Career map

Career MapANNEKA PIERZGAMLT 2015PROFESSOR TIFFANY GILLNOVEMBER 8, 2016COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN MARYLAND

LONG-TERM LIFE GOALS

LIFE GOALS

LONG-TERM LIFE GOALS

▪ MOVE TO WESTERN AUSTRALIA TO BUILD A FULFILLING LIFE WITH MY HUSBAND AND PETS▪ LIVE IN A BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY THAT I LOVE, NEAR FAMILY

▪ PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY VETERINARY MEDICINE TO PATIENTS AND CLIENTS IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA▪ REALIZE A LIFE-LONG PASSION FOR ANIMALS, MEDICINE, AND

OUTSTANDING PATIENT CARE

CAREER MAP

PROJECTED PATHWAY TO MEET GOALS

ACHIEVING THE DREAM: PERSONAL GOALS

LONG-TERM▪ MOVE TO WESTERN AUSTRALIA AND ATTEND MURDOCH UNIVERSITY’S

COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE▪ LIFE-LONG DREAM OF MOVING TO AUSTRALIA▪ MULTIPLE VISITS THROUGHOUT LIFE TO VISIT FAMILY THERE▪ AUSTRALIAN CITIZEN BY BIRTH▪ PERSONAL IDEAL PLACE TO BEGIN A FAMILY WITH HUSBAND

▪ LIFE-LONG LOVE OF ANIMALS COUPLED WITH 10 YEARS OF WORK EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION HAVE CULTIVATED A PASSION FOR HIGH-QUALITY VETERINARY MEDICINE AND PATIENT CARE▪ MLT PROGRAM EDUCATION WHETTED AN APPETIE FOR MORE IN-DEPTH

MEDICAL EDUCATION ▪ MAINTAIN HEALTHY WORK/EDUCATION/LIFE BALANCE

ACHIEVING THE DREAM: PERSONAL GOALS

SHORT-TERM▪ IMPROVE WORK/EDUCATION/LIFE BALANCE▪ DROP TO PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT IN ORDER TO HAVE MORE TIME TO FOCUS ON

SCHOOL AND SPENDING TIME WITH FAMILMY▪ IMPROVE HEALTH▪ EAT HEALTHIER FOODS▪ MAKE MORE TIME FOR THINGS THAT IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH▪ EXERCISE MORE FREQUENTLY▪ ALLOW TIME FOR HOBBIES (READING, PLAYING WITH PETS0

▪ SPEND MORE TIME WITH FAMILY▪ THIS WILL HELP TO IMPROVE OVERALL HEALTH, AS MAINTAINING HEALTHY AND

FULFILLINF PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS DIRECTLY BENEFIRTS HEATH

ACHIEVING THE DREAM: EDUCATION GOALS

LONG-TERM▪ COMPLETE A DEGREE IN VETERINARY MEDICINE AT MURDOCH UNIVERSITY▪ COMPLETE AN INTERNSHIP IN INTERNAL MEDICINE OR EMERGENCY AND

CRITICAL CARE TO PREPARE FOR A POSITION IN REFERRAL MEDICINE ALTERNATIVELY

▪ COMPLETE A CERTIFICATION IN VETERINARY NURSING

ACHIEVING THE DREAM: EDUCATION GOALS

SHORT-TERM▪ GRADUATE FROM THE MLT PROGRAM AT THE COLLEGE OF

SOUTHERN MARYLAND▪ PASS THE ASCP MLT CERTIFICATION

▪ BEGIN THE PROCESS OF APPLYING TO VETERINARY SCHOOL▪ WRITE A PERSONAL STATEMENT PROTRAYING MY PASSION

FOR VETERINARY MEDICINE AND HIGHLIGHTING MY UNIQUE COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE, WHICH WILL HELP ME TO PROVIDE OUTSTANDING VETERINARY CARE IN THE FUTURE

ACHIEVING THE DREAM: PROFESSIONAL GOALS

SHORT-TERM

▪ BECOME A FULL TIME STUDENT▪ REDUCE WORK HOURS TO PART-

TIME EMPLOYMENT IN ORDER TO FOCUS ON MY EDUCATION

LONG-TERM▪ BECOME A VETERINARY PROFESSIONAL WHO

PROVIDES HIGH-QUALITY MEDICINE AND PATIENT CARE▪ DOCTOR OF VETERINARY MEDICINE▪ SPECIALIZE IN INTERNAL MEDICINE OR

EMERGENCY AND CRITICAL CAREOR

▪ VETERINARY NURSE▪ UTILIZE UNIQUE COMBINATION OF

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE TO PROVIDE DIAGNOSTIC QUALITY AND EXCELLENT PATIENT CARE TO THE VETERINARY TEAM▪ MAY EXPLORE CAREER AT A VETERINARY

DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY, AT A VETERINARY UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, OR AS A TEACHER IN A VETERINARY NURSING PROGRAM

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