Requirements and Curriculum
Requirements
- CHOP ‘s Administrative Program is structured for individuals who classify themselves as leaders and self-starters, and those that have an interest in building a better understanding of management in academic healthcare.
- Qualified applicants will have an MHA, MS, MHSA, MPH, MBA degree with a healthcare concentration.
- Analytical skills of interpretation and presentation, strong communications skills, both orally and written, professionalism and independence are of utmost importance.
Curriculum
The Administrative Fellowship Program offers the flexibility to accommodate an individual’s interests with a framework of continuous learning. Each administrative fellow is exposed to a broad range of learning opportunities in the administrative disciplines.
The program consists of six to eight core rotations in areas such as patient care services, finance, human resources, hospital and ambulatory care operations, systems and procedures, research, hospital operations, clinical operations and general administration.
During each rotation responsibilities include:
- Projects during each rotation
- One major project that will span for the entire two years
- Two presentations to the Hospital’s Clinical Operations Committee (one at mid-point) to reflect the learning experience thus far. The second presentation at the completion of the program, relative to the major project.
During each rotation, the fellow participates in fundamental projects that support the hospital’s strategic Operating Plan, ongoing department initiatives and assist the fellow in developing core competencies. The responsibilities and assignments are primarily project oriented.
The rotations are jointly developed by administrative preceptors, senior vice presidents and the administrative fellow. The mentoring relationship with administrative staff members will include performance assessments that focus on characteristics of a successful administrator, such as managerial skills, judgment, initiative, credibility, creativity and leadership.
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