Reflective Essay: Clinical Experience

When I was in High school I played basketball. I was the shortest person in the whole team and yet it didn’t stop me to become the second in my category. I was told many times that basketball is not designed for me. I accepted the challenge and in 4 years I was receiving “the best player” award from the head of country sport committee. After that I completed the whole list of challenges. My next challenge is to receive Master’s degree in Clinical Trial. I became interested in Clinical Trials after noticing the importance of clinical research. The initial interest developed when I started working at clinical research organization at the administration office. Many new things I got to know from the first months of working there. I became motivated from reading articles and learning new things from my colleagues. We are in an era of specialty pharmaceuticals – new drugs and clinical trials have not only become a blossoming industry, but are also …show more content…
The class was aimed towards individuals with previous experience in project management, so while I had to do a lot of outside research to leverage the pre-existing knowledge of my peers, it did not stop me from succeeding in this class and being a real asset to my classmates. This helped me learn about fast paced environments and time management. During this class I was encouraged to practice project management methodologies and various motivational theories. I also participated in basic clinical practices and as a result gained more knowledge of the clinical trial field and had the opportunity to understand through hands on practice aspects of management. One of the biggest takeaways from this experience for me was the need for project managers to always balance the need to be specific, develop measurable and achievable scope, to be relevant with the industry, my team and my client, and to be