Fellowship Description

The Deland Fellowship Program in Health Care and Society prepares professionals to be leaders of tomorrow’s health care institutions. During this one-year fellowship, appointees develop skills which are fundamental to the operations of an academic and community-based medical center.

The program is based at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a world leader in patient care, medical education and research, and a major teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School. The fellowship experience is further enhanced by the hospital’s membership in the Partners HealthCare System, founded by Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital. This integrated system, the largest in the Boston area, is advancing the field of health care through collaborative clinical programs, teaching and research initiatives.

The program is a distinctive and unique learning opportunity. Through project-based learning guided by senior management, Deland fellows focus on effective ways to bridge the worlds of medicine and administrative management. Fellows pursing administrative roles gain understanding of the clinical aspects of healthcare; and clinician fellows explore the principles of management, operations and finance.

Deland fellows work with senior faculty and staff at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. The project-based program is tailored to the fellow’s background and interests. Opportunities for study include:

• For non-clinicians, hands-on exposure to clinical work, including physician and nursing rounds, observing clinical procedures and quality rounds;
• For clinicians, experience in management, finance, operations, marketing and community relations;
• Experience working within an integrated health care system of academic and community-based hospitals;
• Participation in meetings of senior managers and assignments to special projects under their guidance.

Unlike other administrative residencies and fellowships, the Deland Fellowship is very flexible and therefore is well suited to mid-career applicants who may have had experiences in other fields. Former Deland fellows have come from a variety of positions and disciplines within the health care field.