Population Health Service Fellow - Marshall Health Network

Population Health Fellowship Program

The purpose of the population health fellowship program is to provide real-world experience in a healthcare setting for graduate or undergraduate students to learn and apply skills in the areas of population health management, population health analysis, public health, and preventive medicine. Through the internship and under the general supervision of the MHC ACO Director of Clinical Improvement, students will support clinicians and administrators in various roles of Marshall Health Network. The fellow will be employed by Marshall Health and leased to MHC ACO with direction by MHC ACO.

Each Population Health Service Fellow will work collaboratively under the guidance of an assigned preceptor. Preceptors help mentor and guide Fellows as they explore interests, strengths, and opportunities for growth in the field of population health. Fellows work directly with their preceptors in placement sites across Marshall Health Network (and affiliated placements) to provide services to the patients and communities served by their placement sites. Preceptors will provide ongoing supervision and mentoring to the Fellow; this entails a minimum of two hours per month to plan and discuss work progress. Each Fellow and his or her preceptor will develop a Learning Pathway for the course of the Fellowship with anticipated Experiential Learning Experiences (ELEs) and monthly updates of the progress in meeting these ELEs. The preceptor will also facilitate feedback from staff from the placement site and connect Fellows with appropriate resources to help Fellows in planning for post-Fellowship career opportunities.

Fellowships are classified as casual part-time positions and provide for an hourly wage stipend without benefits such as vacation pay, sick leave, paid holidays or health insurance coverage. Fellowships are intended to be coordinated with active participation in a graduate or undergraduate course of study; accordingly, fellowships are aligned with the academic calendar of the Fellow and are intended to consist of between 12-20 hours per week. Each Fellow will develop a course of engagement with the Fellow's preceptor and supervisor at the placement site. Each Fellow will be expected to execute and abide by a Fellowship Participation Agreement that outlines the expectations of participation and conditions of continued participation. The program can be modified or terminated at any time.

Fellowship Specific Duties, Expectations and Responsibilities include:

• Ability to collect, analyze, and use data to inform decisions made by the population health team members and clinicians to improve health outcomes of targeted populations.
• Ability to apply population health principles and concepts to assist in implementation of population health concepts and programs.
• Other duties as assigned that are supportive of the MHC ACO population health infrastructure.
• Adheres to organizational policies and procedures, including meetings with preceptor and organizational supervisor.
• Participates with all clinicians of the care team in day-to-day operations.

Education: Must be enrolled in a university graduate or undergraduate program for at least one semester in the field of health sciences, computer sciences, or healthcare administration. Additionally, an applicant can be a graduate of a bachelor's degree program who is enrolled or has interest in pursuing graduate school that supports the areas of population health, including but not limited to nursing, social work, epidemiology, medicine, and healthcare administration.

Experience: Customer service experience preferred but not required

Skills: Communicates well with healthcare consumers and peers; Must be familiar with use of Microsoft Office applications and adapt to use of software used to care for healthcare consumers