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In our Patrick E. Fry Fellowship for Excellence in Healthcare Leadership, you’ll receive hands-on, specialized administrative experience in a variety of settings—acute care hospitals, medical groups/foundations, and ambulatory care environments. You’ll deepen your understanding of the challenges facing today’s healthcare delivery systems, and gain insight into the workings of our integrated, not-for-profit healthcare system.
"I have been fortunate to have had a long career with Sutter Health since my fellowship and the organization has continued to invest in my professional development over the years."
Rachael McKinney,
Hospital Area CEO & AFP Executive Sponsor
Sutter Fellow, Class of 2004 - 2005
Program Highlights
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Develop your leadership skills while engaging in high impact regional and system-wide projects
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Receive one-on-one mentoring with a Sutter Health executive
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Learn through multiple skill assessments, workshops, field visits, and alumni panels
By giving you a solid grounding in today’s healthcare delivery systems, our fellowship program will prepare you to lead the way to the future.
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Project Work
Below is a partial list of outstanding projects and initiatives in which past Fellows have played a major role in leading and/or collaborating at Sutter Health:
Sample Fellowship Projects:
- Creating and implementing a comprehensive dashboard for the pediatric department. The Dashboard includes tracking of transfers and growth opportunities leading to several business plans being created.
- Leading a hospital-wide initiative to address burnout throughout the hospital. Applied for and received funding for a 6 month pilot that include training sessions taught by a multidisciplinary team. Measures include raising the Culture of Safety and Environment of Work scores.
- Created and presented business plans outlining possible programs for hospital, including pro forma and risk assessment allowing leadership to make informed decisions on where to utilize hospital/foundation resources.
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Eligibility
To qualify, you must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. Sutter Health is unable to sponsor work visas for this position currently and in the future.
You must be a current graduate student at an accredited university in one or more of the following programs AND must confer graduation between July 8, 2022 – July 7, 2023:
- MBA-health/healthcare management focus
- MHA
- MPH-health management & policy focus
- JD
- MSN with dual degree MBA, MHA, or MPH programs, with expressed interest in healthcare administration
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Application and Selection Process
The application process consists of submitting all required documentation. Applications will go through a thorough review process. Those moving to the next phase of selection will be asked to participate in a series of interviews.
Required Documents
Online, with application:
- Resume
- One-page statement of internship and career objectives
- Volunteer/Community Benefit activities
Sent separately:
- Two letters of recommendation, one professional, one academic
- Graduate transcripts
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Deadline
The application deadline for the 2023-2024 Administrative Fellowship Program has passed.
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