Mitchell Hamline School of Law

Health Law Institute

Alumni Success

Carl Poulsen ’15

Posted: December 7, 2015
“I started at Prime Therapeutics on March 23, 2015, I graduated on May 22, 2015.  Prime is a Pharmacy Benefit Manager, we are responsible for adjudicating the pharmaceutical claims for the health plans that our clients offer.  Some of the plans that we service are Medicare and Medicaid plans.  There is a great deal of …

Carl Poulsen ’15

Morgan Schacht ’13

Posted: December 7, 2015
“Growing up near the Mayo Clinic culture sparked my interest in health care law and policy. I started in Hamline Law’s weekend program and commuted from Rochester. I completed a judicial clerkship internship in Rochester for the Honorable Christina K. Stevens (this internship was provided through Hamline’s Career Services Department). I wanted to complete a …

Morgan Schacht ’13

Leah Fitzgerald ’15

Posted: October 23, 2015
“I had the opportunity to attend the SCCE Compliance & Ethics Institute in Chicago. Interestingly, I learned that compliance trends tend to happen in healthcare first and then evolve to the corporate world. There was a strong focus on organizational culture at the Institute and I decided to share more about that topic specifically. Compliance …

Leah Fitzgerald ’15

Amy Holzman ’11 and Shireen Gandhi ’11

Posted: October 23, 2015
Amy Holzman and Shireen Gandhi, who both graduated from Hamline University School of Law in 2011, founded JurisHealth, PLLC, (www.jurishealth.com) a law firm focusing on health law and health care compliance. While in law school, both Amy and Shireen served as research assistants for Department of Human Services Commissioner Lucinda Jesson, who was then the …

Amy Holzman ’11 and Shireen Gandhi ’11

Cole Christiansen ’11

Posted: October 23, 2015
“I’ve worked at UnitedHealthcare since graduating in 2011. I’m currently a senior compliance analyst and support our Medicare Part D business. More specifically, I work in a “correction” function, meaning that I help guide the organization’s response to instances of non-compliance and manage corrective action plans, when necessary. I was invited to present at a …

Cole Christiansen ’11

Kyle Pettersen-Scott ’12

Posted: October 23, 2015
Kyle Pettersen-Scott ’12, CHC ’12 accepted a new position with Prime Therapeutics, serving as Senior Principal, Health Insurance Marketplace. This new leadership role utilizes Kyle’s health care business experience and leverages the education she acquired from Hamline’s compliance and health law curriculum. In this new role, Kyle will work closely with Prime’s Corporate Compliance team …

Kyle Pettersen-Scott ’12

Amanda Pittman ’13

Posted: October 23, 2015
Amanda Pittman ’13 is part of the team that oversees the compliance activities of State Public Programs at Medica. Her position as a Senior Compliance Analyst includes fortifying the departments regulatory and tracking procedures, and enhancing the auditing and monitoring program for compliance with regulations and state contracts. When a question or problem arises, it …

Amanda Pittman ’13

Amy Petschauer, Health Care Compliance Certificate ’13

Posted: October 23, 2015
“I participated in the first online cohort of the Health Care Compliance Certificate Program. At the time, I was a Compliance Consultant managing regulatory adherence within Customer Service Operations at UnitedHealthcare. I use the knowledge I gained from the program every day. It helped me move into the Compliance Department at Prime ALUMNI SUCCESS continued …

Amy Petschauer, Health Care Compliance Certificate ’13

Kelly Johnson, RN, BSN, CEN, CHC, Health Care Compliance Certificate ’13

Posted: October 23, 2015
“The success of an organization’s Health Care Compliance Program relies on not only support from the Board of Directors but also buy-in, support, and accountability of every employee. I have worked in an acute care hospital as a Registered Nurse for over 18 years and most recently in the role of the Clinical Information Specialist, …

Kelly Johnson, RN, BSN, CEN, CHC, Health Care Compliance Certificate ’13

Michael Flower ’13

Posted: October 23, 2015
Michael Flower ’13 is an associate attorney in the workers’ compensation litigation department with Arthur, Chapman, Kettering, Smetak, & Pikala. His current responsibilities include drafting settlement agreements, preparing analysis and strategy on claim files, taking depositions, negotiating disputed claims with interveners, and attending judicial conferences. Eventually, he will be expected to handle claim files from …

Michael Flower ’13