Intro- Ashley Landay - Faculty

Intro- Ashley Landay - Faculty

by Ashley Landay -
Number of replies: 1

Good Afternoon Everyone!

It is such an honored to be asked to participate in the teaching and training for this certificate.

My relationship with healthcare is diverse. I currently work at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center as an (Administrative) Research Project Associate in our GI Clinical Trials Office. My work right now focuses on clinical trials and assessing our current portfolio and making sure we have the most robust trial options for our patients. I handle all the referrals that come to our GI trials team and do preliminary assessment of pts information to crosscheck eligibility for trials. 

I started working in patient care in the ambulatory care setting, as an administrator. I worked directly with many of our GI Medical Oncologists and leadership and was focused on maintaining best practices for their clinics. 

I am also a patient at Memorial Sloan, as a Stage 4 breast cancer patient, I am aware of the patient experience and can empathize with some of the pain points that patients go through in navigating a health system. 

I will be leaving MSK and joining Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston this summer as an Administrative Fellow. It is to help further my knowledge and experience so that I (we) can streamline information, integrate data, and truly focus on a sustainable care delivery model.

Sincerely,

Ashley Landay 

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Re: Intro- Ashley Landay - Faculty

by Nzenwa Magnus Nnaemeka -
Welcome, Ashley.

Thank you for sharing so openly. Your voice matters here for more than one reason. You bring both sides to the table—the person who helps match patients to clinical trials and the patient who has sat on the other side. That is rare, and it will make your teaching richer.

I am speaking from an oncology social work standpoint, so I know how much the system asks of patients. When you said you understand the pain points of navigating a health system, I felt that. Too often, we design workflows without asking the people who actually live through them.

I am glad you are here. And congratulations on the move to Brigham & Women's. They are lucky to have you.

Welcome!!!.