I had the privilege of doing my externship remotely with Idaho Health Care Association (IHCA). My responsibilities focused on providing feedback on how their websites were set up and on reviewing the content of their courses. I suggested edits or used my graphic design skills to provide other graphics to include in the curriculum. As the externship progressed, I was also able to design some brochures for IHCA as well.

IHCA wanted me to find pain points and suggest ways to improve their online material, as I would be a set of fresh eyes looking through it. I enjoyed working with and getting to know the team at IHCA, as well as their contracted IT team. It was neat to see their website and classes be updated and improved as we met and worked during the summer.

During my externship, I learned how important it is to think about how someone who is not familiar with the website and content would feel navigating them. This lesson will help me do better in providing instructions and designing my Canvas pages and instructions for my students this school year. I also learned a ton about health care careers, which knowledge I can use to help students as they start to consider possible career choices.