Ep. 75 - Healthcare Administration (340B Coordinator) - Alan Molyet, OSU Wexner Medical Center

Welcome back to the Joust About Careers podcast! This episode features a conversation with Alan Molyet, a 2010 Van Buren graduate who is a Senior 340B Coordinator at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. Alan shares how a typical day in his position looks, how he balances his day job with a career as a soccer official at the high school and college levels, the importance of being a life-long learner, and much more. Whether you are interested in a healthcare administration career or are still exploring your options, I hope that what Alan shares today will help all of you make better career decisions and have fulfilling career journeys. Enjoy the show! 1:39 - What does a Senior 340B Coordinator do? 7:21 - How 340B money is currently being threatened, leading Alan to have to lobby for it 9:10 - Hybrid position, meetings, work on a computer - all aspects of this career 10:42 - Building this position 11:29 - How previous experiences led Alan to where he is 12:30 - 2+4 pharmacy program at the University of Toledo 13:30 - BSPS degrees at UT - still in the pharmacy world but on the administrative side 14:37 - Many of the degrees Alan did and could have earned at UT are going to be axed. 15:50 - Sometimes a person just has to keep asking questions to get answers. 18:29 - Balancing work with refereeing soccer at the high school and college levels 19:58 - Dealing with the “grind” culture to find work/life balance 21:44 - Labor shortage of soccer referees - make money and exercise at the same time 22:55 - How to climb the soccer officiating ladder 25:41 - Characteristics of people who are successful in healthcare administration 27:05 - Constantly learning through attending conferences 28:05 - Getting the job at Ohio State 29:48 - “Nobody knows what they are doing.” Questions? Connect with Brian on LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/brian-bratt/) or e-mail (bbratt@vbschools.net). Connect with Alan on LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/alan-molyet) or by e-mail (alan.molyet@osumc.edu).