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Maggie Mogensen - Ebenezer Senior Living (MHA '27)

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Hello from Minneapolis, Minnesota!   This summer, I have had the opportunity to complete an internship with Ebenezer, Minnesota's largest senior living operator. Ebenezer is a nonprofit organization in partnership with Fairview Health Services, operating more than 120 locations across six states. Our communities and services include cooperatives, condominiums, independent living, assisted living, memory care, adult day programs, rehabilitation (short-term skilled nursing), nursing homes (long-term skilled nursing), and affordable senior living apartments. During my internship, I have had the privilege of working alongside CEO Brett Anderson and Vice President of Strategy and Performance Mia Taney. I have been involved in several process and quality improvement initiatives, including participating in skilled nursing quality workshops, attending skilled nursing monthly QAPI meetings, and helping standardize QAPI practices among all skilled nursing sites. Additionally, Ebenezer launch...
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Kevin Dodge - Revology (MHA '27)

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Hi everyone! This summer, I’ve been working as the executive intern at Revology, a tech-enabled revenue cycle management (RCM) firm founded in 2022 in Iowa City, Iowa. By combining RCM expertise with advanced technology, Revology helps hospitals, health systems, and physician groups maintain financial viability, allowing them to focus on delivering high-quality care to their communities. As a part of the internship, I am co-preceptored by CEO Chris Klitgaard and COO Rachel Trevizo, both alumni of the Iowa MHA program!  Over my time at Revology thus far, I have gained invaluable experience leading several key projects. My first project centered around technology and change management. For this project, I developed a rollout strategy and training program for the internal adoption of a multimodal AI tool, aimed at reducing administrative burdens while ensuring HIPAA compliance and the secure handling of PHI. Another project I was tasked with required a deep dive into specific operatio...
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Kailey Thomas - Intermountain Health at St. George Regional Hospital (MHA '27)

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  Greetings from sunny Utah! It's hard to believe, but I'm already halfway through my 12-week administrative internship with Intermountain Health at St. George Regional Hospital. Intermountain Health is a large integrated health system that supports care across six states in the Mountain West. St. George Regional Hospital is a 284-bed Level II Trauma Center in southwest Utah, recognized for the exceptional care it provides to its patients and community. My preceptor is the Chief Operating Officer, Mark Evans, but I have truly felt supported by the entire executive team throughout my experience. I also have the opportunity to learn alongside my co-intern, Nicole Green (pictured to the left), who is completing her Master of Health Administration at the University of Washington. It has been wonderful to learn alongside a fellow MHA student. In June, Nicole and I traveled to Salt Lake City to tour several Intermountain hospitals as part of my wayfinding project. We will return in ...
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Caden Rasmus - Iowa City Free Medical and Dental Clinic (MHA '27)

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Hello from Iowa City! My name is Caden Rasmus, and this summer I had the opportunity to complete my internship as an AmeriCorps Service Member serving at the Iowa City Free Medical and Dental Clinic. This nonprofit has been helping serve the uninsured and underinsured population with medical needs since 1971. The Iowa City Free Medical Clinic (ICFMC) is the second oldest continuously operating free medical clinic in the United States. The primarily volunteer-based clinic provides care for chronic and acute conditions, women's health, gynecology appointments, dentistry, and an in-house pharmacy that handles many basic medication orders. This unique nine-month internship has continued to be filled with exciting experiences. My role at the Free Medical Clinic is Super User and Project Manager. I was tasked with leading the clinic in a successful transfer from all paper and pencil patient charting to a new AthenaOne Electronic Health Record (EHR). This has been a very rewarding experie...
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Matt Mathew- UCHealth (MHA '26)

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Hello from Colorado Springs!  This summer, I had the opportunity to complete my administrative internship with UCHealth in their southern region, based in Colorado Springs. UCHealth is the largest health system in Colorado, made up of 14 hospitals across the state. The southern region includes six of those hospitals, and I spent most of my time at Memorial Hospital Central, which is the flagship hospital in the region. Memorial is Southern Colorado’s only Level I Trauma Center and Comprehensive Stroke Center and was recently ranked the #1 hospital in Colorado Springs and tied for #3 in the state by  U.S. News & World Report . It was inspiring to see UCHealth’s mission of "improving lives" come to life every day through the work of incredibly dedicated teams. Over the 12-week internship, I worked on a variety of projects across four service lines: Neuro & Spine, Trauma, Cardiovascular, and Oncology. My main focus was on process improvement, which gave me the chance to ...
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Caroline Carter- Intermountain Health: Logan Regional Hospital (MHA '26)

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Hello from Logan, Utah! This summer, I had the amazing opportunity to spend the summer with Intermountain Health at Logan Regional Hospital. My time was spent with the CEO of the hospital, Brandon McBride and the Hospital Executive Team. Intermountain Health is a not-for-profit health system made up of 33 hospitals and 400 + clinics over their 3 regions. Logan Regional Hospital is a 148-bed hospital located an hour away from Salt Lake City!   From the start, I felt Intermountain’s values through the people I worked with. Their mission—to help people live the healthiest lives possible—is evident in everything they do, whether through daily huddles, caregiver meetings, or regional board retreats. Teamwork, empathy, and clinical excellence weren’t just words; they were deeply embedded into the culture. I was especially inspired by how passionate and fulfilled the caregivers were in their work.   I had multiple projects that I was working on throughout the summer. First off, I wor...
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Nicole Holdgrafer - Iowa Community Clinics (MHA '26)

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  Hello from Iowa City! This summer I had the opportunity to complete my internship with the University of Iowa Community Clinics (UICC). UICC serves communities across the entire state of Iowa, providing high-quality care through walk-in, primary care, pediatrics, and specialty/outreach clinics. Some of our specialties include urology, virology, pediatrics, cardiology, neurology, OB/GYN, IVF, endocrinology, dermatology, and more. It continues to be an exciting time at UICC, with upcoming clinic relocations and new locations on the horizon. My preceptor is Rachel Kirchner, the Director of UICC. I also had the opportunity to work extremely closely with Assistant Director Bekka Cappussi and Erin Willits, along with several lead providers and nurse managers. Throughout the summer, I had the opportunity to work on a wide variety of projects. I completed a return-on-investment analysis for disposable versus reusable trays as we prepared to offer vasectomies in our urology clinic. I anal...
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