_ Maciej Padowski, Oakton Alum '10_ _ _ Servant-leader supporting his communities Throughout his education and career, Oakton alum Maciej Padowski, M.D. has compassionately cared for his patients and the community. He&) himself at Oakton Padowski credits his parents, wife, family and faith on his way to becoming the Medical Director of the Emergency Department at Ascension Saint Joseph - Elgin Hospital. His academic journey brought him twice to 糖心动漫vlog.
“So initially, the first time, I didn’t know exactly what I wanted to do, so I took some basic classes. And then I ended up going to Columbia College Chicago for music management and composition. After that I did some temp jobs – office type of work. I was doing music on the side, but not really as a career. I still needed a regular job, but I didn’t like what I had been doing. I didn’t want to be stuck in an office all day.
I re-evaluated things at that time, and what I potentially would want to do. I’ve always liked to figure things out and investigate things. And so, I thought maybe some type of medical career would be good for me. I started volunteering at places like the ER in Skokie. It sounds kind of crazy at the time because I had no medical experience, but I figured why not just give it a try and see what happens. So that’s what brought me back to Oakton. I had to get science classes to even apply to medical school. So that’s what I did. I went back to Oakton, and I got all my science credits.”
A word to fellow career-changers “You can change careers, and you can develop yourself and grow. And then, if you are motivated enough to do it, you can do anything – you use your resources that they have available at Oakton. You don't have to go to a major university to do big things. You can still get started at Oakton and go wherever you want from there.”
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