What I learned about myself was that, instead of thinking that I was powerless, I ought to think my role, as a student, is equally important as the stakeholders involved in the program. I learned that part of my community nursing practice is sharing my personal knowledge that I have learned from school, and incorporating my perspectives as a student with others at meetings. It is my professional responsibility to ensure my perspective and feedback is heard, so that I feel apart of a team and included in the decision making process. This would then erase the idea of power imbalance between students and experienced professionals who are in leadership positions. In order to gain the best learning opportunity, I learned I must be equally involved