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I was researching Elmore Kittower’s murder in a California long term care facility. Kittower suffered prolong physical abuse by a nurse assistant. As I was reading several articles depicting the abuse Kittower suffered as a mentally ill patient, I became more passionate about my policy analysis. I was gathering evidence condoning the need for elder abuse prevention strategies in healthcare facilities. Engrossed in my research, I did not realize I received a text message from my mother. I nonchalantly opened the picture attachment only to see a horrific picture. It was a picture of my own grandmother, also a long-term care facility patient, with a black eye and bruised face that engulfed her entire cheek. My hands trembling, I held the picture against my computer screen which still cascaded the numerous articles covering Kittower’s story.

My grandmother’s facility had been understaffed the entire week of her incident. She had fallen out of her bed in the middle of the night because no assistants would help her to the restroom. Where was the quality care? What manager failed to adequately staff the facility? As a student of health science and advocate of public health, I knew this was unacceptable. Without looking back, I became obsessed with understanding the management and administration of healthcare delivery systems.

A combination of academic, fieldwork and employment experiences have manifested my interests in the management and administration of health services. As an undergraduate, I learned the fundamentals of public health through health science, education, promotion and disease prevention. I grasped the importance of health education interventions to combat the growing number of health disparities; the cultural and scientific development of disease and the dependence of public health programs on healthcare delivery systems.

With a plethora of my education focused on health education, I decided to challenge my analytical self by enrolling in Dr.