Iffat Fatima: Health Administration and Policy Program, December 2007

"May I start by saying that I am most honored to be selected for the intern position at CMS. I am also very proud to be part of the UMBC community which has been a tremendous help for me since I started my career. My internship at CMS is a great experience because it allows me to understand health administration better and helps me demonstrate my knowledge. Its truly a great experience."

Placement: Department of Health and Human Services- Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services-Division of Compliance

Description of Duties: Coordination, implementation and maintenance of the operations IT Interagency Agreements. Operations of Privacy Policies and Procedures with respect to dissemination of data from CMS to external entities. Collection of data using Privacy Impact Assessments to meet the DHHS standards.

Future Career Plans: I am Health Administration and Policy Program major. My emphasis is in health services administration. By having hands on experience, I would like to continue to have a comprehensive understanding of the health care issues and health care system in an organization .