Trinity University HCAD Herald

Today we have a special edition of our Student Spotlight series!  We interviewed Katie Fiedler , a second year student and the recipient of the 2018 Texas Business Hall of Fame Scholarship. Below is her interview which offers her insight into what the experience was like and what the award means to her.  Congrats Katie! What did it mean to you to win the scholarship? Winning the Scholarship was such an honor. Additionally, my scholarship was donated by Mr. and Mrs. Doug Hawthorne, and Mr. Hawthorne created Texas Health Resources, considering this is where I’ll be starting my administrative residency in January, it made winning this extra special!  What was the experience like?  After writing an initial application letter, I was selected by the faculty to move to the interview round. At the interview I spoke with two former Texas Business Hall of Fame Scholars who were inserted in learning about my entrepreneurship experience and my dedication to ...

As part of our Student Spotlight series, today we're going to be learning more about McKenzie Quinn ! McKenzie is a second-year student in our on-campus graduate program.  As she looks forward to her fast-approaching departure to Dallas at the end of the year to begin her administrative residency in the spring, we know we will miss her genuine, kind, friendly, funny and generally wonderful presence around the Department.  Without further ado, here's McKenzie's interview! Undergrad University: Trinity University Undergrad Major: Biology Residency Location: PricewaterhouseCoopers How did you get interested in healthcare? My Dad is an Air Force physician and I had an inpatient experience as a child that sparked my interest. I pursued medical school as an undergraduate and shadowed in University’s Level I trauma department (shown in the picture), which I loved. During this experience though, I realized that my interests were more administrative than clinic...