Sandra, Kristi and Mr. Nagarajan arrived this morning and we spent most of the day in meetings. My presentation on Hospital Contract Management went over well. There were probably 10-15 people, including Dr. V. When we re-grouped in the afternoon, Dr. V. even said, “Katherine, that was a good presentation that you gave this morning,” and asked for a copy. Sandra turned to me and mouthed, wow! That was as much as I could have hoped for, but I was glad to know that they found it interesting and helpful as they’re looking to develop their own consulting services. We’ve got our work cut out for us this week – working out the details of the fellowship and paramedic curriculum, developing a model for the consulting services, and getting management to agree on an organizational structure. We did sneak out tonight for about an hour of shopping which was fun, though.

Kristi asked whether my experience so far had had any affect on my career plans, and I had to admit that it had. It’s so hard to know what I’ll be thinking when I get back to the U.S., and I’m just starting to think about it. But it’s incredible how far services and money go here in India, and how many people you can help. There is just so much need for qualified management people in healthcare, but even more so in the developing world. Imagine if I could incorporate international travel into my healthcare work? It could be a dream come true. I’ll have to think about it some more - good thing that I’ve got another internship to help figure it out.