Trinity University HCAD Herald

For this week's Student Spotlight we're interviewing Ashraf Ali, a member of the Class of 2021. We're so lucky to have him in the program and look forward to learning more about him! Undergraduate University: Auburn University   Undergrad Major: Health Services Administration What made you interested in healthcare administration? I became interested in healthcare at a relatively early age. I was raised in southeast Michigan and it became clear to me that the socioeconomic status of our community coupled with the state’s educational inequality had a detrimental effect on the overall health status of individuals within the community. Our community was also very ethnically diverse, and I believe that cultural boundaries imposed further challenges for individuals to receive the care they needed. Later, I fell in love with business management and found that healthcare administration as a career path was a perfect combination that would allow me to have a

This week's Student Spotlight features Isabella Harrison, a member of the Class of 2021! We're so excited to have her in the program and without further ado, here's her interview! Undergraduate University: Oral Roberts University Undergrad Major: International Business, minors in Biology and Theology What made you interested in healthcare administration?             I have always loved science and being able to care for people, but after multiple medical missions trips and many talks with doctors, I realized I did not want to be a physician. My junior year of college, I had the opportunity to lead a medical missions trip to the Dominican Republic. I was a business major and led a group of pre-medical and pre-nursing students and discovered I loved being able to coordinate and plan strategies to help us be most effective in providing medical care to the Dominican people. I didn’t fully recognize my interest in this field until this past year when I was living

This week we're excited to be interviewing Ian Crawford, a member of the Class of 2021! We're so lucky to have him in the program and without further ado, here's his interview! Undergraduate University: The University of Texas at San Antonio Undergrad Major: Bachelor of Business Administration in Management What made you interested in healthcare administration?  Coming out of high school, I had no direction and no real idea of what I wanted to do. After taking a gap year between high school and my undergrad, I started attending UTSA and pursuing a business degree. At the same time, I was working full time. During my gap year I had gotten a retail job at Walgreens, which eventually turned into an opportunity to move into the pharmacy. What started as simply a promotion and pay increase, turned into an exceptional learning experience that first introduced me to the healthcare industry. Never before had I ever thought I would want to go into healthcare. That being sai

Student Spotlights are back! We're excited to be starting off this semester's round of interviews with Garrett Dewbre, a member of the On Campus HCAD class of 2021. We look forward to learning more about Garrett and his classmates throughout this year! Undergraduate University: Texas Tech University Undergrad Major: Biology What made you interested in healthcare administration?  I first became interested in healthcare administration while working as a phlebotomist in a hospital. I made friends with a few administrators and became very interested in the work they did. Overtime, these mentors helped me realize that a career in healthcare administration would allow me to combine my passion for healthcare and business. What made you decide to apply to Trinity? Trinity’s HCAD program is nationally ranked, and my mentors spoke very highly of the program. The residency portion of the program was a huge factor for me, and I also like that Trinity has a very supporti