Biggest Challenges Faced by an Administrative Fellow at City of Hope
Saba's greatest professional satisfaction stems from working in a mission-driven healthcare environment at City of Hope, a cancer center where the focus is on ensuring equitable and accessible care for all patients, even those with imperfect insurance; this mission, and the impact it has on patients, is what motivates Saba to "make an impact" daily.
Healthcare, Mission-driven Culture, Equitable Patient Care, Cancer Care, Making an Impact
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Saba Ansari
Administrative Fellow
City of Hope
Cal State Fullerton, graduated in 2019
University of Michigan, Masters in Public Health
Political Science, American Studies
Healthcare, Medical & Wellness, Nonprofit, Foundations & Grantmaking
Operations and Project Management
Worked 20+ Hours in School
Video Highlights
1. Saba's work at City of Hope focuses on making healthcare more equitable and accessible, particularly for cancer patients.
2. The mission-driven culture at City of Hope motivates Saba and her colleagues to improve patient experiences.
3. Saba's role allows her to contribute meaningfully to patient care even without direct patient interaction, demonstrating the diverse career paths within healthcare.
Transcript
What do you enjoy most about being in your industry?
That's a good question. Before I came into healthcare, I got my master's in public health. The opportunity was to make patient care more equitable, accessible, and as easy as possible for anyone to receive.
Especially where I work, it's a cancer center. Cancer care is essential; if you're sick, you need the care. City of Hope ensures that even if people don't have perfect insurance, they'll still figure out a way to provide the necessary cancer care.
For the most part, in all the different healthcare areas I've been in, everybody is really mission-driven. That's why they are here. They want to figure out how they can collectively improve the patient experience, even if they aren't giving direct patient care.
That's what really drives me to go to work every day and figure out what I can do to make an impact. It's as simple as walking into the hospital and seeing all the different people there, knowing that everything you're doing is meaningful and makes a difference. It's being surrounded by that mission-driven culture and those people who know they're making an impact on patients.
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