When Ty Webb, the flamboyant golf professional played by Chevy Chase in the original “Caddy Shack” movie of the 1980’s says to the young caddie Danny – “See Your Future – Be, Be Your Future”. The meaning of that phrase has prolific value as we all journey through life, no matter who we are or what we desire to do.
In a few week from now a premier HTM event will be occurring in the Western region of our country that has become a seasonal education and networking staple of our industry. The MD Expo – Las Vegas ’15 will see a gathering of HTM professional peers from many states sharing and acquiring knowledge as well as personal networking across this great industry.
What excites me most about this upcoming event is the economical registration fee and the regional visibility it provides to attendees in an environment today when seeking educational funding from hospital system based programs is more challenging than ever. Hospital based biomedical programs continue to feel heavy constraints in budgeting allowances when it comes to funding service training and other educational sessions that when attended will only grow employed staff and inspire their creativity.
A “message posting” that I have read a few times now through social media sites does have a resonating message. The message clip is a conversation between a company CEO and a reporting administrative leader within their organization as it relates to training and educating their employees. It goes something like this – The reporting company leader to the CEO: “You know, if we send our employees out to get training or further education they might just leave us for another job”. The CEO’s response: “What happens if we don’t train or further educate our employees – and they stay?”
I always fall back to a known and proven principle – “knowledge is power”. We should never be afraid of it nor ignore its relevance in mentoring the staff we may employ and the development of ourselves. To all HTM professionals, you also need to heed the message “knowledge is power” as it’s only you that can ultimately “SEE YOUR FUTURE – AND BE YOUR FUTURE! “