Mother, homemaker, student and communications analyst working from home. That is the reality of Bianca de Souza Santana, an undergraduate student in Hospital Management at Fapuga. Despite a hectic routine, the 28-year-old student told us that the challenge of studying is still worth it.
With two young daughters, one four years old and the other 10, the communications analyst stretches herself thin to fulfill her dream of an undergraduate degree in Hospital Management while still making time for her family.
Things really are not simple, but little by little they fall into place. In today’s article, learn a bit more about the story of Bianca, who is in the final year of her program.
Hospital Management: A Passion for Health and Administration
The communications analyst says she has always dreamed of studying Hospital Management because it combines the two things she wants to work with: healthcare and administration.
“Hospital Management enchants me because the healthcare environment, caring [for people], has always appealed to me. And the administrative side, understanding how things work, the dynamics, also draws my attention a lot. So my goal, besides finishing the program, is to specialize in logistics within healthcare,” says Bianca, planning her future after completing her degree.
She says she is not yet working in the field, but her plan is to enter the hospital environment. “The administrative area really draws my attention, the warehouse part, logistics. It’s what enchants me the most, and what I’ve been seeking to understand so I can get into that field,” she says.
Opportunities and Challenges
Before starting her degree at Fapuga, Bianca says she enrolled in another institution, but for financial reasons she had to suspend her enrollment. Two years ago she found Faculdade Ana Carolina Puga, which opened its doors and gave her the opportunity to realize her dream.
“Fapuga opened its doors to people with ideals, with the will to realize their dreams and achieve their goals. For me it was the perfect opportunity and it really opened doors for me. And I believe not only for me, but for all my classmates who study with me,” she says.
But for that dream to be possible, she had to face many challenges. And in the case of the hospital management student, she had to learn to balance her busy routine.
“Knowing how to balance everything was my biggest challenge! Having time to study, to work, for myself, for my home, for my daughters, balancing all of this is not simple. Sometimes things go off track, a deadline I couldn’t manage to meet, but nothing that left me behind,” she says.
Bianca with her family.
Even with a hectic daily life, after the pandemic it became necessary for the college to adopt hybrid learning, and that was essential for Bianca to keep studying while still managing everything.
“We were welcomed and continued studying in the comfort of our homes. Of course the dynamic is very different from being in a classroom, it is more rewarding, but it is a convenience, and at the same time we need in-person classes to improve our knowledge a little more,” she says.
Bianca also recalls that this achievement is not only hers, but also her family’s, her husband’s and her parents’. Completing this degree is much more than earning a diploma; studying at Fapuga is being part of something bigger.
“Nothing is very simple, studying is not simple, it demands a lot of discipline, patience, attention, and I want to keep dedicating myself as much as I can. This year is the last year of the program and I want to be whole and ready to get there and finish with excellence, with good learning and performance,” the student concludes.
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