Poorva Gaur Email & Phone Number

Orange, California

• Serve as Medicaid program/policy expert responsible for analyzing, communicating state and federal policies at the health plan level.
• Translate downstream effects of policies from California State Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) and the Center of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to organization-wide actions.
• Provide insight on comment letters to DHCS regarding new program implementation requirements.
• Plan, organize, and manage the development and implementation of Medi-Cal (Medicaid) and Medicare initiatives: - California Children's Services (CCS) - Whole-Child Model (WCM) - Non-Medical Transportation (NMT) - Whole.
• Facilitate and assist over 20 departments regarding implementation of new or updated regulatory requirements.
• Manage and coordinate department stakeholder engagement activities and communications including: -Events for members, community-based organizations, providers, delegated networks and legislative officials.

Los Angeles County ; Orange County

• Developed and implemented: o Improved work flow for outreach coordination, budget, documentation, and public relations. o Youth program curriculum to develop leadership skills and encourage social change. o Cultural.
• Establish and manage SAHARA’s satellite office including all administrative and operational needs, expanding reach of services.
• Provide culturally and linguistically-specific case management services to survivors of domestic abuse including counseling, interpretation, accompaniment, and trauma resource coordination.
• Cultivate and maintain effective relationships with service providers, community and government agencies.
• Manage SAHARA’s use of an outcomes management software for grant reporting needs.
• Analyze and evaluate data for reporting needs.

Columbia, MD

• Presented project evaluation to senior management with solid recommendations that were successfully implemented.
• Drafted a white paper analyzing seven different physician analytic software programs.
• Facilitated meetings with vendors to demonstrate their products to the MedStar team for a comprehensive evaluation.
• Created templates and vendor evaluation protocols for the organization’s future use.

San Diego, CA

• Settled a medical device recall in one week by achieving a 95% response rate from the 200+ customers involved.
• Trained new hires on a current project and general office work after four months of employment.
• Provided phone support regarding medical devices including technique, policy, upgrades, and maintenance issues.
• Documented customer inquiries and complaints in full detail for regulatory and FDA records.

San Diego, CA

• Advocated for and supported sexual assault victims at a forensic exam facility on an on-call basis every week.
• Collaborated with an interdisciplinary team including law enforcement and nurses to ensure survivor’s best care.
• Certified in Sexual Assault Crisis Intervention through California Emergency Management Agency.

San Diego, CA

• Facilitated and coordinated an Adopt-a-Family gift drive for over 400 families in San Diego county.
• Conducted volunteer interviews for assessment and placement purposes and standardized the screening process.
• Researched and analyzed data to develop a proposal for improved transportation in City Heights.

Los Angeles, CA

• Educated 400 ninth grade students in a comprehensive health curriculum about rape and sexual assault.
• Collaborated with 6 fellow educators to ensure workshops occurred successfully throughout the school districts.

Los Angeles, CA

• UCLA Department of RheumatologyFaculty Sponsor: Dr. Ram Raj Singh, M.D.
• Assisted in anthropological field work of the socioeconomic impact on Lupus patients in the Los Angeles area.
• Observed and aided in interviews of Systemic lupus erythematosus patients.
• Provided analysis and feedback on data collected.

Los Angeles, CA

• UCLA Department of RheumatologyFaculty Sponsor: Dr. Ram Raj Singh, M.D.
• Assisted in a study of induced arthritis in male mice.
• Trained in PCR, Gel Electrophoresis, DNA Purification, ELISA, and other general lab techniques.

Los Angeles, CA

• UCLA Center for Neurobiology and StressFaculty Sponsor: Dr. Kirsten Tillisch, M.D.
• Assisted in evaluation of autonomic data in a study of Irritable Bowel Syndrome in men and women.
• Analyzed and cleaned heart rate variability data using AcqKnowledge software program.

Master Of Public Health (M.P.H.), Health Managment And Policy

Activities and Societies: Health Policy Student Association, Michigan Health Executives Student Association, Departmental Mentoring Program

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Psychobiology

Activities and Societies: Peer Health Exchange, UCLA Raas Team (Indian Folk Dance)