Fellowships
A post graduate administrative fellowship is a developmental experience that provides a unique setting for training in health care administration and is designed to cultivate leaders in health care. By fostering close working relationships between the fellow and senior management, an administrative fellowship focuses on developing core competencies and leadership characteristics.
The fellow explores several administrative areas during a variety of rotations throughout the fellowship. The fellow identifies and refines his/her professional goals and objectives with mentorship and guidance from the executive leadership team.
Fellowships are offered by many hospitals and health care systems nationwide and are highly competitive. The completion of a graduate degree is required before the fellowship begins. Positions begin in June or July and are normally one year in length. Occasionally, fellowship positions last two years. Opportunity for on-going employment is at the discretion of the organization.
The following are UW MHA students who have received fellowships:
2009 MHA Graduates- Sharon Elefant, Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health System, Seattle, WA
- Ruramai Hope, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
- Uzoma Mmeje, Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Health System, Los Angeles, CA
- Laura Noon, Multicare Health System, Tacoma, WA
- Ben Perry, Ochsner Health System, New Orleans, LA
- Kevin Jenkins, Franciscan Health System, Tacoma, WA
- Rick Shumway, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), Pittsburgh, PA (2-year fellowship)
- Lesley Jones, Legacy Health System, Portland, OR
- Chinua Lambie, Group Health Cooperative Diversity Fellowship, Seattle, WA
- Melissa Strayer, Providence Health & Services, Seattle, WA
- Dave Tkachuck, Adventist Health, Portland, OR (2-year fellowship)
- Michael Lo, Children's Hospital & Regional Medical Center, Seattle, WA
- Hwa-Sun (Sunny) Diaz, Group Health Cooperative Administrative Fellowship, Seattle, WA
- John Rigg, David A. Winston Health Policy Fellowship, Washington, DC