Meet...Patricia
Name:
Patricia A. Roberts.
Department:
Ambulatory Care Social Work.How long at MUSC: 10 years.
Where were you born: Brooklyn, N.Y.
Favorite Web site: http://www.hgtv.com.
Favorite movies: It's a Wonderful Life, What About Bob, and The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman.
Most rewarding thing about your job: Seeing at least one person, who through our team's efforts, is able to overcome his/her circumstances and achieve the best possible outcome.
What led you to choose social work as a career: My love of wanting to learn about people who are different from myself.
Something you tried once and will never try again: Riding on the back of a motorcycle without a helmet.
Community service: A motivational speaker, especially for the youth.
Bad habit: Procrastination.
Ingredient you must have in the refrigerator: Milk.
Best advice given to you: My father would say, ‘Be very careful in your business affairs, for the world has a game for you, and it's how to get your hard earned money out of your hands and into theirs.’
One piece of advice to share with social workers starting at work at MUSC: Our success or failure, as an institution, is dependent on how well we can work together as a team.
Friday, March 23, 2007
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