Adnan Hussain
- Regional Medical Director, Department Chair, Emergency Physician
- Vituity, Amita Health
School Information
School: Saint Louis University (undergrad), The George Washington University (medical school), Northwestern (residency)
College Major: Other
Years at College Works: 2006 to 2007
Career Information
Working For: Vituity, Amita Health
Title: Regional Medical Director, Department Chair, Emergency Physician
Industry: Healthcare
Brief Description of Duties / Responsibilities:
Overseeing 10 Emergency Departments in the Chicagoland area. Practicing as an emergency physician.
What Has Been Your Proudest Accomplishment Post-CWP?Graduating medical school, getting into residency at Northwestern, becoming a department chair, and leading my hospital’s COVID-19 response.
College Works Career Impact
In one sentence, what has CW meant to you?
College Works Painting taught me how to fail forward.
How did your CW experience impact your career? Immediately after graduation? Now?
Having an entrepreneurial experience at a young age has a profound impact on how one sees the world as an owner vs. employee. This led me to wonder about pursuing a path to medicine until I realize both were possible. I now am a partner in a physician-owned group where ownership mentality is the key to our success.
What was the greatest lesson you learned from your CW experience?
Failing forward.
How have the friendships and networks you built during CW affected you?
I still maintain close relationships with a handful of College Works Painting colleagues in addition to my division vice president.
If you had to come up with a one line slogan for CW, what would it be?
College Works Painting is the opportunity to learn how to launch a business from scratch while having oversight from someone who has done it before.
Advice
What advice do you have for potential CW participants? Current CW participants?
The College Works Painting internship is experiential learning rather than what is likely more familiar classroom didactic style learning. It is not linear in the way studying for classroom subjects often is.
Many college students struggle to choose between an internship specific to their target industry or doing CW. What advice would you give them on this subject if they wanted to enter your career field?
The skills gained with College Works Painting are broad and transferable to all industries. Employers and graduate schools are seeking talent and quick learners.
What’s your best advice for someone interested in entering your career field?
You must gain the knowledge needed to become a skilled physician. But beyond this, learning leadership and how to align with multiple stakeholders becomes a rare and highly valuable skill.
What’s your favorite memory from CW?
Cancun
Last words of wisdom?
Few internships at a college age offer true responsibility and development. College Works Painting is a program for those that are looking for a transformative experience, but also realize it may be a turbulent path.