UChicago Medicine Administrative Fellowship

Holly Larson (2025–2026) is originally from the Chicago suburbs and recently completed her Master of Health Administration at Tulane University School of Public Health, where she also earned her bachelor’s degree in Public Health and Economics. During her graduate studies, Holly served as an Administrative Intern in Operational Excellence at UChicago Medicine, where she led a project to centralize inpatient admissions using Lean methodologies and gained exposure to operational and process improvement work. Her previous experience includes roles at Children’s Hospital New Orleans, the Tulane School of Medicine, and the Tulane Health Policy and Management Department, where she contributed to operations, data analysis, and reporting initiatives. She has also held leadership roles as Editor-in-Chief of Tulane’s Health Policy newsletter, and as an active member of the Health Management Student Leadership Organization. Holly also competed in multiple national case competitions, including placing 3rd in the CLARION Interprofessional Case Competition. Her professional interests include hospital operations, process improvement, population health, strategic planning, and business development.

Kristen Decos (2025-2026) is originally from Peachtree City, Georgia and earned her Bachelor of Science in Psychology with a minor in Social Work from the University of Georgia. She recently completed the didactic portion of her Master of Health Administration at The George Washington University. During her graduate studies, Kristen gained hands-on experience at both MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital and MedStar Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, where she worked on projects focused on enhancing patient experience, advancing community health initiatives, and supporting long-term care efforts. She also participated in a case competition hosted by Meritus Health, where her team earned second place. Kristen’s professional interests include addressing gaps in healthcare access, improving the patient experience, and supporting community-based health efforts.

Bhavna Sriram (2024-2026) is from Pembroke Pines, Florida and has recently completed the didactic portion of her Master of Health Administration coursework from The George Washington University. Prior to her time in Washington D.C., she received her bachelor’s degree in Health Service Administration from the University of Central Florida. As a graduate student, Bhavna spent 6 months working at MedStar Washington Hospital Center in the heart of D.C. and was exposed to the hospital’s support services, the orthopedics service line, and the vascular surgery service line where she completed various projects supporting process and quality improvement. Additionally, she has participated in multiple case competitions and was awarded 3rd place at the 10th Annual Cleveland Clinic Case Competition, which furthered her experience in problem solving and teamwork. Her professional interests include improving patient access, patient experience, community health, and process improvement.

Nitya Bonda (2024-2026) is originally from the Metro Detroit area in Michigan and attended Wayne State University for her Bachelor’s in Finance with a minor in Public Health. After completing her bachelors, she briefly worked in consulting to better understand the intricacies of healthcare reimbursement, specifically within senior-living. Nitya has most recently attended The George Washington University where she earned her Master of Health Administration. While attaining her master’s degree, Nitya had the opportunity to explore the entrepreneurial side of healthcare where she and her partner placed first in the New Venture Competition for their global healthcare mobile application. Her residency was spent at UChicago Medicine working on Digestive Disease service line access development and ambulatory patient experience improvement. During her time in Washington D.C., she worked at the Mid-Atlantic Permanente Group further developing her passion for patient access within the unique DMV population. Her professional interests include patient access, operational and quality improvement, community health, and facilities planning and budgeting.