During my internship at Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare I learned that the most valuable lesson experience. This time allowed me to apply in-classroom topics in a business setting. My overall goal was learn how to improve and maintain brand awareness throughout the local community and potential leads. In this essay, I will discuss the lessons/challenges I learned and a summary the Public Relation assignments I worked on.
I worked on the company as an Oncology Unit Secretary for almost a year. During March, the company laid me off, this made ineligible to finish my internship at the hospital. This has been a difficult time for me since I have to support my mother who is disabled and not able to work. In turn, this experience has allowed me to network with different professionals in the field, making job-hunting an easier task. On the other hand, the department covers Marketing but in addition Public Relations which entails a lot of writing and revising press …show more content…
The women’s basketball team from Florida State University went to make gifts to patients. With my supervisor, I was in charge of dealing with the media and controlling what information should and should not be published. Most importantly, we made sure that the media was not breaking any HIPPA violations by filming patients or confidential information without proper consent. Later on that day, The Harlem Globetrotters visited to the Pediatrics center at TMH. Our goal in this assignment was to make sure that every patient that took a picture with the Athletes had signed the consent form to prevent HIPPA Violations and patient privacy. In this case, the kids had a green armband—meaning it was “ok” to take a picture with the players. I also got see some interaction between the Marketing department from the Globetrotters (civic center) and TMH, while realizing the importance of joint events that benefits both organizations’ public
I worked on the company as an Oncology Unit Secretary for almost a year. During March, the company laid me off, this made ineligible to finish my internship at the hospital. This has been a difficult time for me since I have to support my mother who is disabled and not able to work. In turn, this experience has allowed me to network with different professionals in the field, making job-hunting an easier task. On the other hand, the department covers Marketing but in addition Public Relations which entails a lot of writing and revising press …show more content…
The women’s basketball team from Florida State University went to make gifts to patients. With my supervisor, I was in charge of dealing with the media and controlling what information should and should not be published. Most importantly, we made sure that the media was not breaking any HIPPA violations by filming patients or confidential information without proper consent. Later on that day, The Harlem Globetrotters visited to the Pediatrics center at TMH. Our goal in this assignment was to make sure that every patient that took a picture with the Athletes had signed the consent form to prevent HIPPA Violations and patient privacy. In this case, the kids had a green armband—meaning it was “ok” to take a picture with the players. I also got see some interaction between the Marketing department from the Globetrotters (civic center) and TMH, while realizing the importance of joint events that benefits both organizations’ public