Sargam Choudhury - Graduate Academic Papers & Presentations

Well into my MPH coursework, the amount of knowledge and practical experience I've obtained is astronomical. Being able to apply what I've learned into projects is my favorite part about these courses, visible in the deliverables for each course.

Please feel free to read the papers I've written so far for this degree!

Final Report: Turnaround Time Analysis and Equipment Assessment at Boston Medical Center Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Written in collaboration with Pari Adams, Jessica Carr, Lauren Sposili, and Alyssa Vine for our PM832 Operations Management in Healthcare course. In this final report, we review relevant literature and discuss Boston Medical Center Laboratory's current status and current process map. Expanding on the initial report, we also present collected data and key findings, as well as recommendations based on a desired state process map and a potential implementation plan.

Midterm Report: Turnaround Time Analysis and Equipment Assessment at Boston Medical Center Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Written in collaboration with Pari Adams, Jess Carr, Lauren Sposili, and Alyssa Vine for our PM832 Operations Management in Healthcare course. In this midterm report, we review relevant literature and discuss Boston Medical Center Laboratory's current status and current process map, possible next steps, and key barriers they face.

Case Study Analysis: A Partner for Mary Washington: Glide with Cerner or Chart a New Path with Epic

Analysis of case study "A Partner for Mary Washington: Glide with Cerner or Chart a New Path with Epic", written for PM832 Operations Management in Healthcare.

Case Study Analysis: Pediatric Orthopedic Clinic at the Children's Hospital of Western Ontario

Analysis of case study "Pediatric Orthopedic Clinic at the Children's Hospital of Western Ontario", written for PM832 Operations Management in Healthcare.

Case Study Analysis: Patient Flow at Brigham and Women's Hospital (A) and (B)

Analysis of case studies A and B for "Patient Flow at Brigham and Women's Hospital", written for PM832 Operations Management in Healthcare.

Data to Dashboards: Trends in Maternal and Pregnancy-Related Mortality in Africa

Written in collaboration with Kimberly Chen, Ron Do, Isabelle Joseph, and Hope Ngirwe for our GH854 Data to Dashboards: Building Excel Skills to Support Health Programs course. In this documentation, we discuss the purpose, intended audience, KPIs, and sources used of our dashboard analyzing trends in maternal and pregnancy-related mortality in Africa.

Healthcare Delivery Systems: Semester-Long Project

A Recommendation for Excessive Wait Times in Urban Emergency Departments within the

United States

Final presentation for a semester-long project in my PM755 Healthcare Delivery Systems: Issues and Innovations course. This is the last part of a series of assignments for the project, presented in tandem with submission of the final paper.

Healthcare Delivery Systems: Semester-Long Project

Assignment 5: Large-scale implementation of an Artificial Intelligence-powered Patient

Management System to reduce patient wait times in urban emergency departments in the

United States

Final paper written for a semester-long project in my PM755 Healthcare Delivery Systems: Issues and Innovations course. This is the last part of a series of written assignments for the project.

Healthcare Delivery Systems: Semester-Long Project

Assignment 1: Identifying A Health Problem

Written for a semester-long project in my PM755 Healthcare Delivery Systems: Issues and Innovations course. This is part of a series of assignments for the project. The final paper and presentation is linked above.

Case Study Analysis 2

Next Steps for Wichita County Health Center

This case study analysis was prepared in collaboration with Rowena Lindsay, Heli Trivedi, and Manal Riadi for our Leadership and Management in Healthcare course. This presentation was prepared along with the Case Study 2 Memorandum, linked below.

Case Study Analysis 2: Memorandum

This memorandum was written in collaboration with Rowena Lindsay, Manal Riadi, and Heli Trivedi for our Leadership and Management in Healthcare Course. This report was paired with the Case Study 2 Presentation, linked above.

Case Study Analysis 1

Neighborhood Health Clinic: Grappling with Interpersonal and Multicultural Challenges

This case study analysis was created in collaboration with Rowena Lindsay, Manal Riadi, and Heli Trivedi for our Leadership and Management in Healthcare course. This presentation was paired with the Case Study 1 Memorandum, linked below.

Case Study Analysis 1: Memorandum

This memorandum was written in collaboration with Rowena Lindsay, Manal Riadi, and Heli Trivedi for our Leadership and Management in Healthcare Course. This report was paired with the Case Study 1 Presentation, linked above.

Understanding the Association between In-School Bullying and Likelihood of Smoking Amongst Adolescents: A Quantitative Analysis

This paper was written in collaboration with Lia Musumeci, Alexandra Tsangarakis, and Michael Hagen, for our Quantitative Methods for Public Health course. We applied a semester's worth of knowledge of R programming to conduct a nested cross-sectional study using data from the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Study.

The following few papers were written as part of a semester-long project for a course in Individual, Community, and Population Health. As a Bangladeshi-American, I was truly grateful to have the chance to do a deep-dive into a pertinent crisis affecting my home country. It was incredibly interesting to match my own perspectives of Bangladeshi culture and society to that of researchers and scientists. Enjoy the read!

Tuberculosis in Urban Slum-Dwelling Men in Bangladesh: Background & Situation Analysis

Tuberculosis in Urban Slum-Dwelling Men in Bangladesh: Determinants & Cross-Cutting Themes

Tuberculosis in Urban Slum-Dwelling Men in Bangladesh: Strategies & Recommendations