I am so excited to introduce our guest Peace Akadinma to the podcast. Peace is currently completing her Masters in the Health Policy and Equity Program at York University, which is also my alma mater! She holds two degrees in Nursing and Global Health, and she is interested in how health and politics merge and the outcomes produced as a result of the conflicts between the two areas.
Peace shares her experience conducting research at the graduate school level and her journey to frame her research question for her Major Research Paper. We discuss in depth about strategies for success in grad school and beyond, such as effective time management and prioritization, how to navigate shifts in life stages while balancing your busy schedule and responsibilities, how to shift your learning style to best serve you in different learning contexts, and how to continuously develop a positive growth mindset and support system.
Listen to this episode to learn more about:
- Peace’s personal, academic, and professional journeys. She gets really honest with us this episode and shares her winding journey, and why she decided to transition from the nursing field to global health and policy while working as a registered nurse,
- How you can come up with an effective and manageable research question or topic for graduate school programs, and
- Strategies for success. It’s important to remember that one strategy is not going to work forever or work for everything – it’s totally okay to try different kinds of strategies based on the kind of work you are doing. (For example, you can do your readings before class or after class depending on what works best. Also, you don’t need to feel guilty about not doing every reading!)
If you want to discuss your own application and advancement journey, and connect with us at Apply Yourself: The Advancement Spot, you can email me personally at hello@applyyourselfglobal.com. You can also DM me on Instagram @applyyourselfglobal – Let us know about how you’re navigating transitions in your application, academic, and professional journeys!
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Resources and links mentioned in this episode:
Episode 4: 5 Struggles That Applicants Face And Strategies To Overcome Them (Part 2)
Episode 7: 3 Strategies To Boost Your Advancement Today
Episode 30: Apply Yourself Is Growing! Meet Jonathan, Our New COO!