After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Dr. Chen completed her internal medicine residency training at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. She is currently a practicing hospitalist at the University of Michigan and the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System. In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Chen conducts health services and health policy research, primarily using claims and registry data. Her research training includes a Master’s degree (MS) in Health Policy and Management from the Harvard School of Public Health. She also completed a General Internal Medicine and Primary Care Fellowship at Harvard. With funding from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Dr. Chen’s longitudinal research agenda focuses on improving the efficiency of hospital-based care.