As a project coordinator, I took on innovation and quality improvement projects from NEMS leadership. My responsibility was to research, plan, and coordinate between stakeholders and key players to operationalize those projects. My largest-scale projects were: (1) Leading an annual effort to reach population management milestones and (2) Supporting initiatives within the NEMS Graduate Medical Education Office. Day-to-day, I met with staff from different departments to both share and gather information, planned staff trainings, and analyzed and presented data on clinical quality.

I applied my econometrics knowledge to find examples of interesting and topical empirical models using different statistical frameworks, then use this information to suggest problem set questions and solutions to my advising professor.

My main projects involved researching California issues, past legislation, current bills, and budget items to draft constituent response letters and policy memos. I also answered constituent questions about bills, the state budget, and other legislative issues. In my second year, I handled casework, primarily helping constituents access disability and unemployment benefits.