route, being ready to take on
all the challenges and like learn as fast as possible.
Yeah and I think that's really cool
with a healthcare academy.
When they created that, they exposed students
to a lot of different fields in healthcare,
especially with administration and Medicare
that you would not have gotten to experience
if you you know, worked maybe in a role,
in a different degree or a program.
I don't think at the time they have classes like that.
So I was a huge proponent of it because like me,
I went into healthcare a different route,
wanting to be a doctor.
But now I'm in this role, I can still save lives
and make an impact without having to go through med school
and becoming a provider.
And that really speaks to me
and I hope to share that experience
and that message to other students who may be on the fence.