My iDREAMSummer Learning Institute Experience
Elena TrangAugust 8, 2012Huntington HospitalConference Rm#10
June 21, 2012-Aug 3, 2012
In tegra te . D ivers i f y. Re ta in . Educa te . Ac t i va te . Mentor
"I am both proud and humbled as a Program Champion of the 7 week awakening journey that challenged me to explore my own emotional intelligence. Every aspect of the internship, whether designed or unplanned, continues to inspire me with the rhetoric, rapport, and wisdom to be successful now and in the future.”—Elena Trang
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.”—Marianne Williamson Challenging
EMPOWERING
Eye-Opening
Racial Health Disparities Unnatural Causes
Awareness
• Life Course Perspective• Chronic stressors• We carry our history in our bodies
Commitment
• share the statistics and the real life stories
• “Crucial conversations and crucial confrontations” –Michael Harris
Action
• Impact of healthcare reform, economic policy
• Set ideas and solutions for health equity in motion as I pursue my career as a health professional
• In-person and electronic
communication (introductions,
invitations, etc.)• Respect for
one’s time and feedback
• Self-reflection • Articulate my
leadership path
• Active listening
and verbal exercise
• Guidance and support from seasoned professional
(Ms. Valentine)• Leader who challenges and inspires me
• The Devil Wears Prada• Professional
Image • Preparedness
Personal Development
Mentorship
STORI Circle
Business Etiquette
Personal Wardrobe Challenge
CONFIDENCE
Virtual Learning
Telecommunication
Conference Calls
Webinars-Fundraising-Affordable Care Act
Team Collaboration
Evaluation & Planning-SWOTT
-Logic Models
Electronic Surveys & Polls
Focus & Self-Regulation
Stay Connected-Check Email
regularly-generational consciousness
Internet Discipline
Keep track of time & tasks
Hard Skills
Soft Skills
Self-Awareness-adaptability
Leadership-group synergy
-engage community
Interpersonal communication-effective
conversation
Book Knowledge
Technical Expertise
Professional Networking
Our success in any environment is comprised of 85% soft skills, 15% hard skills.
• Meeting cross-sector professionals
• LA Walking Tour: California Endowment/Union Station
“you don’t have to know the right answer but, you have to know the right people”
USC Diversity in Healthcare Leadership-LA SEP Highlights• Inspired by variety in
healthcare. Everyone plays a dynamic role.
• Indisputable passion in their work
• Work/life balance, Evolving careers
• Partners in community, academia, health admin, support for
one another
• Genuine confidence in our future, had our best interest at heart. • Proud moments
• Core Values, motivation
COMMUNITY SERVICE• Empathy & Compassion• Uplifting one another• Mobilizing v. Enabling
INNOVATION• Program initiatives, policy• Resilience & adaptability (Prop 29)• Non-profit organization
COLLABORATION• Passing the baton• Inspiring cultural competency and
racial health equity in the Millennial Leaders
Pearls of Wisdom“Every setback is a setup
for a comeback.”
“If you stay ready you won’t have to get
ready.”
Study smarter,
Not harder
Do not despise small
beginnings
“Make the invisible visible.”
Be Present
THANK YOU!!!
To Ms. Valentine & fellow Program
Champion, Melat, for giving me the
platform to be who I am . My greatest
takeaways from this 7-week summer
internship would be interpersonal skills I’ve gained along
with the relationships I have built along the way.
As a Millennial leader and alumni of this program, I feel
the support and confidence I have to
succeed.
One summer, a lifetime of influence.
