Ellen Florek Email & Phone Number

Saint Paul, MN, US

• Initiated and led a health equity research project in transplantation, identifying and addressing treatment disparities for underserved communities
• Planned and facilitated Project ECHOs in various topics such as living donation and transplant waitlist management to create change in provider behavior and the transplant landscape
• Conducted comprehensive analysis of transplantation policies to assess their potential implications and developed actionable solutions
• Conducted a statewide needs assessment in Texas to determine community partnerships to enhance transplant education with underserved populations
• Analyzed and reviewed comment letters to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) concerning the Increasing Organ Transplant Access (IOTA) payment model
• Directed and guided internal team in organizing and executing a transplant roundtable, convening stakeholders in various healthcare industries including state government agencies to discussions aimed at generating.

As a health policy intern with the office of a Minnesota State Senator, I am responsible for conducting policy analyses on critical issues impacting public health. My work includes analyzing tenant rights policies and criminal justice reform, with a focus on their intersections with health outcomes. In these analyses, I examine how housing stability, legal.

• Provide executive level support for multiple division faculty members by coordinating a variety of processes related to faculty academic, educational, research, and clinical responsibilities
• Serve as project management lead for weekly transplant conferences, special events, and the streamlining of division processes for efficiency and consistency
• Assist with the development, compilation and submission of research documents pertaining to Internal Review Boards and public and private grants
• Serve as point person for critical software used in the division
• Assist with hiring, onboarding/off boarding as well as promotion and tenure processes
• Coordinate communication for patients, physicians, and insurance companies

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

• Provided patient, surgeon/faculty and general office support to the entire division
• Scheduled surgeries and clinic appointments, and communicated directly with patients, surgeons, and other providers
• Provided support for publications including research and editing tasks
• Coordinated surgeon grant submission through iterative revision cycles
• Created and managed Institutional Review Board compliance and submissions
• Provided administrative oversight for research projects

• Edited, revised and administered confidential medical and research documents protected by HIPAA
• Created and developed the website, assignments, schedule, roster, and lecture materials for courses offered by the division
• Supervised, assigned responsibilities, and taught incoming student employees

Master Of Public Health - Mph, Public Health Administration And Policy

Bachelor'S Degree, Biology/Biological Sciences, General

Activities and Societies: American Medical Student Association