Bio: Ursula Koch, M.Sc., M.A., a 2013-14 Swiss Harkness/Careum Fellow in Health Care Policy and Practice, is head of the Division of National Prevention Program in the Federal Office of Public Health in Switzerland, where she oversees the implementation of the national prevention program in relation to nutrition, physical activity, alcohol, drugs, and child/youth health. Prior to this appointment, she was head of the Alcohol and Tobacco Section of the Federal Office of Public Health. In her positions, Koch has collaborated with the Swiss Government to contribute to the current health policy agenda 2020, developed national strategies for prevention and health promotion, and supervised national campaigns on alcohol prevention, tobacco control, and mental health. Koch holds a master's of science from the University of Zurich and a master's in organizational development and coaching from the Institut Systemische Impulse.
Placement: Harvard University
Mentors: Bruce Landon, M.D., M.B.A., M.Sc., Harvard Medical School; Russell Phillips, M.D., Harvard Medical School
Project: Transforming Academic Health Center Teaching Practices into Patient-Centered Medical Homes
Description: Koch's study will investigate five Academic Medicine Collaboratives that have sought to redesign their teaching practices and residency training to align with the Patient-Centered Medical Homes model. She will describe their characteristics, aims, context, interventions, and change model, and the lessons that can be taken away for other academic medical centers and collaboratives seeking to transform primary care. She will undertake a literature review, followed by site visits, observations and meeting participation, and semi-structured interviews with leaders at the different collaboratives.