Trine student applies MBA skills to internship with MedPro Group

By Faith Fegley
English ’25

Chase Stickley, a senior golf management major at Trine University who is also completing his MBA, has spent the last several months applying his degree skills to his internship experience with MedPro Group.

“The general disciplines [learned] from the business school here, like interviewing skills, mock interviewing events and various career fairs, have helped me a lot,” said Stickley. “It’s made me more comfortable with interviewing as well as acclimating to new environments.” 

MedPro Group, a medical malpractice insurance group and Berkshire Hathaway company headquartered in Fort Wayne, Indiana, offers a diverse range of internship positions in insurance risk assessment, insurance claims operations and marketing management.

While internship positions largely take place over the summer, Stickley is participating in their year-long internship program.

“I’m a risk solutions intern,” stated Stickley. “I work with the operations team on the risk side, so what we do is we try to avert risk for our insureds, which is primarily centered around continued education for those insured.”

“Right now, I work specifically with a couple of Medpro’s different vendors for continued education materials,” continued Stickley. “Or, at least the ones that aren't in-house. I also work directly with [medical] consultants in editing different reports and documents that they send out, as well as various projects that come up on a day-by-day basis.”

Stickley was exposed to MedPro Group, as well as their internship program, through the Medpro Group Inside Look event promoted by the Trine Career Center.

“The position was suggested to me by their recruiter, Alex Blauvelt,” said Stickley.

“[MedPro Group] seemed like it was a really relaxed place to work just based on the people that worked there, the equipment, and the attitudes of those who worked there.”

“It works out well,” Stickley continued. “I’m able to work full days in the office on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and half days on Wednesdays, and still attend my in-person classes throughout the week.”

Stickley continued by noting that MedPro Group’s work culture is his favorite aspect of his internship position thus far.

“[I enjoy] the team that I work with,” stated Stickley. “The ability to shadow and explore every facet of the company, as well as the freedom and autonomy to get my work done and be trusted to get my work done. I can see myself working in a similar role in the future, but I also know that I have the freedom to really go in any direction that I would want.”

Stickley continues to recommend MedPro Group’s internship experience to fellow Trine students.

“I would recommend it, one hundred percent,” said Stickley. “The internship program that's run over the summer especially will expose [students] to a huge variety of different people, managers, even the CEO of the company. It gives you a really good opportunity to grow as a young professional.”