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Program Structure
The Administrative Fellowship is a combination of institutionally structured rotations and Fellow-directed activities. The first year is spent rotating through core hospital operations, followed by an interim management role and self-directed project work. The operational rotations are designed to provide a combination of educational and experiential developmental opportunities. Each Fellow will formulate a tailored program to enhance practical management skills, augment his or her formal education and increase professional development opportunities.
Following the orientation, Foundations of an Academic Medical Center, each Fellow helps formulate a program tailored to his or her individual interests and needs that also serves to enhance practical management skills. Projects are selected from current organizational priorities, such as business development, strategic planning, hospital operations and community service.
Administrative Fellows are partnered with a mentor team comprised of a vice president, a director and the Administrative Fellowship program manager. The mentor team provides a mutually rewarding and satisfying experience for Administrative Fellows and members of Northwestern Memorial leadership by fostering a relationship between experienced leaders and those aspiring to leadership roles.
Rotations
Listed below are the core rotations with examples of previous Administrative Fellowship projects.
Clinical Operations (Care Delivery Process, Physician Relations)
- Led a multidisciplinary team of managers and clinicians in the implementation of process improvements to reduce delays in access to medication and lab results for Labor and Delivery patients
- With clinical and administrative team, implemented revised surgery scheduling system to standardize procedures and maximize productivity in the Operating Rooms
- Developed a business plan and implemented a community-based primary prevention program, which included components of health screening and education targeted towards cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease
- Managed evaluation and implementation of the Illinois Breast and Cervical Cancer Program
- Developed principles and a process for evaluating grant funding requests for Clinical Program Development and Clinician Recruitment
Finance (Capital and Operating Budget Development and Management)
- Evaluated automated medication dispensing equipment vendors and presented recommendations to Capital Budget Committee
- Developed strategy and performed financial analyses with the managed care team in preparation for contract negotiations with payors
- Performed financial analysis of Community Fund Raising Organizations at the Northwestern Memorial Foundation
Information Technology (Project Management)
- Led a patient safety project to evaluate the implementation of potential of bar-coding and point-of-care information technology
Quality and Planning (Process Improvement, DMAIC)
- Analyzed telemetry bed utilization and recommended strategies for optimizing current capacity for nursing and physician leadership
- Created a business plan for an outpatient imaging center, including competitive and market analyses, volume projections and financial modeling
- Authored key component of CON application for additional medical surgical beds by creating a business case for volume growth based on current and future clinical program expansion
Fellow Directed Activities
- Campus and Facility Planning
- Community Relations and Services
- Government and Legislative Relations
- Human Resources
- Philanthropy
- Public Relations and Marketing
Foundations of an Academic Medical Center
Orientation is structured to provide Fellows with an understanding of Northwestern Memorial HealthCare from key stakeholder perspectives including:
- Board members
- Senior management
- Clinicians (Physicians, Nurses)
- Operations and Support Services (Environmental Services, Lab, Pharmacy, Surgical Services)
- Administrative (Admitting and Registration, Business Development, Finance, Human Resources, Marketing and Public Relations)
- Community (Federally Qualified Health Centers, Community Service, Emergency Medical Services)
- Patient (Patient Representative)
