A Career in Population Health and Project Management with Elizabeth Fonseca

Are you curious about a career in Population Health Management? Then you'll want to listen to today's episode with Elizabeth Fonseca, Program Director for Population Health Management at Mass General. In this capacity, she directs a portfolio of programs focused on redesigning care to increase value. Elizabeth leads a team of project managers and care navigators in implementing a suite of programs across the care continuum- spanning the primary care, specialty care, post-acute care, and home-based care settings- as well as the transitions in between those care settings. In our conversation, we discuss what led her into this career pathway, how she works with departmental leadership to implement visions that transform healthcare, the most important project management skills one should focus on and so much more. What I love about our conversation is that she drops so many tangible actions steps you can take and start applying now!  Elizabeth holds a Master of Science in Global Health and Population from the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (Honors) from Boston College. In addition to health, Elizabeth has a keen interest in education. She is a certified teacher of English as a Foreign Language and serves as a tutor/mentor to students and young professionals in the greater Boston area. Key Takeaways: 2:06 - Career background & the importance of volunteering 5:40 - Pathway to becoming Program Director @ Mass General 14:40 - How to know when a role isn't the right fit for you 18:05 - Defining population health management/ day in the life 21:35- Implementing a vision 24:50- The art of asking great questions 27:51- Project management skill sets that are important and how to build them 31:00 - Tailored Project management course created by Elizabeth 35:25 - How to engage clinical leaders in population health management 38:25- Projects that have made a large impact 45:30 - Rapid fire and closing Post a screenshot of you listening on Instagram and tag us (@thehealthcareleadershipmindset & @yolanda_gonzalez11) so we can thank you personally!  Connect with Elizabeth via LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethcafierofonseca/