Healthcare Administration Fellowships
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ACHE encourages early careerists to consider an Administrative Fellowship role as a way to gain
hands-on experience in healthcare management and develop essential leadership skills. ACHE also
encourages organizations to host an Administrative Fellow to grow leadership talent and support the
next generation of healthcare leaders. Focus: Offers hands-on experience in healthcare
management and leadership skill development for early careerists. Duration: Typically, 12 months.
Eligibility: Varies by program; often targets recent graduates of MHA, MBA, or MPH programs.
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Do you have an MHA, MBA, or MPH from a CAHME, AACSB, or CEPH-accredited program and an interest in
healthcare management? The Healthcare Administrative Fellowship is a 12-month rotational program
designed to provide qualified candidates with a unique opportunity to learn and grow as a healthcare
professional under the leadership and guidance of experienced leaders. Focus: A 12-month
rotational program to learn and grow under experienced leaders, focusing on healthcare
administration, patient care, and operational efficiency. Duration: 12 months. Eligibility:
Recent MHA, MBA (healthcare emphasis), or MPH graduates from CAHME, AACSB, or CEPH-accredited
programs within 12 months of fellowship start; some healthcare experience required.
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MedStar Health System Administrative Fellowship. MedStar Washington Hospital Center Administrative
Fellowship. MedStar Ambulatory Services Administrative Fellowship. MedStar Health Quality and Safety
Physician Leadership Fellowship. Focus: Develops leaders in healthcare administration across
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$7.7 billion not-for-profit health system in Maryland, D.C., and Virginia. Duration: Varies by
program (four distinct fellowships offered). Eligibility: Degree completed within 12 months
prior to or contingent on fellowship completion; apply via NAFCAS or mail by September 27, 2024.
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Medical & Clinical Fellowships
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National Medical Fellowships (NMF) works to address the physician shortage by broadening the
pathways to medical education, providing leadership opportunities to ensure clinical research
includes everyone, and supporting the success of medical students and current practitioners. Focus:
Broadens pathways to medical education, supports medical students and practitioners, and builds
healthcare leaders to address physician shortages and health disparities. Duration: Varies by
program. Eligibility: Students of medicine and other health professions; specific criteria
depend on the scholarship or fellowship.
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The Commonwealth Fund's Harkness Fellowships provide a unique opportunity for individuals who are
committed to advancing health care policy and practice to spend a year in the United States
conducting internationally comparative research with mentorship from leading U.S. experts. Alongside
their research, Fellows engage in a series of leadership development activities, gain an in-depth
understanding of the U.S. health care system and policy landscape, and build a robust network for
cross-national exchange and collaboration. The program is open to eligible individuals from the
following countries: Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway,
Singapore, and the United Kingdom. Focus: Midcareer researchers and practitioners from
Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, and the UK
conduct research in the U.S. on health policy and practice. Duration: Up to 12 months.
Eligibility: Midcareer professionals in health services or policy.
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Committed to preparing our APP workforce to excel as competent providers and confident leaders
within our healthcare teams. Our one-year, post-graduate fellowship program is appropriate for new
NP and PA graduates, as well as experienced APPs wishing to change discipline or career paths.
Focus: Prepares nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) for competence and
leadership in acute, primary, and urgent care settings; includes specialty tracks like urgent care,
orthopedics, neonatology, cardiology, and critical care. Duration: 1 year. Eligibility: New
or experienced NPs and PAs; post-fellowship employment eligibility across NC, SC, GA, or AL.
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This unique, two-year fellowship program is a joint project of the Department of Family Medicine at
the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University/Kent Hospital of Rhode Island, Thundermist
Community Health Center, and Blackstone Vallue Community Health Center, leading federally-funded
community health centers in Rhode Island. Family physicians pursuing careers in global health are
often called upon to engage in teaching, leadership, clinical care, and research in low- and
middle-income countries. This fellowship is specifically designed to equip physicians with the
skills necessary to meet these needs. The goal of the program is to provide fellows with a strong
foundation in teaching, leadership, and clinical skills for a variety of settings and learners,
curriculum design, and educational scholarship. Focus: Equips family physicians with
teaching,
leadership, clinical, and research skills for global health settings. Duration: 2 years.
Eligibility: Family medicine graduates; offered by Brown University, Thundermist, and
Blackstone Valley Community Health Centers.
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The Cahaba Family Medicine Global Health Fellowship is a one-year post-residency fellowship that
aims to train family medicine physicians who wish to devote much of their clinical practice to
international medicine. Upon successful completion of the fellowship, fellows will have obtained a
Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (through the UAB Gorgas Course), and be eligible to sit for
the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene CTropMed exam for a certificate in tropical
medicine. Focus: Trains family physicians for international medicine, including tropical
medicine, ultrasound, wound care, HIV, and TB care, with up to 12 weeks of international rotations.
Duration: 1 year. Eligibility: Post-residency family medicine physicians.
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The fellowship programs at the U-M Medical School Department of Family Medicine are among the top
programs in the nation. Our evidence-based approach to teaching creates an environment for learning
the foundations of family medicine while developing the intellectual skills to critically evaluate
and incorporate new information. Our resources allow our department to continually develop
innovative fellowship programs to meet to changing needs of new family physicians and the healthcare
system. Focus: Includes multiple programs like Academic Family Medicine, Community Medicine,
Disability Health, Geriatrics, and Palliative Medicine, blending clinical, academic, and research
training. Duration: Typically 1 year. Eligibility: Varies; often targets University of
Michigan Family Medicine Residency graduates or related fields.
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Global Health & Specialized Fellowships
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Ideal candidates for the IHI Fellowship Program have strong foundational knowledge and experience in
quality, safety, and quality improvement capability. Candidates seek to hone their knowledge and
skills to effectively institute impactful change and achieve organizational goals in today's complex
health care environment. Focus: Enhances strategic, operational, and thought leadership
skills
in quality and safety for healthcare professionals worldwide. Duration: 14 months.
Eligibility: Professionals with strong foundational knowledge in quality, safety, and
improvement.
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The Health Affairs Health Equity Fellowship for Trainees (HEFT) and the Podcast Fellowship programs
provide multi-layered mentorship to early-career researchers. As part of the Fellowship programs,
our fellows receive mentorship from experienced Health Affairs authors and editorial staff. The HEFT
fellows prepare for their manuscripts to be published in Health Affairs or another journal, and the
Podcast fellows produce a podcast season which will air as part of the Health Affairs Pathways
podcast channel. Focus: Provides mentorship to early-career researchers to prepare
manuscripts on health equity for publication, advancing equity in health services research.
Duration: Varies. Eligibility: Early-career researchers in health services.
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The PAHO/WHO Fellowships program is a technical cooperation tool that builds human resource capacity
by training public health workers in country priority health needs. Since 1948, the PAHO/WHO
Fellowships program has facilitated training programs for health practitioners and researchers from
around the world. Fellowships are country-based with selection and funding provided at the country
level.Focus: Builds technical capacity in the Western Pacific Region, offering undergraduate,
postgraduate, short-term, and long-term training for health staff to improve health outcomes.
Duration: Varies (study tours, courses, etc.). Eligibility: Health workers or scientists
nominated by national health administrations, typically under 55 years old.
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The Diabetology Fellowship at Kent Hospital is designed to train primary care physicians to be
experts in the clinical management of patients with complex diabetes. Focus: Hands-on
training
for primary care physicians to lead in treating complex diabetes. Duration: Not specified in post;
typically, 1-2 years for similar programs. Eligibility: Primary care physicians. Application:
Open as of June 9, 2025; check Brown University site for deadlines.
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A key issue in health is the poor availability of health professionals ready to take up the
challenge of working with the most vulnerable communities in rural and remote areas. In search of
suitable candidates, Azim Premji Foundation is launching the Azim Premji Health Equity Fellowship,
offering young health professionals the opportunity to learn the complexities of practising medicine
while working for the most vulnerable in remote and resource-scarce geographies.
Focus: Mentorship and training to advance health equity, likely targeting professionals or
researchers passionate about equitable healthcare access. Duration: Not specified; varies by
program. Eligibility: Not detailed; likely requires healthcare or related background.
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