Student Spotlight: Tatiana Izakovic

Tatiana Izakovic graduated from the College of Medicine, Comenius University Bratislava, Slovakia in 2009 with the Doctor of Medicine degree. Following graduation, she worked at the Obstetric and Gynecology and Emergency Departments of the University Hospital in Bratislava, Slovakia. Her interest in different health care systems, and the US health care system in particular, led her to visit hospitals in different countries including the United States and Iowa City area as an observer and trainee. With the intention to relocate to Iowa, which she fell in love with, Tatiana became certified by Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates in 2013.

Tatiana's medical background, exposure to different health care systems and desire to improve health of the whole population, not only individual patients, has sparked her interest in health care management and administration. In 2015, she graduated from the Master of Health Administration Program jointly sponsored between St. Elizabeth University of Health and Social Sciences Bratislava, Slovakia and The University of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA with the Master of Sciences degree. Tatiana’s areas of interest include population health improvement, primary care management, patient safety and quality improvement.

Tatiana has been a permanent resident of Iowa City since 2015, is married and has two children. In addition to family activities, she finds great joy in running and biking during the summer months and skiing in the winter.