
Ricardo V. Lopez, MPH, CHES
Disease Management Program Educator
Prospect Medical Holdings, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA USA
“I realized that in challenging situations, if I was the first one to say no, then I would be the first one to lose.”
Prospect Medical Holdings, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA USA
“I realized that in challenging situations, if I was the first one to say no, then I would be the first one to lose.”
Disease Management Program Educator
I aid patients with chronic diseases, helping them understand their illness and how they can stabilize their health.
A typical day at work consists of multiple one-on-one disease management education sessions with people that have multiple chronic conditions. In these sessions, I help them learn how to manage their conditions / augment quality of life via the application of mechanism like Motivational Interviewing. I am also a key member of multi-disciplinary team collaborations (including pharmacists, nurses, and doctors) that identify / implement person-centered health care strategies.
Here's the first step for everyone
When you first start off: Do not be afraid to make mistakes / Go towards the projects and positions that will challenge you and enable the learning of skills you don't posses / Always negotiate your salary / benefits, but augment your skills so you have something to leverage / Be objective and assertive, but be open to learning / Network, not just so you get something out of it, but to create a community of people that will positively impact the word. Always practice public speaking.
"You're an immigrant and undocumented; you have no place in this society and institutional structures will limit your success. "
Student at CSUF