Learning About Career Paths at NNEAHE Conference

On Friday I attended the NNEAHE conference at the Cliff House in Ogunquit, Maine. I was able to learn a lot from attending the event, listening to speakers, and networking. One thing that stood out to me was the presentation by Dr. Josh Luke. His presentation was titled Care Coordination: Acute Hospital Becoming a Preferred Provider in the Narrow Network. Dr. Luke was able to give so much valuable insight on healthcare that he has learned through his successful career. Aside from the beautiful venue and interesting speakers, something that I enjoyed was learning about the career paths of the professionals at this event.

 I always enjoy learning about people’s career paths. One of the most interesting things about Dr. Luke’s  talk for me was learning about how he got involved in healthcare. Dr. Luke started out as a marketing agent for professional athletes, but quickly became uninterested and felt unfulfilled. His elderly grandmother then inspired him to get involved in healthcare. He started a very successful career and even became a CEO at age 32. It was inspiring to hear that his connection with his grandmother sparked a career change.

My peers  and I also participated in networking at this event which was very beneficial. Through networking I was also able to learn about the career paths of these healthcare executives. We spoke to one man who was a UNH alumni. He told us all about his experience at UNH being an English major and eventually realizing after college that he wanted to work in healthcare and worked his way up to being a successful executive.

This experience taught me that no matter your background, previous jobs, college degree, etc, if you want to be successful it will happen.