Become a future leader with Advocate Health

In 2022, Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health came together to do more, be better and go faster to help more people live well. Together, we can deliver the best healthcare outcomes and make care more accessible and affordable for all. Under one enterprise, Advocate Health, we aim to train the best healthcare leaders through the Advocate Health Administrative Fellowship.

The Advocate Health Administrative Fellowship is comprised of four market brands – Atrium Health, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, Aurora Health Care and Advocate Health Care – with a collective successful program for over 40 years.

This one-year, post-graduate, project-based program selects fellows each year and is designed to provide the fellow with broad knowledge of healthcare operations and strategic planning. Under the guidance of their preceptor, fellows gain substantial experience and exposure to diverse divisions, departments, and cross-functional teams throughout the organization.

Specifically, fellows will each lead projects that advance Advocate Health’s commitment; are anchored in our strategic priorities and impact the continuum of health and care. Many opportunities will be available for fellows to lead and be active participants in other projects and initiatives as determined. In addition, fellows will be supported by a network of leaders and former fellows and encouraged to pursue their interests in operations, strategy, finance, quality, human resources, business development and/or other areas of health care.

Administrative Fellowship Program Benefits

The Advocate Health Administrative Fellowship Program is a structured framework that allows for flexibility based on a fellow’s interest. We strive to match project-based work that advances our mission and vision with the fellow’s interests to provide for a mutually beneficial relationship. Key qualities of the Advocate Health Administrative Fellowship include:

• Strong commitment from executive leadership and paired preceptor(s) assigned to each fellow

• • Opportunities to lead local, regional, and enterprise projects that advance growth, development, strategy, and operations
  • Provide experiential learning opportunities that will contribute to professional growth and organization performance

• Regular meetings with operational and clinical executive leadership

• • Formal learning and development opportunities including leadership workshops, delivering presentations, and conferences

• Networking with enterprise executives and attending executive leadership meetings
• Strong desire to retain former fellows for full-time employment post-program

Networking

• Current and former fellows are invited to attend a variety of formal and informal networking activities throughout the year
• Often coordinated by current and past fellows, our events offer an opportunity to share career advice, build long-term relationships and discuss ideas to maximize the program experience

Salary

Advocate Health fellows are paid an annual salary competitive with other administrative fellowship programs around the country. Fellows receive the full benefits package available to teammates as well as relocation assistance for those out of the area.

To learn more about Advocate Health click here: https://www.advocatehealth.org/

Advocate Health Fellowship Locations

Administrative Fellows will be assigned to a designated Advocate Health location in one of the following regions.

Midwest Locations (Four Fellowships)

• Greater Milwaukee, WI
• Chicagoland, IL

Southeast Locations (Six Fellowships)

• Charlotte, NC
• Macon, GA
• Winston-Salem, NC (Wake Forest Baptist)

Advocate Health Administrative Fellowship

 Requirements to Apply:

• Applicants must be a recent graduate within one year prior to the start of the fellowship (June 9, 2025) or fulfilling a one-year fellowship graduation requirement.
• Eligible applicants are graduates from a Master’s-level program or those fulfilling a fellowship requirement as a part of their graduate program in healthcare administration, business administration, or public health from a nationally accredited program and institution of higher learning.

 Important Dates:

• April 15, 2024: Applications will be live on the ACHE and Advocate Health career sites
• September 9, 2024: Application Deadline
• End of September 2024: Video Interviews
• Early October 2024: On-site/Final Interviews
• Early/Mid-October 2024: Offers Extended
• June 9, 2025: Program Start Date

Next Steps

To be considered, you must complete a candidate profile and upload the following documents into the career posting for each respective regional location you are interested in no later than September 9, 2024.

• Resume
• Personal Statement (1 page, single-spaced): Share professional goals and interests in pursuing the Advocate Health Administrative Fellowship Program. Include responses to the questions below.
  • How do you see yourself contributing to advancing our enterprise mission to improve health, elevate hope, and advance healing – for all?
  • Review our Advocate Health Administrative Fellowship Mission, Vision, and Values (see above) Briefly describe one experience that demonstrates at least one of these values: development, culture, exploration, and innovation.
  • What are your career aspirations (1, 5, 10 years)?
• Letters of Recommendation: Professional and Academic
• Must be addressed to the Administrative Fellowship Selection Committee
  • *If the individual(s) providing the recommendation(s) does not wish for the applicant to submit a letter on their behalf, they may send the letter separately by email with the subject line “Recommendation Letter_Applicant’s Full Name: xxx”

Transcripts: Official undergraduate and unofficial graduate transcripts

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