Alumni Sofia Shakibi provides help with addiction
Based: Stockholm
Degree: Bachelor's degree - Nursing program at 探花精选 in Huddinge, 2019 Master's degree - Work and Health (Occupational Health Nurse) at 探花精选 in Solna.
Graduation role: 2015
Tell us your story!
I studied science in high school and took a bachelor's degree in English and literature in my home country. The nursing program was my new start in Sweden.
KI is ranked among the best universities in medicine, so to me it was obvious that I wanted to study at KI. Studying at KI means a lot of research and evidence-based work in medicine and health, which is something I appreciate.
My time as a student in the nursing program was tough but fun. It contained a lot of practical work at various care units, which meant that you already during your first semester got to experience 鈥渢he real life鈥. This meant that you immediately understood what the nursing job meant and got an idea of 鈥嬧媤hether it was something you really want to work with. In addition to internships, there was also a lot of self-study, group work and many assignments, which could sometimes be stressful. Also worth saying is that you felt very proud that you went through it all on graduation day.
During my time as a master's student, the pace was a bit slower, and I could study and work full time on the side. Which is something I am happy and proud of.
I started working at the 探花精选 emergency unit (MAVA) at Karolinska Huddinge. There was a great demand for nurses and I wanted to start my career at MAVA. Although today I do not work at emergency units, but I have never regretted my time there. MAVA was very educational but also tough. After MAVA, I changed my path and have mainly worked with health promotion and prevention work.
I work as an occupational health nurse and certified tobacco cessation counselor at 鈥淪luta-R枚ka-linjen鈥 (the Stop-Smoking line). Sluta-R枚ka-linjen is a knowledge center for tobacco cessation and a free support line for anyone who needs help with quit smoking or quit using snuff. Our clients can also be referred to us from, for example, a health center. We provide call support via telephone and chat.
Sluta-R枚ka-linjen has existed since 1998 when it started with support from the Swedish Public Health Agency, then the National Institute of Public Health. The ones who take the calls are qualified tobacco cessation counselors and have a background in health care, dentistry, behavioral science, public health science and health pedagogy. Soon I hope to be able to help with mass vaccination against covid-19.
My working day on Sluta-r枚ka-linjen consists of receiving calls from clients. I also handle referrals from patients with the same needs. The referrals come from various care units around the country. Sometimes I also give lectures and presentations about the business. Development work is also included in everyday life.
My favorite subject is neuroscience and I have plans to immerse myself in this and of course I would like to do it at KI.
Since I have always wanted to work with health and people, KI was the best option to achieve my goal. It is also fun to have been able to mix research into what you do.
What is your advice to students
Plan your studies and enjoy the wonderful time as a student!
Swedish version
Namn: Sofia Shakibi
Baserad: Stockholm
Utbildning: Kandidatexamen 鈥 Sjuksk枚terskeprogrammet p氓 探花精选 i Huddinge, 2019 Magisterexamen - Arbete och H盲lsa (F枚retagssk枚terska) p氓 探花精选 i Solna.
贰虫补尘别苍蝉氓谤: 2015
Vad 盲r din utbildningsbakgrund?
Jag l盲ste naturvetenskap p氓 gymnasiet och tog kandidatexamen i engelska och litteratur i mitt hemland. I Sverige blev sjuksk枚terskeprogrammet min nya start.
Varf枚r valde du att studera p氓 KI?
KI 盲r rankat bland de b盲sta universiteten inom medicin s氓 det var sj盲lvklart att jag ville studera p氓 KI. Att plugga p氓 KI inneb盲r mycket forskning och evidensbaserat arbete inom medicin och h盲lsa, n氓got jag uppskattar.
Beskriv din upplevelse som student p氓 KI:
Min tid som student p氓 sjuksk枚terskeprogrammet var tuff men rolig. Den inneh枚ll mycket praktik p氓 olika v氓rdenheter vilket gjorde att man kom ut i verkligheten redan fr氓n f枚rsta terminen. Det gjorde att man direkt f枚rstod vad sjuksk枚terskearbetet innebar och fick en uppfattning om det var n氓got man verkligen vill jobba med. F枚rutom praktik s氓 var det 盲ven mycket sj盲lvstudier, grupparbeten och m氓nga inl盲mningsuppgifter vilket ibland kunde vara stressigt. V盲rt att s盲ga 盲r att man k盲nde sig v盲ldigt stolt 枚ver att man har g氓tt genom det hela p氓 examensdagen.
Under min tid som student p氓 magisterniv氓 var det n氓got lugnare tempo och jag kunde plugga p氓 distans och jobba heltid vid sidan om. Ocks氓 n氓got jag 盲r glad och stolt 枚ver.
Efter du tagit examen fr氓n KI, vad var ditt n盲sta steg?
Jag b枚rjade jobba p氓 medicinska akuten (MAVA) p氓 Karolinsk Huddinge. Man var v盲ldigt efterfr氓gad som sjuksk枚terska men jag k盲nde att det var p氓 just MAVA som jag ville b枚rja min karri盲r. Idag jobbar jag d盲remot inte inom akuta verksamheter men jag har aldrig 氓ngrat min tid d盲r. MAVA var v盲ldigt l盲rorikt men samtidigt tufft.
Efter MAVA bytte jag banan och har fr盲mst jobbat med h盲lsofr盲mjande och f枚rebyggande arbete.
Vilken 盲r din nuvarande roll?
Just nu jobbar jag som f枚retagssk枚terska och diplomerad tobaksavv盲njare p氓 Sluta-R枚ka-linjen. Sluta-R枚ka-Linjen 盲r en kunskapscentral f枚r tobaksavv盲njning och 盲ven en kostnadsfri st枚dlinje f枚r alla som har funderingar kring att sluta r枚ka eller snusa. V氓ra klienter kan ocks氓 bli h盲nvisade/remitterade till oss fr氓n till exempel v氓rdcentral.
Vi ger samtalsst枚d via telefon och chatt.
Sluta-R枚ka-Linjen har funnits sedan 1998 d氓 den startade med st枚d bland annat fr氓n Folkh盲lsomyndigheten, d氓varande Statens folkh盲lsoinstitut. Vi som tar emot samtalen 盲r kvalificerade tobaksavv盲njare och har en bakgrund inom v氓rd-, tandv氓rd, beteendevetenskap, folkh盲lsovetenskap och h盲lsopedagogik.
F枚rhoppningsvis kommer jag 盲ven snart hj盲lpa till med massvaccinering mot covid-19.
Hur ser en dag p氓 jobbet ut?
Min arbetsdag p氓 Sluta-R枚ka-Linjen best氓r av att ta emot samtal fr氓n klienter som vill ha hj盲lp med sitt tobaksbruk. Jag hanterar 盲ven remisser fr氓n patienter med samma behov. Remisserna kommer fr氓n olika v氓rdenheter runt om i landet. Ibland h氓ller jag 盲ven f枚rel盲sningar och presentationer om verksamheten. Utvecklingsarbete ing氓r 盲ven i vardagen.
Vilka 盲r dina framtida ambitioner?
Mitt favorit盲mne 盲r neurovetenskap och jag har planer att f枚rdjupa mig inom detta och helst vill jag s氓klart g枚ra det p氓 KI.
Hur hj盲lpte dina studier p氓 KI din framtida karri盲r?
Eftersom jag alltid har velat arbeta med h盲lsa och m盲nniskor s氓 var KI det b盲sta alternativet f枚r att n氓 mitt m氓l. Det 盲r 盲ven roligt att ha kunnat blanda in forskning i det man g枚r.
Vad 盲r ditt r氓d till nuvarande studenter?
Planera dina studier och njut av den underbara tiden som student.