Mentor Visit #1

Reason: ​Interview
Location: ​IHOP- South Frisco
Date of interview: ​1/21/19
Time: ​10:00am

After talking with Jonothan through email for a couple weeks, we finally decided on a
time and place to meet up and get to know each other. Monday morning on January
21st we met at the IHOP off of Preston and Warren for our meeting. We met outside the
doors and shook hands, then we went inside to get a table. Once we sat down, the
conversation sparked right away. I introduced myself and familiarize Jonathan with
information about the ISM program. He explained that the reason he was so intrigued
by the program was because when he was studying nursing at Texas Tech, he had a
very influential mentor that helped him through his clinical study, and now he wants to
be the same sort of mentor for another student in the area. After we chatted about the
program, Jonathan started telling me about all of the things he can do for me. He gave a
brief summary of all the things he could do for me. To name a few, he mentioned clinical
time, interviews with other administrators, meeting sit ins and project development
conferences. After we discussed all the opportunities available, we circled around to the
work that my class requires. I explained my original work and final product to him, which
shifted our conversation into talking about deadlines and how they will affect our
meeting times. I clarified that we should have a meeting about once a week, and that
the location and times are flexible. Given this information, Jonathan decided to email me
a copy of his calendar so that I could decide on the best times to meet and work either
clinical, in one of the offices, or have meeting time to talk about final product/ showcase
night. Once we got all the “housekeeping” stuff out of the way, Jonathan finished the
meeting by giving me advice for our internship together:

● When your working in the medical field, everyone knows everyone. You can work
with someone when you are just starting out, and then you can end up in the
office next door to them 20 years later.
● Build connections between everyone you meet is essential because it will only
help you in the long run.
● If you don't know exactly where you want to go in the medical field, it isn't hard to
find where you want to be as long as you out yourself out there.
● In today's job climate, getting a masters in almost essential due to the amount of
people who have already obtained them. Furthermore, you can’t go wrong with
masters in health administration (MHA).
● By working many different medical jobs before you find you way to
administration, you will have a broader and better outlook on healthcare and all
of its aspects.
● Working in clinical alongside/ before administration will give you a sense of
reward, and will also give you more healthcare knowledge.
 ● Communication between a mentor and mentee is key during a mentorship. Don't
be afraid to ask questions or make requests about things you want to see or try
out. Furthermore, meeting and interviewing with as many people as possible
during a mentorship will turn out to be great in the long run.

After our conversation started to die down, we decided to end our meeting by deciding
on the “homework” we had to do for each other by our next meeting on February 1st.