healthcare
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Large-Scale Vision Clinics: Evolving High-Impact Days of Community Care
While much of my work involves pop-ups at partner sites catering to 10-20 patients per clinic, the most powerful moments this year came from our large-scale community clinics. These events (hosted at public schools, hospitals, and convention centers) brought over a thousand of our neighbors into direct contact with essential vision services. Events like Mission…
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Behind the Wheel of the eyeVan
Mobile healthcare may look effortless from the outside; a van arrives, patients come in, and care is delivered. But behind the doors of every successful mobile clinic is a complex choreography of people, equipment, improvisation, and deeply thoughtful planning. Our team also sets up indoor pop-up clinics, hauling equipment in and adapting workflows for every…
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Why Mobile Vision Care Matters: Centering Community, Access & Equity
When people think about healthcare access, vision care is often overlooked (pun intended), yet it defines quality of life for many people. The ability to read medication labels. Fill out forms. Drive safely. Recognize faces. Maintain independence. Stay employed. I watched my own mother struggle with pre-mature macular degeneration; it hindered her ability to commute…
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Data With Purpose: Building the Systems That Strengthen Community Vision Care
When I stepped into my role as program manager for UPMC Community Ophthalmology & Remote Access Programs (CORAP), it became immediately obvious that if we wanted to improve patient access, scale our programs intentionally, and fully understand the barriers our neighbors are facing, we needed to gather our scattered metrics into a cohesive ecosystem. Analyzing…
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A Year of Vision: Stepping Into Leadership & Purpose at UPMC
This past year has been one of the most transformative of my career. When I graduated in May 2020, at the height of COVID, I adopted the mindset that so many fresh grads had at the time: “You get what you get and you make the most of it.” I’ve lucked into some fantastic opportunities…
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