Welcome Students and visitors!
You have made a great choice by investigating or attending health science occupations courses at SRJC. We, the faculty and staff, have worked together for many years to improve the quality of education here, and have earned a reputation as a leader in health care education.
I want to thank you in advance for the contribution of your time, energy, and caring that has represented the many students before you and will be your opportunity to add to the legacy of SRJC and on our impact health care and on the members of our community. You will help make the difference in the future that will save health care from being money-driven or being motivated by providing minimum standard care for the convenience of the care givers and systems. These trying times in our nation and the world are calling out for leaders who will create a new, powerful environment for healing in our field. To accomplish this we must be ready and able to create new images of what health care is. For decades, there has been much discussion about health care being "client centered" and "wholistic", but the prevailing model continues to be centered on symptom management and meeting minimum standards. The current economic climate has contributed to this in at least two ways; there is increasing pressure to get more done with less (less time, less money, and therefore if we are not aware enough; less caring) and the entrance into the field of people who may be following a desire for "a steady job and income" more than a passion in their heart to help other people. While no standards can be imposed on one's motivation to enter health care as an occupation, it is wise for each of us to search our hearts and respond to the highest calling we can find within. In my 30+ years of health care experience, I have seen the quality of care suffer at the hands of those who are motivated by their self interest more than by the good of their clients. In addition, these care givers frequently burn out, in the worst scenarios stay on the job, sharing "minimum thinking" and negative attitudes with other staff members and inflicting these things on their patients.
Do not let this be the case for YOU! Follow the calling you have inside of you! Each of us has a destiny that is a triumph to discover and fulfill, and a tragedy to miss. One current author and teacher on the subject of living with purpose is Rick Warren, who said "Don't look around for what the world needs, look inside to see what makes you come alive. Because what the world really needs is people who have come alive!"
In addition to making the best information we have available to you, I will give you as many opportunities to "come alive" as I can. We no longer need to settle for the mediocre standards of the world around us. WE can create the climate for whole teams and systems of people who have high level of relationship and commitment to shared core values that will transform health care.
Join me and others who are already on this quest! We can work hard together to become the best care givers and teams we can be, and make a real difference in the lives of literally thousands of people who will come to us for care. How does that sound to you? Let me know! I am committed to your success both in your profession and on your personal journey. In order to serve you best, please let me know what barriers you face that threaten your success. Many of them will be overcome easily with the right people and resources, and all of them can be overcome with more effort!

Welcome Students and visitors!
You have made a great choice by investigating or attending health science occupations courses at SRJC. We, the faculty and staff, have worked together for many years to improve the quality of education here, and have earned a reputation as a leader in health care education.
I want to thank you in advance for the contribution of your time, energy, and caring that has represented the many students before you and will be your opportunity to add to the legacy of SRJC and on our impact health care and on the members of our community. You will help make the difference in the future that will save health care from being money-driven or being motivated by providing minimum standard care for the convenience of the care givers and systems. These trying times in our nation and the world are calling out for leaders who will create a new, powerful environment for healing in our field. To accomplish this we must be ready and able to create new images of what health care is. For decades, there has been much discussion about health care being "client centered" and "wholistic", but the prevailing model continues to be centered on symptom management and meeting minimum standards. The current economic climate has contributed to this in at least two ways; there is increasing pressure to get more done with less (less time, less money, and therefore if we are not aware enough; less caring) and the entrance into the field of people who may be following a desire for "a steady job and income" more than a passion in their heart to help other people. While no standards can be imposed on one's motivation to enter health care as an occupation, it is wise for each of us to search our hearts and respond to the highest calling we can find within. In my 30+ years of health care experience, I have seen the quality of care suffer at the hands of those who are motivated by their self interest more than by the good of their clients. In addition, these care givers frequently burn out, in the worst scenarios stay on the job, sharing "minimum thinking" and negative attitudes with other staff members and inflicting these things on their patients.
Do not let this be the case for YOU! Follow the calling you have inside of you! Each of us has a destiny that is a triumph to discover and fulfill, and a tragedy to miss. One current author and teacher on the subject of living with purpose is Rick Warren, who said "Don't look around for what the world needs, look inside to see what makes you come alive. Because what the world really needs is people who have come alive!"
In addition to making the best information we have available to you, I will give you as many opportunities to "come alive" as I can. We no longer need to settle for the mediocre standards of the world around us. WE can create the climate for whole teams and systems of people who have high level of relationship and commitment to shared core values that will transform health care.
Join me and others who are already on this quest! We can work hard together to become the best care givers and teams we can be, and make a real difference in the lives of literally thousands of people who will come to us for care. How does that sound to you? Let me know! I am committed to your success both in your profession and on your personal journey. In order to serve you best, please let me know what barriers you face that threaten your success. Many of them will be overcome easily with the right people and resources, and all of them can be overcome with more effort!

Committed to excellence, RonWelcome Students and visitors!
You have made a great choice by investigating or attending health science occupations courses at SRJC. We, the faculty and staff, have worked together for many years to improve the quality of education here, and have earned a reputation as a leader in health care education.
I want to thank you in advance for the contribution of your time, energy, and caring that has represented the many students before you and will be your opportunity to add to the legacy of SRJC and on our impact health care and on the members of our community. You will help make the difference in the future that will save health care from being money-driven or being motivated by providing minimum standard care for the convenience of the care givers and systems. These trying times in our nation and the world are calling out for leaders who will create a new, powerful environment for healing in our field. To accomplish this we must be ready and able to create new images of what health care is. For decades, there has been much discussion about health care being "client centered" and "wholistic", but the prevailing model continues to be centered on symptom management and meeting minimum standards. The current economic climate has contributed to this in at least two ways; there is increasing pressure to get more done with less (less time, less money, and therefore if we are not aware enough; less caring) and the entrance into the field of people who may be following a desire for "a steady job and income" more than a passion in their heart to help other people. While no standards can be imposed on one's motivation to enter health care as an occupation, it is wise for each of us to search our hearts and respond to the highest calling we can find within. In my 30+ years of health care experience, I have seen the quality of care suffer at the hands of those who are motivated by their self interest more than by the good of their clients. In addition, these care givers frequently burn out, in the worst scenarios stay on the job, sharing "minimum thinking" and negative attitudes with other staff members and inflicting these things on their patients.
Do not let this be the case for YOU! Follow the calling you have inside of you! Each of us has a destiny that is a triumph to discover and fulfill, and a tragedy to miss. One current author and teacher on the subject of living with purpose is Rick Warren, who said "Don't look around for what the world needs, look inside to see what makes you come alive. Because what the world really needs is people who have come alive!"
In addition to making the best information we have available to you, I will give you as many opportunities to "come alive" as I can. We no longer need to settle for the mediocre standards of the world around us. WE can create the climate for whole teams and systems of people who have high level of relationship and commitment to shared core values that will transform health care.
Join me and others who are already on this quest! We can work hard together to become the best care givers and teams we can be, and make a real difference in the lives of literally thousands of people who will come to us for care. How does that sound to you? Let me know! I am committed to your success both in your profession and on your personal journey. In order to serve you best, please let me know what barriers you face that threaten your success. Many of them will be overcome easily with the right people and resources, and all of them can be overcome with more effort!

Committed to excellence, Ron