Meet health administration graduate student Kinley Frey

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Kinley Frey
Major
Healthcare Administration
Hometown
Lafayette, LA

Where I'm From

I am from Lafayette, Louisiana. 

Where I Am

I am pursuing an MBA in healthcare administration.

Where I'm Going

I hope to work in a healthcare facility in the health administration sector. 

Kinley Frey is working on the path of success through a newfound passion. While receiving her bachelor小蝌蚪APP檚 degree in , Kinley started an internship that would change the course of her journey. 

She said, 小蝌蚪APP淚 had to complete an internship program to earn my degree and I chose to work at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital for their Foundation and Marketing team. Through this internship, I learned how much I loved working in a healthcare environment and wanted to pursue a career in that field. My bosses encouraged me to get my MBA in Healthcare Administration to help further me in that career.小蝌蚪APP 

Kinley chose to pursue an MBA in at the 小蝌蚪APP because she had a wonderful experience as an undergraduate student and became accustomed to the 小蝌蚪APP小蝌蚪APP檚 student life. 

Kinley believes graduate student involvement in organizations is important.  

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Kinley applauds the MBA program for its efforts to implement collaborative work throughout the graduate program.  

小蝌蚪APP淢ost of the MBA classes will use collaborative assignments. These assignments have shown me real-world examples that will help me when I get a job after I graduate. I will already be comfortable with a lot of the programs that are taught within the classes which makes me more confident to enter the workforce,小蝌蚪APP she said.  

She shared some insight with prospective graduate students about choosing the right graduate school. 

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She is currently a graduate assistant working as an academic mentor for student-athlete academic services.  

Kinley described her positive experience with career support from faculty.  

小蝌蚪APP淢BA students receive multiple job opportunities through email from our MBA advisor Janice Byrd. Not only are there job opportunities, but also internships if you need to have one to complete your degree,小蝌蚪APP she said. 

After graduation, Kinley plans to work in a health facility, and she is open to other new avenues.  

小蝌蚪APP淚 am trying to keep my options open on where that would be. I have learned through this program that I like Accounting and Law the most out of my classes, so I hope to work in a field that has something to do with those subjects,小蝌蚪APP she said. 

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