EMORY HEALTHCARE Administrative Fellowship Program<\/p>\n
EMORY HEALTHCARE Overview<\/strong> Fellowship Introduction<\/strong><\/p>\n The EHC Administrative Fellowship Program is a two-year operationally focused program. During the program, fellows gain an in-depth understanding of hospital and clinic based health-care operations. They are given the opportunity to take part in hands-on, operationally focused projects and participate in various leadership activities that nurture professional growth. Furthermore, fellows are exposed to high-level strategic planning and other health-system functions such as, marketing, human resources and information technology. The advantages of participating in the Administrative Fellowship Program are many. Most importantly, the fellowship provides:<\/p>\n Fellowship Objectives<\/strong> Fellowship Structure<\/strong> Program Components<\/strong><\/p>\n Project Management\/Evaluation<\/strong>
\nEMORY HEALTHCARE (EHC) is an integrated academic health-care system committed to caring for our patients and their families, educating health-care professionals for the future, pursuing discovery research and clinical innovation, and serving our community. As the clinical enterprise of the Robert W. Woodruff Health Sciences Center (WHSC) of Emory University, EHC is dedicated to the unifying core purpose, core values and strategic direction of the WHSC. The core purpose and core values of the WHSC including the academic,research and clinical organizations are: EHC\u2019s vision is \u201cto be recognized as the leading health-care system in Atlanta and the Southeast, differentiated by discovery, innovation and compassionate, patient-focused care.\u201d As the largest, most comprehensive health-care system in Georgia, EHC includes The Emory Clinic, Emory Children\u2019s Center, Emory University Hospital, Emory Crawford Long Hospital, Emory\u2019s Midtown hospital, and WesleyWoods Center. EHC has more than 9,000 employees, $1.5 billion in net patient service revenue and 1,184 licensed patient beds.<\/p>\n\n
\nThe primary objectives of the Administrative Fellowship Program are to:<\/p>\n\n
\nThe EHC Administrative Fellowship is a two-year, project-based program that targets master\u2019s candidates
\nand recent master\u2019s-level graduates in health-care administration, business administration, public
\nhealth and nursing administration.
\nDuring the first year of the fellowship program, each fellow is assigned to a senior-level executive who serves as his\/her preceptor. In the second year of the program, the fellow is more involved in selecting the senior-level executive who serves as his\/her preceptor. This selection is based on the fellows\u2019 needs and the interest and availability of the executives. Preceptors are chosen based on demonstrated commitment to the fellowship and mutual interests of the fellow and senior-level executive. The preceptor serves as the fellow\u2019s direct supervisor and provides professional guidance, mentorship and support during
\nthe 12-month rotation period.<\/p>\n\n
\nProject work comprises a major portion of the EHC Administrative Fellowship Program. Potential project content may include: (1) operations improvement, (2) project management, (3) interim management opportunities, (4) system-wide\/strategic initiatives and (5) leadership development. The fellow and his\/her preceptor select assignments that are mutually beneficial to the fellow, the specific health-care unit and the health system. Fellows will be officially evaluated by their preceptors on a semi-annual basis in November and April of both their first and second years using Performance Advantage. Performance Advantage is a system-wide process of planning, developing, coaching, providing feedback and evaluating contributions and performance.
\nPast projects include leading a major human resources and payroll systems conversion, creating a business plan for a service-line expansion and participating in developing a departmental strategic plan. Fellows also have participated in the design of new clinical operations models in an outpatient physician practice setting and coordinated EHC\u2019s American Heart Association fund-raising initiative. Managing projects such as operating room inventory, cultural competency initiative, contract negotiations with outsourcing companies, impact analysis of a physician order-entry system on operations, referral analyses and stepping into interim supervisory roles are other examples.<\/p>\n