UPMC Insurance Services Division (ISD) Administrative Fellowship Track

Year One Opportunities: Core Functional Rotations

Fellows spend their first year rotating with the UPMC Insurance Services Division executive team. UPMC is the largest medical and behavioral health insurer in western Pennsylvania, insuring more than 3.5 million lives. UPMC Insurance Services Division serves as the centralized hub for a wide array of health insurance plan services and operates in the Downtown Pittsburgh campus located at the US Steel Tower.

Fellows participate in core functional rotations, a service line, and an externship during their first year of the program and pursue a specific interest during their second year of the program. Upon completion of the program, fellows are prepared to move into highly competitive roles within the organization.

Rotation opportunities

The fellowship is comprised of rotations, in which the fellows will primarily be involved in project work. Key areas of focus may include (but are not limited to):

• Government Programs
• Commercial Products
• Organizational Performance
• Operations
• Clinical Operations
• Administration
• Finance Quality Improvement
• Network Development
• WorkPartners
• Community Care Behavioral Health

Externships

Examples of first year externships include:

• The UPMC Health Plan Erie Office
• The UPMC Health Plan Philadelphia Office
• UPMC Pinnacle
• UPMC Susquehanna

Service lines

Examples of service lines ISD fellows may work with include:

• Surgical Services Oversight Committee

Projects

Examples of projects that ISD fellows may work on include:

• Developing strategic business initiatives
• Issuing RFI and RFPs
• Managing consultants or third-party vendors
• Coordinating various task forces
• Creating financial dashboards and budgets
• Performing cost benefit analysis
• Maintaining current Employee Engagement initiatives
• Implementing quality-of-care improvement initiatives

Year Two Opportunities

The Insurance Services Division Fellowship Track recruited its inaugural fellow during the 2016-2018 fellowship program.

The following roles are potential examples of a second year Fellowship role:

• Program Manager
• Product Manager
• Staff Associate
• Network Manager
• Business Development & Strategy Manager

Preceptors

Roles and expectations

ISD fellows are each assigned an advisor who serves as a mentor and an advocate throughout the entire fellowship. Fellows are also each assigned a preceptor during each rotation. Preceptors are responsible for guidance and progress by:

• Defining projects
• Ensuring that fellows' needs are being met
• Meeting with fellows regularly
• Providing timely feedback regarding performance and progress
• The fellows are responsible for providing their advisors and preceptors with all necessary information to ensure a mutually beneficial experience.

Current preceptors

• Marion McGowan — Senior Vice President Population Health, Chief Clinical Officer UPMC Health Plan (Primary Preceptor 2018-2019)
• Helene Weinraub — Vice President, Medicare, UPMC Health Plan
• Kim Zynn — Vice President, National Network Development & Strategic Expansion, UPMC Health Plan
• John Lovelace — President, UPMC for You, Inc.; President, Government Programs and Individual Advantage
• Angela Perri — Associate Vice President Medicare and SNP, UPMC Health Plan
• Dave Weir — President, Work Partners
• Georgean Wielock — Vice President, Operations, Configuration, & Ancillary Products, UPMC Health Plan
• Sharon Czyzewski — Vice President, Human Resources, UPMC Insurance Services Division
• Carl Schartner — Senior Director, Organizational Performance, UPMC Health Plan
• Kim Cepullio — President, UPMC Commercial Products, UPMC Health Plan
• Deb Wasilchak — COO & Government Programs Officer, Community Care Behavioral Health Organization
• Gordy Gebbens — Senior Vice President, Finance & Controller, UPMC Insurance Services Division

Current Fellows

Aaron Horsfield, MHA, MPH
Second Year Fellow
University of Iowa
horsfielda@upmc.edu

Shireen Haq, MPH
First Year Fellow
University of Texas
haqs@upmc.edu