Final Day at CDPH

It is hard to believe that this semester is coming to an end. 300 hours seemed like so many at the beginning, but the 10 weeks really flew by. I want to share about my last day at the Cleveland Department of Public Health. On this day, Clare and I gave a presentation to the staff at the McCafferty health center on cultural competency. We gathered the staff in a small semi circle in the waiting room and first gave them a pre-test to determine their baseline knowledge on culturally competent care. Clare and I then took turns presenting the information from the powerpoint we had created. The staff was very engaged and asked questions and made comments throughout the presentation, which lasted roughly 30 minutes. Afterward, we passed out a post test (same as the pre-test) to see if their knowledge had improved (after "grading" the papers, we found that there was a 24% increase in knowledge....pretty cool!). When the session was over, everyone told us how much they enjoyed the presentation and what a great job we did. It felt good to know that after putting so much time and work into the project, the staff really enjoyed it and learned from it. The nurse manager even asked for permission to use our presentation in the future with new staff members! After the presentation, the clinic opened and it was business as usual for the rest of the day. It was a little sad to say goodbye to everyone at the clinic. I had spent so much time working with them that we had definitely formed friendships. I look back fondly at my time at the CDPH, and am thankful for the experience!