Institute for Leadership and Service Blog

A little over 4 months ago, I remember going to bed especially frustrated with myself. My friends were all talking about internship prospects, and I hadn’t sent out a single internship application. The next morning I woke up to find an email from the coordinator of health care leadership program inviting me to apply to be a member of the first cohort of CAPS Fellows. The road to my fellowship was not easy, but subjecting myself to the process has proved itself to be continuously rewarding. I wrote countless drafts for the personal reflection aspect of my application, trying to drill it down to fit the parameters of the requirements as well as trying to infuse as much of myself into it as possible. I mentioned in my essay that I had an interest in healthcare for seniors, but never could have imagined finding myself where I am right now. […]

We are happy to have received photos of three CAPS Fellows out serving at their internship placements! Stories from their first few weeks will be coming soon..

The inaugural 2014 CAPS Fellows Cohort will be blogging about their experience serving with regional and national service organizations this summer! Stay tuned for posts from the first weeks of their internships — coming soon!