147: Finding Your One Thing in the Adult Medical Field with Rinki Varindani Desai MS CCC-SLP, CBIS, CDP
With our ever changing and expanding scope of practice in the adult medical field, how DO we find our “one thing”? What does it take to achieve it? How do we set goals? How does grit play a role? How do we remain authentic to our values and our one thing? Let’s learn more.
Key Takeaway:
Your “one thing” may constantly change - as you, your interests, skills, and practices evolve with time. You can work towards finding and achieving your one thing with S.M.A.R.T. goal setting, focusing on one project at a time, pursuing things that feel authentic to you and align with your values, trusting your gut, and doing everything you do with grit and a growth mindset. Discovering and refining your one thing could be a lifelong process. It’s okay for everyone’s journey to look different. Success is not linear. It is sequential and exponential. Let’s continue to work towards it, one thing at a time!
Resources
DIG DEEPER WITH THE FOLLOWING RESOURCES:
ALL THINGS RINKI!
Connect with her on Instagram: @rinkislp
Professional Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/Rinki.SLP
Rinki also is the founder of this free 40K+ members FB group for medical SLPs: Medical SLP Forum
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/rinkislp
Personal email: rinkislp@gmail.com
Work email: rdesai@umc.edu
Rinki is the co-creator of this mobile app: Dysphagia Therapy
Rinki and Dr. Ianessa Humbert’s online education website - for those interested in learning more about swallowing and swallowing disorders: www.stepcommunity.com
Thanks for these great resources, Rinki!
Rinki Varindani Desai is a medical speech-language pathologist, certified brain injury specialist and certified dementia practitioner; specializing in the assessment and treatment of swallowing disorders in adults. She is currently the adult outpatient lead and a clinical instructor in the Department of Otolaryngology - Head Neck Surgery at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. She serves as Associate Coordinator of ASHA’s Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders Special Interest Group (SIG 13) and is on ASHA’s Scientific and Professional Education Board. She is the co-founder of the Swallowing Training and Education Portal (STEP), founder of the Medical SLP Forum group and co-creator of the Dysphagia Therapy mobile app. A recipient of eight ASHA ACE awards and ASHA’s 2022 Media Outreach Champion award, Rinki is also one among 30 clinicians selected for ASHA’s Leadership Development Program and ASHA’s Faculty Development Institute training. After receiving her B.S. in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology in 2009 from AYJNISHD in Mumbai, she earned her M.S. in Communication Disorders from the University of Texas at Dallas in 2011. She has practiced as a medical SLP for over a decade in acute, sub-acute, outpatient, and long-term care settings. Rinki has presented at national and international conferences and published on topics related to adult dysphagia. She enjoys reading, writing, traveling, and doing what she can to help advance the profession by paying it forward.
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