Capstone Internship
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IU Health Department of Medicine Intern
Within the Department of Medicine, my project was focused on effective room utilization, specifically within ambulatory clinics.
I traveled to 2 clinics and monitored their exam room utilization and the processes behind it. The bulk of my project was to put what I visualized into data spreadsheets to make recommendations for improvements. I then presented my recommendations and findings to the department chairs.
Primary Responsibilities and Projects
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Building Excel spreadsheets, tables, and graphs to visually demonstrate my findings.
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Attend the Depart of Medicine Refresh.
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Travel to ambulatory clinics to monitor patient exam room utilization and make recommendations for improvements.
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Collaborate with Department Chair members and Practice Operations Specialists.
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Build connections within IU Health through various shadowing opportunities that aligned with my professional goals.
Learning Objectives and Outcomes
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Gained a better understanding of a large academic health care organization.
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Gained a new perspective on ambulatory clinic operations and the processes of effectively rooming patients.
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Became more confident in Excel, Microsoft Teams, and Cerner.
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Understanding how physician non-compliant care notes affects FTEs.
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Develop confidence in connecting with healthcare leaders and professionals.
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Utilize Power BI to extract data pertaining to provider-patient volume.
IU Health Pulmonology, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine Exam Room Utilization
This is a graph that I made to visualize the percentage of room utilization that was being occupied and left empty during clinic operation hours.
Historic Patient Volume for IU Health Pulmonology, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
This graph reflects historic patient data that was extracted from Power BI and presented in a visual representation to the department.