Program Structure and Preceptors

Year one: Project and experiential focus

The goal of the first year is to provide a foundation for fellows as they begin their career as leaders. Fellows will be placed either at one of our hospitals, our administrative campus, or in one of our business units, such as OhioHealth Physician Group or Population Health. Fellows will work closely with their preceptors and interact with system leaders on a variety of projects to gain project management experience. Projects are selected based on organizational needs and personal interests.

Projects from previous first years have included:

• Physician contract management
  
• Lean implementation
• Epic implementation
• Hospital throughput improvement
• Freestanding emergency department construction and operationalization

Year two: Management focus

The goal of the second year is to develop management competencies by giving fellows increasing responsibilities, including direct people management. Each fellow will be placed in an interim management position within the organization. During the management year, fellows will be responsible for managing a team of direct reports while overseeing departmental budgets. This opportunity enables fellows to take on management responsibilities while receiving feedback from both their preceptor and a director within their business unit. Fellows work with their preceptors to determine second year management positions, which are based on organizational needs and personal interests.

Examples of second year management positions include:

• Business Operations Manager, Emergency Department – OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital
• Business Operations Manager, Surgical Services – OhioHealth Grant Medical Center
• Manager of Operations, Pulmonary Services – OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital
• Practice Manager, Urology – OhioHealth Physician Group
• Manager, Supply Chain Logistics – OhioHealth Doctors Hospital

Leadership and professional development

Continuous development is an integral part of any OhioHealth Administrative Fellowship. Fellows have access to multiple resources to hone their leadership and professional skills, in on-the-job, formal and social learning settings, including:

• Preceptors for day-to-day development.
• Executive-level sponsors for mentorship.
• Executive coaches for leadership and personal development.
• Executive briefings to engage with executive-level system leaders.
• System leadership meetings.
• Formal learning, such as curriculum days and development seminars.
• Social learning experiences with the fellowship cohort.
• Connections with 25 fellowship alumni to promote relationship-building and networking.