Approvals, Approvals, Approvals!

Through my career as a student have been a part of numerous group work assignments and had to deal with diverse personalities, creative natures, and other people’s procrastination a couple times. My health services professors stressed the fact that teamwork will be a critical aspect of healthcare industry, and there are many channels you will have to go through to get your work completed. As I continue on in my internship I now appreciate the preparation on how to deal with different individual’s wants and needs to get projects completed.

This week in the Communications & Disorders Clinic we have been working on PowerPoint ads to be displayed on COHPA TV, and event emails for the UCF News listserv. The advertisements are geared to promote the clinic, as well as the dates of special evaluations that will be conducted at the Voice Center every other week in March and April. Dr. Whiteside is the head of the board for the clinic is very involved in how she wants the publicity of the clinic handled. For one ad to be approved and finalized, I must consult about five different channels of people in and outside the clinic to receive the okay to proceed. However, this is where the problems lie, when seeking approval from so many people your time to push forward will come against some delay. Delays can be due to someone not understanding the initial concept, problems with presentation, e-mails not being answered in a timely fashion, and trying to understand the difference of what is a priority and what is not. Which in return leads into numerous revisions until everyone is on one accord. Although receiving everyone’s approval can be tedious and time-consuming, everything worked out for the greater good and we are still adhering to the timeline set to get our goals accomplished.

The COHPA TV ads will be airing next week and the UCF News Listserv emails should be in circulation also.

I am still enjoying my experience, and understand that there is a lot more to be learned and accomplished before semesters end. Hard Work Leads to Great Benefits!!