My Doctoral Journey – Part 7

Next week, it will be 40 months since my decision in August 2010 to begin a doctoral journey. It has been eight months since I provided an update on the journey, and that is the purpose of this post. As of September 30, I have completed 100% of the academic coursework and have learned a lot from 23 […]

My Doctoral Journey – Part 6

It has been 31 months since my decision in August 2010 to begin a doctoral journey. I have now completed 80% of the academic coursework and have learned a lot from 20 courses — most of them 8 weeks in duration — and writing 75 papers. I am currently studying Population Health and Epidemiology.  After that concludes […]

My Doctoral Journey – Part 5

I really appreciate the support from my friends and family for my decision in August 2010 to begin the doctoral journey. Having completed 70% of the coursework, it was time to attend the third (and final) residency in Atlanta this past week. I have been an Internet advocate for almost twenty years. My basic tenet has […]

My Doctoral Journey – Part 4

I really appreciate the support from my friends and family for my decision 17 months ago to begin the doctoral journey. I promised periodic updates and that is the purpose of this posting. I have now completed 27 credits of coursework out of the rquired 62 — approxmiately 43%. I completed a course in health […]

My Doctoral Journey

The summer was over and the grandkids had their backpacks loaded up. I hated to see them bent over hauling many pounds of books, and look forward to the day when they have just a Kindle and some wholesome snacks in their backpacks. The four grown children are gainfully employed, and two of them are […]