Entering the male-dominated healthcare facility management

Woman discusses how she got started in healthcare facility management


In a field traditionally dominated by older males, Brittany Remec, manager of building maintenance at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Ill., breaks the mold, according to an article on the Health Facilities Management website.

Q: Why did you decide to pursue health care facility management as a career?

A: My degree is in building construction management from Purdue University, Lafayette, Ind., which required 800 hours of internships.

After my second year in school, I still had not had an internship when my counselor told me about one sponsored by ASHE. She assisted me in getting placed and that’s where my career started.

I had no idea what I was getting into when I started. I completed two summers interning at a suburban Chicago hospital and then a summer interning with a Chicago area network of hospitals. At each internship, I developed great relationships with my mentors, all of whom recently attended my wedding. I currently work for my mentor from my first internship.

Read the article.

 

 



May 4, 2016


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