Sarah J. Bhatt's leadership journey involved overseeing contact tracing efforts, leading telehealth panels, assisting with nursing education, and working with the Virginia Immunization Coalition. Through these experiences, she gained skills in interprofessional collaboration, population health, mentorship, teaching evidence-based practice, telehealth technologies, and leading teams. She emphasized the importance of challenging herself, making mistakes, and learning from her experiences to improve her leadership abilities.

1. Sarah J. Bhatt
Leadership: My Journey
Sarah J . Bhatt BSN, RN
George Mason University
NURS 921

2. “If it doesn’t challenge you, it
doesn’t change you.”
-Anonymous

3. Immersion to Competency Experiences
• Overseeing BSN Students at VA Department of Health Rappahannock
District Contact Tracing Site –
• Interprofessional collaboration
• Improving Population Health Outcomes
• Mentorship
• MAP Telehealth Panel –
• Leading a Team
• Mentorship
• Telehealth IT
• NURS 665 Teacher’s Assistant
• Intraprofessional Collaboration
• Mentorship and Teaching EBP
• Nursing Education IT

4. Virginia Immunization Coalition
Community Outreach & Education Workgroup
Mission: Improve access to immunizations in our state
• Reaching out to potential collaborators
• Hosting meetings
• Working in an inter-disciplinary group
• Leading a team
• Becoming an expert
• Evaluating my actions
• LEARNING FROM MY MISTAKES

7. References
Lester, P. B., Hannah, S. T., Harms, P. D., Vogelgesang, G. R., &
Avolio, B. J. (2011). Mentoring impact on leader efficacy development:
A Field experiment. Academy of Management Learning &
Education, 10(3), 409-429. https://doi.org/10.5465/amle.2010.0047
Northouse, P. G. (2018). Leadership: Theory and practice. SAGE
Publications.