University of Iowa Health Management & Policy

Hello from Minneapolis! This summer, I have the excellent opportunity to spend time at Allina Health as one of the organization’s Administrative Residents! Allina Health is based in Minneapolis, MN, but has 13 hospital campuses, over 60 primary care clinics, and over 100 specialty clinics in the Twin Cities and beyond. Allina Health delivers exceptional care everyday and is consistently recognized by U.S. News and World Report as having the top hospitals in the Twin Cities and Minnesota.  My 12 weeks with Allina Health are being spent specifically with the Continuing Care service line which includes hospice, palliative care, home health, rehabilitation services (inpatient and outpatient), senior care, community services, and more. Basically, any service needed after an acute care event, Continuing Care provides it! We have one of the top rehabilitation institutes in the nation, so seeing the level of care we provide has been so inspiring. I am very lucky to work alongside the leade...

  Hi everyone from Iowa City!   I’ve had a great experience so far this summer working as an intern with the Patient Access Center (PAC). The department is based out of HSSB in Coralville and mainly handles scheduling appointments for patients at UIHC. It’s split into two groups: PAC schedulers, who are non-provider staff, and ICC, which focuses on nurse triage. My preceptor is Keri Semrau, the director of the PAC and ICC, but I also work closely with other managers, including Michael Hesseltine (ancillary services), Neil Christiansen (operations), and Jen Boyd (nurse manager). We’ve been working on several projects aimed at improving workflow and productivity in the department.   One of the projects I’m currently working on is improving curbside provider-to-provider consultations. We’re tackling this from three angles: revisiting provider reimbursement, addressing legal concerns, and finding ways to improve the technology. This project is still in the early stages...

  Hello from Iowa! This summer I have had the amazing opportunity to work as the executive intern at Revology, located right in the heart of downtown Iowa City. Revology is a tech-enabled revenue cycle management company that works hard every day to help hospitals and health care providers to collect their earnings at a more efficient rate. With the help of the company’s AI system, Auxo, the team is able to bring a new level of innovation to revenue cycle management, giving me a great insight into how technology is advancing the healthcare field at such a rapid and exciting rate.  Alongside the company’s impressive technology and deeply rooted dedication to the revenue cycle, Revology has been built on a strong foundation of hard working team members that not only show up everyday to achieve amazing results for their clients and propel the company to success, but show up to support one another in every endeavor. Chris Klitgaard and Rachel Trevizo, Revology’s CEO and COO respec...

  Greetings from beautiful Salt Lake City, Utah!  This summer, I’ve had the incredible opportunity to complete my internship with the University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics—the sole academic medical center in the state of Utah and one of the largest in the mountain west. The University of Utah Health system is made up of five (soon to be six) hospitals, 12 community health centers, 22 affiliate hospitals, and 54 telehealth sites. The system serves patients across roughly 10% of the continental U.S., with primary service areas including Utah, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, and much of Nevada. There are nine interns in our cohort, and each week we’ve had the opportunity to meet with executive leaders and tour various facilities across the health system. I have worked with the System Planning team at the main hospital, which includes three key groups: Strategic Integration, Space Planning, and Operational Project Management. Throughout my internship, I’ve had the privilege of contrib...

This summer, I had the opportunity to be a part of the Finance and Accounting Services team (FAS) at the University of Iowa. My internship allowed me to better understand what it is like to work in finance and accounting, especially within the healthcare industry. From managing a vaccination clinic project to tackling financial models, I got to contribute to some and be a part of some fun projects. One of the highlights of my internship was being the go-to person for all things related to the HPV vaccination clinic with the Population Health team. This project provides Shoes for patients under 13 years old who obtain their 2 nd  dose of the HPV vaccine. I found myself at the center of communication between four different teams, which meant I got to lead meetings, and make sure we were all on the same page. Our big event is coming up in the second week of August, and I am proud of how smoothly everything has been running so far.  Another big part of my summer was getting my han...

Bună ziua and salutări from beautiful Cluj-Napoca, Romania!  I am delighted to share my experience with my Global Health Program summer internship abroad offered by Babes-Bolyai University and the Cluj School of Public Health. The Global Health Internship Program provides personalized summer educational experiences for international students with various healthcare career paths and interests, including medical shadowing, public health research, community health practice, rural health, pharmacy, health management, and so much more! I chose to apply for the community health practice track of the program because I aspire to work with non-profits in my career after graduate school and pursue health policy that makes a difference in population health and systemic improvement for healthcare access and equity. Based on my interests, experience, and personal identity, I created a plan with my program advisor to work with a local LGBTQ+ NGO (non-governmental organization) called Queer Siste...