Monisha Machado

Master’s student, Department of Health Policy and Management

Trained as a dentist, Monisha Machado always knew that she wanted to be part of the health care industry. While helping to run a clinic in the city of Mumbai, India, Monisha discovered her passion for health care management. She moved with her husband to the United States four years ago and came to HSPH for the master’s degree program in health policy and management (HPM): “I liked the fact that the program required previous work experience, and students could bring these experiences into the classroom.” The president of the HSPH Student Government, Monisha mentions as other strengths the school’s international student body, the real-world orientation of the HPM faculty, and the opportunity to take business classes at the Harvard Business School and MIT. In the final year of her program, Monisha is completing her practicum at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, where she is a Lean Program intern in the Office of the President: “By identifying and reforming the non-value-added aspects of the patient care process, we’ve been able to increase efficiency, productivity, and patient and staff satisfaction.” Monisha has already landed a job with McKinsey and Company. She says, “As a consultant I’d like to study strategy and operations in a variety of industries and ultimately apply those skills to improve health care delivery globally.”