Ba Officer Team Case Study

1. Why are you seeking a position on the BSA officer team?

In order to be an effective physician, one must possess exemplary leadership ability. Medicine revolves around constant teamwork between varying degrees of health care professionals. Collaboration and delegation are key in improving the overall health of others. I recognize the importance of leadership in any organization, and fortunately this past year, have come to expand on my concept of what a leader can be. A true leader provides an example for others to follow, primarily with actions, not simply words. By joining the BSA officer team, I wish to lead others with similar aspirations to achieving their personal goals through advice and action. A position of leadership brings influence, and I seek to utilize that in order to provide BSA members with valuable and educational experiences on a consistent basis. I believe I have many great ideas for BSA and wish to obtain a role as a BSA officer in order to implement as many of those ideas as possible. If given the chance, I desire to do everything in my influence to make the next year of BSA greater than ever before, through more frequent meetings, engaging and relevant community service, and entertaining social opportunities where members can bond.

2. What previous

leadership experience do you have and how would you use this experience to help BSA improve as an organization?

As a senior in high school, I held two upper level leadership positions that enabled me to develop and refine my skills as a leader. As the French Club president and the Key Club senior representative, I managed activities for both organizations on a weekly basis. These included various meetings, social activities, and community service opportunities. These positions enabled me to improve my organization skills, especially my time-management and delegation abilities. While working with my fellow officers as the president, I learned how impactful setting an example for others to follow can be. When I took the initiative to organize a service opportunity, others were quick to follow. Along with those incredible opportunities in high school, my collegiate experiences have played an enormous role in redefining my idea of great leadership. As a member of MSC FISH, I assumed the entirety of the year was going to consist of me being lead and ordered around. I couldn’t have been further off, as my superiors quickly recognized my potential and delegated numerous tasks to me. I ended up managing a group of my peers in order to put together an extremely successful food packing event FISH put on called, “Kids Against Hunger.” It was then that I learned just how important putting titles aside and utilizing active listening in order to hear and respect every idea brought up.
In regards to BSA, I hope to employ all of this experience into my role as an officer of through my leadership and organizational skills.

In order to improve BSA, the officers must collaborate constantly to provide as many novel and valuable experiences to its’ members as possible. I believe my strong background in the organization of community service and social events will provide valuable tools to the BSA officer team. In order for BSA to be truly successful, every elected officer must be willing to put others before themselves, and perform every task asked of them full heartedly. I know for a fact I will be able to lead others by example as an officer this upcoming school

year.

3. Returning officers only: What have you gained from being a leader in this organization?
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4. What are a few ways we can improve as an organization? You may include ideas for socials, community service events, meetings, etc. Please give examples and be specific.

As a member of BSA this year, I thoroughly enjoyed the meetings, socials, and community service provided to us. That being said, I believe there is always room for improvement, since there is much more that we can achieve as an organization. If I were to be elected as the community service representative, I would continue the great work Maya has accomplished. I would also implement various other service opportunities by reaching out to the organizations that I’ve worked with through MSC FISH. For example, this past weekend I spent the entire Saturday working on renovating a camp in north Texas, Isaiah’s Place, providing a safe place for deaf children to develop with each other. I would work tirelessly to provide novel and exciting service opportunities such as Isaiah’s Place to our members in order to increase member engagement in service and BSA as a whole.
If I were to be elected as a general human medicine officer, I would attempt to work with the elected community service rep. in order to work on some of my ideas being implemented. I would also work on providing healthier and more nutritious food alternatives during meetings, such as catering Jason’s Deli Sandwiches. I would also work on increasing the frequency of blood drives BSA puts on, as well as working to provide all members with a CPR certification course. I believe a proper understanding of CPR is essential for all citizens, especially pre-health students in BSA. Finally, I would attempt to bring in the various doctors I have worked with and shadowed in the College Station area to speak with us during meetings.
As I stated before, I believe the BSA leadership team must be entirely cooperative and cohesive next year. As a result, I believe the roles assigned to each person should be general guidelines for the person’s duties, while all ideas presented should be considered and possibly implemented into our great organization.

5. What other responsibilities (organizations, time commitments, work hours, etc.,) do you have for Fall 2018-Spring 2019? Will these interfere with your responsibilities in BSA, as outlined in the BSA constitution?

This upcoming school year I am committed to leading a research project with a group of my peers with the end goal of producing published medical research. I am also looking to join another service organization during spring recruitment as I will not be continuing with MSC FISH next semester. Finally, I will be working part-time at the student rec center as a personal trainer as I have recently become a certified personal trainer. All of that being said, I still fully believe I will be able to provide BSA with my utmost attention, attending every human medicine and general meeting, as well as the various socials planned. I do not believe over commitment will be an issue, as my time management skills will assist me greatly. I guarantee all of my responsibilities will be met and even exceeded if I am elected for an officer position in BSA.