Ryan Landi's Public Health Blog

Ryan is originally from Rockford, Illinois. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Biology from Augustana College (Rock Island, IL) in 2009. He is a third year dual degree Master of Public Health (MPH) in Policy and Master of Health Administration (MHA) student. He has completed internships with TRICARE Management Activity in San Diego, CA and the Iowa City Veterans Affairs Health Care System (ICVAHCS) and is continuing to work on the University of Iowa’s Emergency Preparedness Plan with the State Hygienic Lab. The past couple years, Ryan has served as president of the environmental group, ECO Hawk, which he helped form with other College of Public Health (CPH) students in the fall of '09. He also served as the VP of Professional Development on the Iowa Student Association of Healthcare Leaders (ISAHL). As a GRA for the MPH program, Ryan will meet with prospective students and keep them updated with current MPH events via Twitter and Facebook and can be followed on his blog located on the CPH’s website.

This student blog is unedited and does not necessarily reflect the views of the College of Public Health or the University of Iowa.

Friday, November 12, 2010

Happy Friday - Final Buzz!

Hello all,

When you think you might have reached your limit on workload and capacity to balance everything in your life, there is always an example out there that pushes us to try even harder to accomplish are goals.

The video below was a reminder of when we put our minds to accomplishing a project, it can be done and efficiently! Project management is one the most fascinating topics for me, because it involves fluent communication, along with realistic goals (i.e. budgets, workload, etc.). This week was very busy with exams, projects and quizzes but through it all, I kept reminding myself I can get it done, but it wasn't without the support of classmates, friends and some red bull ;)

One thing grad school and particularly my program has taught me is to self evaluate your strengths, so you know where you excel and also can seek out help in the areas you are not so strong in. It's okay to admit when you don't know something, but I know a lot of times, it is hard to openly disclose those to others. So lesson from the week, admit what you don't know and what you do, it will help ease communication, work and life!

Happy Friday!

Ryan


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