Susan Hernandez, M.P.A., is program associate for the Program on Health Care Disparities at The Commonwealth Fund. In this role, she provides general administrative support to the program director and provides writing, editing and research assistance in the development of grants and in support of analysis of Fund-sponsored surveys. Ms. Hernandez joined the Fund in October 2006. Previously, she worked for Memorial Sloan-Kettering as a session assistant in the dermatology practice. She holds a B.A. in Healthcare Policy from City College–CUNY and an M.P.A. in Health Policy and Management from New York University's Wagner School of Public Service.