The Value of Good Ideas

The Value of Good Ideas

Coming into the Karel Fellowship this summer, I was very excited but also curious about the skills I would learn. After all, communications is my major and I had been taught the world of strategic communications by a pioneer in the field. I thought to myself, “What...
Open Up Your Aperture

Open Up Your Aperture

My time as a Karel Fellow has been eye-opening. Things started quickly, and I was immediately thrown into the fire as soon I arrived at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. In my first week, I sat on calls with organizations that routinely make national headlines. I...
Communications Is In The Details

Communications Is In The Details

My interactions with the health system as a child were shaped by small details and careful reassurances. Like many other children, these details came in the form of smiley cartoon stickers, lollipops, and bead maze toys at my pediatrician’s office. Signs that...
What is Professional Communications

What is Professional Communications

After a long semester at university, I wanted nothing more than to go home. My desire was so strong that it became irrational. I refused to apply to any internship more than a twenty minute drive from my house. “Absolutely not,” I’d say. “I’ll do anything before I go...