Deland Administrative Fellowship
The Brigham and Women's Hospital
Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit, we support patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.
Job Summary
The Deland Administrative Fellowship is a one-year experience in hospital administration which prepares professionals to be leaders of health care institutions. Fellows are exposed to the operations of an academic and community-based medical center and develop the skills which are fundamental to their development as healthcare professionals.Through project-based learning guided by senior leaders, Deland Administrative Fellows focus on effective ways to bridge the worlds of science, medicine, and administration. Fellows have the opportunity to build on and augment their prior professional experience through exposure to both principles of management, operations and finance paired with exposure to clinical areas and collaboration with clinical leaders. Due to its flexible curriculum, the Fellows have an opportunity to work on a variety of projects to further define and strengthen their areas of interest.
QUALIFICATIONS
Candidates for the Deland Fellowship come from a variety of careers and educational backgrounds, including medicine, business, law, public policy, and public health. An advanced degree from a U.S. accredited institution is required for consideration.
The Deland Fellowship is a distinctive and unique learning opportunity which requires Fellows to display self-motivation, critical thinking, and leadership and to take initiative to address complex challenges at all levels of the organization. 2 years of relevant professional work experience is required, and 3 years of relevant professional work experience in a healthcare or business environment is strongly preferred.
Please note that applicants must have a graduate degree.
Qualifications
Deland Fellows work with administrators, faculty and staff at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, the Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital, and the Mass General Brigham system on projects which are compatible with and tailored to their background and interests and meet the needs of the organization. Opportunities for professional development include:
· Participation in leadership meetings and assignment to high-impact projects spanning a range of topics and clinical areas across the organization;
· Hands-on exposure to clinical work, including physician and nursing rounds, observations, and participation in quality rounds;
· Experience in administrative management, operations, finance, marketing, and research administration through project activities and meeting participation;
· Experience working within an integrated health care system of academic and community-based hospitals;
· Professional development opportunities, including conference participation and internal and external trainings.
Deland Fellows are mentored by a member of the senior leadership team and are supervised by the Deland Fellowship Program Director.
The Deland Administrative Fellowship is a distinctive and unique learning opportunity which requires Fellows to display self-motivation, critical thinking, and leadership and to take initiative to address complex challenges at all levels of the organization. The Fellowship is well suited to applicants who have previous experience in healthcare, business, and related fields.
Additional Job Details (if applicable)
HOW TO APPLY
Brigham and Women's Hospital utilizes the National Council on Administrative Fellowship (NAFCAS) centralized application system as a part of the Fellowship Application. Candidates can apply at nafcas.liaisoncas.com. If there is a reason that the potential candidate cannot apply through NAFCAS, please contact the program director.
The NAFCAS application includes the following components:
· CV
· Cover Letter
· Essay Questions
· Official Graduate School Transcript
· Three (3) Letters of Recommendation
Deland Fellowship applications will be open in early June. Applications must be submitted by no later than September 26, 2025, in accordance with NAFCAS timelines. All interviews will be conducted virtually during the period between September and October 2025. Candidates selected for the Deland Fellowship during this cycle will begin the Fellowship in June 2026.
The current Deland Administrative Fellows will be hosting information sessions for candidates:
· August 14, 2025, from 4 to 5 pm EST
· September 8, 2025, from 12 noon to 1 pm EST
For additional information and to sign up, please send an email to BWHDeland@partners.org.
To learn more about the Deland Administrative Fellowship Program, please visit our website: http://www.brighamandwomens.org/about-bwh/deland-fellowship/description
ABOUT THE BRIGHAM
Brigham and Women’s Hospital is a world-class academic medical center and 793-bed, non-profit hospital based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Brigham serves patients from New England, across the United States and from 120 countries around the world. A major teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital has a legacy of clinical excellence that continues to grow year after year.
The Brigham network includes 1,200 doctors throughout New England working across 150 outpatient practices. An international leader in virtually every area of medicine, the Brigham has led numerous medical and scientific breakthroughs that have improved lives around the world.
The Brigham entities include Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH), Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital (BWFH), and Brigham and Women's Physicians Organization (BWPO). Brigham and Women's
Faulkner Hospital, located in Jamaica Plain, is a 171-bed non-profit, community teaching hospital offering complete medical, surgical, and psychiatric care, as well as a full complement of emergency, ambulatory, and diagnostic services.
Mass General Brigham: An Integrated Health Care System
Brigham and Women’s Hospital is part of Mass General Brigham, a single, integrated health care system that consists of 16 member institutions that encompass a range of health care organizations. In addition to our academic medical centers, these include top-tier specialty hospitals, community hospitals, a rehabilitation network, a health insurance plan, a physician network, a teaching organization and many locations for urgent and community care.
Mass General Brigham was formerly known as Partners HealthCare when it was founded in 1994 by Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital. With the recently adopted Mass General Brigham name, we aspire to more closely connect with patients and communities. Working together as one system, our health care organizations can leverage their collective expertise, resources and compassion to better serve patients and the community.
To learn more about our organization, please visit (brighamandwomens.org)
Remote Type
Work Location
Pay Range
$56,992.00 - $82,992.00/Annual
Grade
6
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