Bridge the Gaps in Care<\/h1><\/div>Become a Patient Navigation Fellow<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/span><\/span>What is the Patient Navigation Program (PNP)?<\/h2><\/div>The ASFHG Patient Navigation Program, a collaboration with the Patient Care Intervention Center (PCIC), is in its second year within ASFHG, where applicants have the opportunity to act as patient navigators within their community project. While following a similar structure to the Fellowship, being an ASFHG Patient Navigation Fellow will require applicants to work on specific Legacy projects or new projects that focus on resource connection (see below).<\/p>\n
ASFHG Patient Navigation Fellows are also ASFHG Fellows and receive the training and mentorship that all Fellows receive. In addition to this, several training sessions cover case management, negotiating entitlement programs like Medicaid and Medicare, and the use of the PCIC UCCP and resource database. This curriculum will enable Fellows to make referrals with real-time feedback and give clients access to the most up-to-date and complete listing of community resources.<\/p>\n
This program is a ground-breaking enhancement of what we can offer our Fellows, making them better change agents for equitable healthcare delivery by digging deeper to understand the underlying systemic reasons surrounding the health outcomes of marginalized individuals.<\/p>\n
If you are interested in doing a legacy project, the current projects involved in PNP are listed below. If you are interested in a new project that would fall under the PNP category, make sure to indicate this in a one-on-one with staff and in your application (there will be a section about PNP).\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/strong><\/p>\nPlease visit our Current Projects<\/a> page to learn more about these projects and connect with the Fellows currently doing them.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/span><\/span>Requirements for Patient Navigators<\/h3><\/div>All of the following tasks will be counted as service hours that will be applied to your service hours requirement for the Fellowship.<\/p>\n<\/div>
- <\/i><\/span>Attend 2-3 additional in-person didactic sessions in Houston (around 5 hours total)<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>Complete additional quality improvement surveys and focus groups<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>Complete additional action steps for feedback and quality improvement purposes<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>Attend periodic group Zoom check-ins (around 30 minutes per month)<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>Answer an additional question on the monthly report about your patient navigation experience<\/div><\/li><\/ul>
If you have questions or are interested in becoming an ASFHG PNP Fellow, please reach out to our PNP coordinator, Catherine McDonald, at catherine.mcdonald@asfhg.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Our Fellows at Work<\/div><\/div>2024-25 Patient Navigation Projects<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>![](\"https:\/\/monsoon.dev\/projects\/schweitzer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FellowPub-UTHealth-Houston-SPH-4-800px.jpg\" "\\"Screenshot\\"")
<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>Merrick Garner and Carlie Stratemann<\/h4><\/div>UTHealth McGovern Medical School & UTHealth School of Public Health<\/p>\n<\/div>
*PCIC Integration at HOMES Clinic<\/h3><\/div>
Become a Patient Navigation Fellow<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/span><\/span>What is the Patient Navigation Program (PNP)?<\/h2><\/div>The ASFHG Patient Navigation Program, a collaboration with the Patient Care Intervention Center (PCIC), is in its second year within ASFHG, where applicants have the opportunity to act as patient navigators within their community project. While following a similar structure to the Fellowship, being an ASFHG Patient Navigation Fellow will require applicants to work on specific Legacy projects or new projects that focus on resource connection (see below).<\/p>\n
ASFHG Patient Navigation Fellows are also ASFHG Fellows and receive the training and mentorship that all Fellows receive. In addition to this, several training sessions cover case management, negotiating entitlement programs like Medicaid and Medicare, and the use of the PCIC UCCP and resource database. This curriculum will enable Fellows to make referrals with real-time feedback and give clients access to the most up-to-date and complete listing of community resources.<\/p>\n
This program is a ground-breaking enhancement of what we can offer our Fellows, making them better change agents for equitable healthcare delivery by digging deeper to understand the underlying systemic reasons surrounding the health outcomes of marginalized individuals.<\/p>\n
If you are interested in doing a legacy project, the current projects involved in PNP are listed below. If you are interested in a new project that would fall under the PNP category, make sure to indicate this in a one-on-one with staff and in your application (there will be a section about PNP).\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/strong><\/p>\nPlease visit our Current Projects<\/a> page to learn more about these projects and connect with the Fellows currently doing them.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/span><\/span>Requirements for Patient Navigators<\/h3><\/div>All of the following tasks will be counted as service hours that will be applied to your service hours requirement for the Fellowship.<\/p>\n<\/div>
- <\/i><\/span>Attend 2-3 additional in-person didactic sessions in Houston (around 5 hours total)<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>Complete additional quality improvement surveys and focus groups<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>Complete additional action steps for feedback and quality improvement purposes<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>Attend periodic group Zoom check-ins (around 30 minutes per month)<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>Answer an additional question on the monthly report about your patient navigation experience<\/div><\/li><\/ul>
If you have questions or are interested in becoming an ASFHG PNP Fellow, please reach out to our PNP coordinator, Catherine McDonald, at catherine.mcdonald@asfhg.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Our Fellows at Work<\/div><\/div>2024-25 Patient Navigation Projects<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>Merrick Garner and Carlie Stratemann<\/h4><\/div>UTHealth McGovern Medical School & UTHealth School of Public Health<\/p>\n<\/div>
*PCIC Integration at HOMES Clinic<\/h3><\/div>
What is the Patient Navigation Program (PNP)?<\/h2><\/div>The ASFHG Patient Navigation Program, a collaboration with the Patient Care Intervention Center (PCIC), is in its second year within ASFHG, where applicants have the opportunity to act as patient navigators within their community project. While following a similar structure to the Fellowship, being an ASFHG Patient Navigation Fellow will require applicants to work on specific Legacy projects or new projects that focus on resource connection (see below).<\/p>\n
ASFHG Patient Navigation Fellows are also ASFHG Fellows and receive the training and mentorship that all Fellows receive. In addition to this, several training sessions cover case management, negotiating entitlement programs like Medicaid and Medicare, and the use of the PCIC UCCP and resource database. This curriculum will enable Fellows to make referrals with real-time feedback and give clients access to the most up-to-date and complete listing of community resources.<\/p>\n
This program is a ground-breaking enhancement of what we can offer our Fellows, making them better change agents for equitable healthcare delivery by digging deeper to understand the underlying systemic reasons surrounding the health outcomes of marginalized individuals.<\/p>\n
If you are interested in doing a legacy project, the current projects involved in PNP are listed below. If you are interested in a new project that would fall under the PNP category, make sure to indicate this in a one-on-one with staff and in your application (there will be a section about PNP).\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/strong><\/p>\nPlease visit our Current Projects<\/a> page to learn more about these projects and connect with the Fellows currently doing them.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/span><\/span>Requirements for Patient Navigators<\/h3><\/div>All of the following tasks will be counted as service hours that will be applied to your service hours requirement for the Fellowship.<\/p>\n<\/div>
- <\/i><\/span>Attend 2-3 additional in-person didactic sessions in Houston (around 5 hours total)<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>Complete additional quality improvement surveys and focus groups<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>Complete additional action steps for feedback and quality improvement purposes<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>Attend periodic group Zoom check-ins (around 30 minutes per month)<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>Answer an additional question on the monthly report about your patient navigation experience<\/div><\/li><\/ul>
If you have questions or are interested in becoming an ASFHG PNP Fellow, please reach out to our PNP coordinator, Catherine McDonald, at catherine.mcdonald@asfhg.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Our Fellows at Work<\/div><\/div>2024-25 Patient Navigation Projects<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>Merrick Garner and Carlie Stratemann<\/h4><\/div>UTHealth McGovern Medical School & UTHealth School of Public Health<\/p>\n<\/div>
*PCIC Integration at HOMES Clinic<\/h3><\/div>
The ASFHG Patient Navigation Program, a collaboration with the Patient Care Intervention Center (PCIC), is in its second year within ASFHG, where applicants have the opportunity to act as patient navigators within their community project. While following a similar structure to the Fellowship, being an ASFHG Patient Navigation Fellow will require applicants to work on specific Legacy projects or new projects that focus on resource connection (see below).<\/p>\n
ASFHG Patient Navigation Fellows are also ASFHG Fellows and receive the training and mentorship that all Fellows receive. In addition to this, several training sessions cover case management, negotiating entitlement programs like Medicaid and Medicare, and the use of the PCIC UCCP and resource database. This curriculum will enable Fellows to make referrals with real-time feedback and give clients access to the most up-to-date and complete listing of community resources.<\/p>\n
This program is a ground-breaking enhancement of what we can offer our Fellows, making them better change agents for equitable healthcare delivery by digging deeper to understand the underlying systemic reasons surrounding the health outcomes of marginalized individuals.<\/p>\n
If you are interested in doing a legacy project, the current projects involved in PNP are listed below. If you are interested in a new project that would fall under the PNP category, make sure to indicate this in a one-on-one with staff and in your application (there will be a section about PNP).\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/strong><\/p>\n Please visit our Current Projects<\/a> page to learn more about these projects and connect with the Fellows currently doing them.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> All of the following tasks will be counted as service hours that will be applied to your service hours requirement for the Fellowship.<\/p>\n<\/div> If you have questions or are interested in becoming an ASFHG PNP Fellow, please reach out to our PNP coordinator, Catherine McDonald, at catherine.mcdonald@asfhg.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> UTHealth McGovern Medical School & UTHealth School of Public Health<\/p>\n<\/div>Requirements for Patient Navigators<\/h3><\/div>
2024-25 Patient Navigation Projects<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>Merrick Garner and Carlie Stratemann<\/h4><\/div>
*PCIC Integration at HOMES Clinic<\/h3><\/div>
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