Fellowships

The Quern Endowment awards fellowships to first-year GPHAP students to support summer field work, internships, or independent projects aimed at developing students’ leadership skills in the field of health policy and management. Such projects or internships are designed and initiated by individual students and must be independent of any formal field work assignment, internship, or summer job arranged by one of the professional schools. Innovative projects or new initiatives based in the Chicago area, or those involving some collaboration of the public and private sectors, are especially encouraged, though projects can be conducted outside the Chicago area as well. The objective of the Quern Fellowship is to foster innovative thinking and leadership in GPHAP students who wish to pursue creative and self-initiated health related projects over the summer between their first and second years. All first year, full-time GPHAP students who are in good academic standing and up to date on their GPHAP requirements are eligible to apply. Proposed projects must be student-initiated and not part of a pre-established or existing internship. Interested students must submit a complete application to the GPHAP director by the first Monday after the spring quarter break.

To see a Quern Fellowship write up, click here. Below are the current and recent Quern fellows.

From the left, FASUL staff member, FASUL staff member, Alex Eduful (FASUL director), Kimberley Mbayiwa, Evans Amusu and FASUL staff

2021 Quern Fellow: Melissa Kuriloff, Pritzker

2020 Quern Fellows: Aubrey Biga, Crown;Tania Escobedo, Crown; John Hojek, Crown; Caroline Kelly, Crown; Allison Mobley, Pritzker

2019 Quern Fellows: Samantha Steinmetz, SSA; Indira Imantayeva, SSA; Allie Collins, Harris; and Ani Ajith, Harris/Booth.

2018 Quern Fellows: Desire Bernard, SSA; Alicia Ozier, SSA; Evan Braithwaite, Pritzker; Jason Semprini, Harris; James Lott, Harris

2017 Quern Fellows: Michael Dunn, SSA; Shaniqua Ford, SSA.

2016 Quern Fellows: Dylan Cowart, Law; Karen Guo, Harris; Ariel Masche, SSA; Ellen Richman, Pritzker; Olga Sinyavskaya, Pritzker.

2015 Quern Fellows: Go Wun “Gonnie” Park, Harris; Emily Perish, Harris; Leila Pree, Harris; Nathan Maxwell, Law.

2014 Quern Fellows: Kara Ingelhart, Law; Kimberley Mbayiwa, SSA; Fallon McGraw, Booth/Harris; Tonie Sadler, SSA;

2013 Quern Fellows: Johanna Barry, SSA; Keri Raichert Lintz, Harris; Felisha Liu, Booth; Lauren Wagner, SSA.

2012 Quern Fellows: Christopher Buckle, Booth; Erica Skatvold, Harris.

2011 Quern Fellows: Angela Aifah, SSA; Simone Santiago, Harris/Booth

The Ray E. Brown Fellowships are awarded over the summer to an incoming student from each of the participating GPHAP schools who are also seeking admission to GPHAP, while at the University of Chicago. All applications are reviewed by the GPHAP Director and GPHAP Faculty Committee. The applicants are considered based on their commitment and passion to the health care field, their demonstrated understanding of the value of interdisciplinary, collaborative approaches, and the student’s ability and willingness to take a leadership role in the program. The Ray E. Brown Recruitment Fellowship application is now integrated with the GPHAP application. Students must apply for the Ray E. Brown Recruitment Fellowship at the time they apply for GPHAP before entering their first year.

2021 Brown Fellows: Nadalyn Bangura, Crown; Rebecca Delay, Harris; Sabrina Wang, Pritzker; Jay Yarlagadda, Booth

2020 Brown Fellows: Vanessa Li, Harris; Valerie Otti, Pritzker; Nicole Villarreal, Booth; Alexandrea Wilson, Crown

2019 Brown Fellows: Vanessa Buie, Booth; Jinglin Fu, Harris; Catherine Pellerin, Law

2018 Brown Fellows: Michelle Agunloye, Crown; Sara Rahim, Harris; Steven Server, Pritzker

2017 Brown Fellows: Rachael Mazzella Zukus, Booth; Christine Head, SSA; Riddhima Mishra, Harris; Ben Bowman, Pritzker.

2016 Brown Fellows: Melissa Whitney, Harris; Sue Kim, Booth; Xavier Ramirez, SSA; Dylan Cowart, Law; Ellen Richmond, Pritzker.

2015 Brown Fellows: Salwa Shameem, Harris; Priyanka Karandikar, Booth; Eleni Gaveras, SSA; Nathan Maxwell, Law; Lea Hoefer, Pritzker.

2014 Brown Fellows: Antonia Bernhardt, Harris; Kevin Stephens, Booth; Toni Sadler, SSA; Nick Graves, Pritzker.

2013 Brown Fellows: Poppy Coleman, Harris; Cindy Nguyen, Booth; Heidi Ortolaza-Alvear, SSA.

2012 Brown Fellows: Helen Ning, Harris; Shantanu Nundy, Booth; Brielle Treece, SSA.

2011 Brown Fellows: Benjamin Galick, Harris; Angela Aifah, SSA.

The Graduate Program in Health Administration and Policy partners with the University of Chicago Medical Center and local primary care clinics to offer GPHAP students a range of summer internships in health care administration. Projects change from year to year but are intended to provide students with a specific experience in health care organization management while exposing them to the broader and complex aspects of health care administration.

All full-time GPHAP students are eligible to apply contingent upon both: a) taking the first required GPHAP course, SSA 47512, Introduction to the U.S. Health System, (or the new required course for global health track students, International Perspectives on Social Policy and Practice) during the spring quarter of their first year and b) being current with all GPHAP requirements such as co-curricular summaries. Interested students must complete an Internship Interest Form, typically towards the end of the winter quarter.

For more information please contact the GPHAP Director. Below are the current and recent Erikson Fellows:

2021 Erikson Fellows

• Daniel Hartman, Harris – UCM Diversity Equity, and Inclusion Program
• Nida Khafiyya, Crown – UChicago Center for Global Health
• Jonah Klein-Barton, Harris – UChicago Center for Interdisciplinary Inquiry and Innovation in Sexual and Reproductive Health (Ci3)
• Sarah Mering, Harris – Behavioral Health Integration Program – UCM Primary Care Group
• Danny Michael, Crown – UChicago Center for Asian Health Equity
• Sophia Mlawer, Harris – Maternal Diabetes and Birth Outcomes by Race/Ethnicity and Place in Chicago
• Alyssa Reitz, Harris – UCM Comer Children’s Hospital, Chicago Children’s Healthcare Alliance
• Amit Srivastava, Harris -UCM Pharmacy Department Staffing to Demand Model
• Austin Gana Tolentino, Harris – Evaluation of ECHO Chicago

2020 Erikson Fellows

• Linh Dinh, Harris – UCM Research and Analysis for Clinical Affairs
• Meredith Hollender, Harris – Behavioral Health Integration Program – UCM Primary Care Group
• Emma Koch, Divinity – UCM Diversity, Inclusion and Equity  Program
• Ruby Liu, Crown – UChicago Center for Asian Health Equity
• Kathryn Powell, Harris – Comprehensive Care, Community and Culture Program, Section of Hospital Medicine, UCM
• Anastasia Pozdnyakova, Booth – Engaging and Aligning Frontline Clinicians in Institutional Value Improvement, Department of Medicine, UCM
• Rosie Rogers, Crown – UChicago Urban Health Initiative
• Lee Thompson, Crown – UChicago Center for Interdisciplinary Inquiry and Innovation in Sexual and Reproductive Health (Ci3)

2019 Erikson Fellows

• Vanessa Buie, Booth – Engaging and Aligning Frontline Clinicians in Institutional Value Improvement, Department of Medicine, UCM
• Jinglin Fu, Harris – UCM Cancer Service Line: 2025 Cancer Strategic Plan
• Rich Gauthier, Crown – Comprehensive Care, Community and Culture Program, Section of Hospital Medicine, UCM
• Sooeun Tiffany Kim, Crown – UCM Diversity, Inclusion and Equity Program Specialist
• Ellen Plonsky, Crown – Advancing Primary Care in the Era of Population Health, UCM
• Lucy Tianxiaoshan Yu, Harris – Managed Care, UCM

2018 Erikson Fellows

• Michelle Agunloye, Crown – Urban Health Initiative, UCM
• Ashley Isaacson DeGarmo, Crown – Advancing Primary Care in the Era of Population Health, UCM Section of General Internal Medicine
• Roudan Liu, Harris – Data & Analytics, Data Science and Data Engineering Intern, UCM Data & Analytics
• Joseph Lovins, Harris – Analyzing and Preventing Denials through Data Analytics, UCM Revenue Cycle
• Aruba Nomani, Crown – UCM Diversity Inclusion and Equity Program Specialist
• Caitlin Petrakis, Harris – UCM Oncology Care, Cancer Services
• Jocelyn Ramirez, Crown – Improving Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Care on Chicago’s South Side, Center for Interdisciplinary Inquiry and Innovation (Ci3) in Sexual and Reproductive Health
• Hannah Wagner, Harris – Comprehensive Care, Community and Culture Program, Section of Hospital Medicine, UCM

2017 Erikson Fellows

• Jackie Buente, SSA – Strategic Planning, University of Chicago Medicine
• Andrea Magana, Harris – Operational Excellence, University of Chicago Medicine
• Nina Medoff, Harris/SSA – Center for Interdisciplinary Inquiry and Innovation in Sexual and Reproductive Health (Ci3)
• Riddhima Mishra, Harris – Data Analytics, Center for Quality, University of Chicago Medicine
• Emily Peterson, SSA – University of Chicago Center for Global Health
• Nina Pieroni, SSA – Risk Assessment and HIV Prevention, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago Medicine
• Pimmasone Vongkhamchanh, SSA – Diversity, Inclusion and Equity, University of Chicago Medicine

2016 Erikson Fellows

• Nora Bergman, SSA – Operational Excellence, University of Chicago Medicine
• Therese Nelson, SSA – Geriatric Oncology Network of Clinical Care Excellence
• Sarah Vogel, Harris – Planned Parenthood of Illinois
• Samantha Yo, SSA – Center for Interdisciplinary Inquiry and Innovation in Sexual and Reproductive Health (Ci3)

2015 Erikson Fellows

• Ellen Byrne, Harris, Graduate Medical Education/Clinical Learning Environment Review
• Lisa Elliott, SSA, Planned Parenthood of Illinois
• Priyanka Karandikar, Booth, Operational Excellence
• Jared Reynolds, SSA, Operational Excellence
• Hannah Rosenblatt, SSA, Access Community Health Network
• Mengxin “Ivy” Sun, Harris, Data Analytics
• Joanna Varghese, SSA, Pediatric Discharge Efficiency and Throughput
• Shuyang Yu, SSA, 360° Experience In Operational Problem Solving
• Xuanzhong Wang, Law, Office of the General Counsel

2014 Erikson Fellows

• Melissa Brown, Harris, Operational Excellence
• Laura Martin, Harris, Strategic Planning/Women’s Health
• Katie Mukai, SSA, Nursing Systems Management
• Angelique Salib, Law, Office of the General Counsel
• Jessica Schmitt, SSA, Access Community Health Network
• Floyd Stafford III, SSA, Cook County Health and Hospital Systems

2013 Erikson Fellows

• Kathryn Berringer, SSA, Emergency Department
• Kenneth Coleman, SSA, HIV-AIDS/Community Health
• Yuta Ito, Booth, Operational Excellence
• Rebecca Neubauer, SSA, Human Resources Department
• Heidi Ortolara-Alvear, Harris/SSA, Access Community Health
• Lalitha Vishwanaath, Harris, Operational Excellence

2012 Erikson Fellows

• Hillary Bray, SSA, Access Community Health Network
• Anna Dekleva, SSA, Section on Family Planning
• Gillian Kindel, Harris, Performance Improvement
• Patrick Maguire, SSA, Human Resources Department
• Helen Ning, Harris, Operational Excellence
• Megan Neubauer, SSA, Center for Global Health
• Brielle Treece, SSA/Harris, Emergency Department