Carl A. Erikson Fellowship
The Graduate Program in Health Administration and Policy partners with the University of Chicago Medical Center 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.
GPHAP students are eligible to apply contingent upon both: a) taking the first required GPHAP course during the spring quarter of their first year and b) being current with all GPHAP requirements such as co-curricular summaries.
For more information please contact the GPHAP Director.
2019 Erikson Fellows with Jason Keeler, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, UChicago Medicine (far left). Then Fellows left to right: Rich Gauthier, Lucy Tianxiaoshan Yu, Ellie Plonsky, Vanessa Buie, Sooeun Tiffany Kim, and Jinglin Fu.
2024 Erikson Fellows
- Rini Cherian, Harris – Development and Validation of the U.S. Older Adult Oral Health Microsimulation Model
- Tesfa Demeke, Harris – The Roommates Project, UChicago Health Lab & UChicago Medicine Comprehensive Care Program
- Chuka Onuh, Pritzker — Exploring Impacts of Reproductive Health Policy and Understanding Access to Care
- Doria Qu, Crown – Team EARTH – Climate Change Sustainability Strategy Development
- Luwi Shamambo, Harris – Defining the Future of “Perfect Care”: The Current and Future State of Quality Metrics in Healthcare
- David Steffen, Harris – High-Deductible Health Plans: Effects Across Income
- Grace Turner, Harris – Primary Care Behavioral Health Integration
- May Tysinger, Booth – Assessing Emergency Department Utilization and SDOH Among People Living with HIV But Out of Care
2023 Erikson Fellows
- Alanoud Alsulaiman, Harris – Feed1st Strategic Planning and Operation – Addressing Food Insecurity
- Talitha Kwon, Harris – Center for Asian Health Equity – Culturally Tailored Colorectal Cancer Screening
- Rob McCormick, Harris – Enhancing Volume Forecasting at UChicago Medicine
- Tine Ndhlovu, Harris – Healthcare Quality, Safety & High Reliability Clinical Performance Excellence Internship
- Kelly Thompson, Booth/Harris – Emergency Room Social Medicine Team – Addressing SDOH
- Selena Zhu, Harris – Surgical Research Administration Evaluation
2022 Erikson Fellows
- Maddy Boesche, Crown – UChicago Center for Interdisciplinary Inquiry and Innovation in Sexual and Reproductive Health Ci3
- Justin Mun, Crown – Center for Asian Health Equity
- Marissa Jones, Harris – UCM Diversity Equity, and Inclusion Program
- May Chen, Harris – Improving Patient Experience, Sleep, Activity and Care in Hospitalized Patients
- Sandra Yamin, Crown – Center for Healthy Families Department of Pediatrics
- Hatcher Chapman, Crown – Creation of an Undergraduate Student Volunteer Project for Giving Patients a Helping Hand, UCM General Surgery
- Matilde Tinezzi Martini, Harris – Assessment of Intraoperative Evaluations, UCM Pathology
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, Crown – Strategic Planning, University of Chicago Medicine
- Andrea Magana, Harris – Operational Excellence, University of Chicago Medicine
- Nina Medoff, Harris/Crown – 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, Crown – University of Chicago Center for Global Health
- Nina Pieroni, Crown – Risk Assessment and HIV Prevention, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago Medicine
- Pimmasone Kim Vongkhamchanh, Crown – Diversity, Inclusion and Equity, University of Chicago Medicine
2016 Erikson Fellows
- Nora Bergman, Crown – Operational Excellence, University of Chicago Medicine
- Therese Nelson, Crown – Geriatric Oncology Network of Clinical Care Excellence
- Sarah Vogel, Harris – Planned Parenthood of Illinois
- Samantha Yo, Crown – 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, Crown, Planned Parenthood of Illinois
- Priyanka Karandikar, Booth, Operational Excellence
- Jared Reynolds, Crown, Operational Excellence
- Hannah Rosenblatt, Crown, Access Community Health Network
- Mengxin “Ivy” Sun, Harris, Data Analytics
- Joanna Varghese, Crown, Pediatric Discharge Efficiency and Throughput
- Shuyang Yu, Crown, 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, Crown, Nursing Systems Management
- Angelique Salib, Law, Office of the General Counsel
- Jessica Schmitt, Crown, Access Community Health Network
- Floyd Stafford III, Crown, Cook County Health and Hospital Systems
2013 Erikson Fellows
- Kathryn Berringer, Crown, Emergency Department
- Kenneth Coleman, Crown, HIV-AIDS/Community Health
- Yuta Ito, Booth, Operational Excellence
- Rebecca Neubauer, Crown, Human Resources Department
- Heidi Ortolara-Alvear, Harris/Crown, Access Community Health
- Lalitha Vishwanaath, Harris, Operational Excellence
2012 Erikson Fellows
- Hillary Bray, Crown, Access Community Health Network
- Anna Dekleva, Crown, Section on Family Planning
- Gillian Kindel, Harris, Performance Improvement
- Patrick Maguire, Crown, Human Resources Department
- Helen Ning, Harris, Operational Excellence
- Megan Neubauer, Crown, Center for Global Health
- Brielle Treece, Crown/Harris, Emergency Department
2023 Erikson Fellows
- Alanoud Alsulaiman, Harris – Feed1st Strategic Planning and Operation – Addressing Food Insecurity
- Talitha Kwon, Harris – Center for Asian Health Equity – Culturally Tailored Colorectal Cancer Screening
- Rob McCormick, Harris – Enhancing Volume Forecasting at UChicago Medicine
- Tine Ndhlovu, Harris – Healthcare Quality, Safety & High Reliability Clinical Performance Excellence Internship
- Kelly Thompson, Booth/Harris – Emergency Room Social Medicine Team – Addressing SDOH
- Selena Zhu, Harris – Surgical Research Administration Evaluation
2023 Erikson Fellows
- Alanoud Alsulaiman, Harris – Feed1st Strategic Planning and Operation – Addressing Food Insecurity
- Talitha Kwon, Harris – Center for Asian Health Equity – Culturally Tailored Colorectal Cancer Screening
- Rob McCormick, Harris – Enhancing Volume Forecasting at UChicago Medicine
- Tine Ndhlovu, Harris – Healthcare Quality, Safety & High Reliability Clinical Performance Excellence Internship
- Kelly Thompson, Booth/Harris – Emergency Room Social Medicine Team – Addressing SDOH
- Selena Zhu, Harris – Surgical Research Administration Evaluation
2023 Erikson Fellows
- Alanoud Alsulaiman, Harris – Feed1st Strategic Planning and Operation – Addressing Food Insecurity
- Talitha Kwon, Harris – Center for Asian Health Equity – Culturally Tailored Colorectal Cancer Screening
- Rob McCormick, Harris – Enhancing Volume Forecasting at UChicago Medicine
- Tine Ndhlovu, Harris – Healthcare Quality, Safety & High Reliability Clinical Performance Excellence Internship
- Kelly Thompson, Booth/Harris – Emergency Room Social Medicine Team – Addressing SDOH
- Selena Zhu, Harris – Surgical Research Administration Evaluation
2022 Erikson Fellows
- Maddy Boesche, Crown – UChicago Center for Interdisciplinary Inquiry and Innovation in Sexual and Reproductive Health Ci3
- Justin Mun, Crown – Center for Asian Health Equity
- Marissa Jones, Harris – UCM Diversity Equity, and Inclusion Program
- May Chen, Harris – Improving Patient Experience, Sleep, Activity and Care in Hospitalized Patients
- Sandra Yamin, Crown – Center for Healthy Families Department of Pediatrics
- Hatcher Chapman, Crown – Creation of an Undergraduate Student Volunteer Project for Giving Patients a Helping Hand, UCM General Surgery
- Matilde Tinezzi Martini, Harris – Assessment of Intraoperative Evaluations, UCM Pathology
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, Crown – Strategic Planning, University of Chicago Medicine
- Andrea Magana, Harris – Operational Excellence, University of Chicago Medicine
- Nina Medoff, Harris/Crown – 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, Crown – University of Chicago Center for Global Health
- Nina Pieroni, Crown – Risk Assessment and HIV Prevention, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago Medicine
- Pimmasone Kim Vongkhamchanh, Crown – Diversity, Inclusion and Equity, University of Chicago Medicine
2016 Erikson Fellows
- Nora Bergman, Crown – Operational Excellence, University of Chicago Medicine
- Therese Nelson, Crown – Geriatric Oncology Network of Clinical Care Excellence
- Sarah Vogel, Harris – Planned Parenthood of Illinois
- Samantha Yo, Crown – 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, Crown, Planned Parenthood of Illinois
- Priyanka Karandikar, Booth, Operational Excellence
- Jared Reynolds, Crown, Operational Excellence
- Hannah Rosenblatt, Crown, Access Community Health Network
- Mengxin “Ivy” Sun, Harris, Data Analytics
- Joanna Varghese, Crown, Pediatric Discharge Efficiency and Throughput
- Shuyang Yu, Crown, 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, Crown, Nursing Systems Management
- Angelique Salib, Law, Office of the General Counsel
- Jessica Schmitt, Crown, Access Community Health Network
- Floyd Stafford III, Crown, Cook County Health and Hospital Systems
2013 Erikson Fellows
- Kathryn Berringer, Crown, Emergency Department
- Kenneth Coleman, Crown, HIV-AIDS/Community Health
- Yuta Ito, Booth, Operational Excellence
- Rebecca Neubauer, Crown, Human Resources Department
- Heidi Ortolara-Alvear, Harris/Crown, Access Community Health
- Lalitha Vishwanaath, Harris, Operational Excellence
2012 Erikson Fellows
- Hillary Bray, Crown, Access Community Health Network
- Anna Dekleva, Crown, Section on Family Planning
- Gillian Kindel, Harris, Performance Improvement
- Patrick Maguire, Crown, Human Resources Department
- Helen Ning, Harris, Operational Excellence
- Megan Neubauer, Crown, Center for Global Health
- Brielle Treece, Crown/Harris, Emergency Department
2018 Erikson Fellows with Sharon O’Keefe, President, UChicago Medicine. Left to right: Hannah Wagner, Jocelyn Ramirez, Joseph Lovins, Caitlin Petrakis, Sharon O’Keefe (President of UChicago Medicine), Ruodan Liu, Michelle Agunloye, and Aruba Nomani.
