Fellowship Experience

 

2007-2008 Deland Fellow Sherman Zemler Wu in the Command Center during the move of 75 ICU and stepdown patients to the Shapiro Cardiovascular Center.

Examples of First Positions Post Fellowship

• Administrative Manager, Cardiovascular Diagnostic
  and Interventional Center
• Senior Project Manager, Ambulatory Services
• Director, Surgical Clinical Services
• Operations Manager, Division of Thoracic Surgery
• Project Manager and Financial Analyst, Department
  of Surgery Administration
• Senior Consultant, Center for Clinical Excellence

Selected Fellowship Experiences

Clinical

• Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Procedure
• Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Rounds
• Post Op Pain Service Rounds
• Off-shift Nurse Administrator Rounds
• Clinical Lab
• Cath Lab
• Emergency Department
• Shadowing Hospitalist/Intern
• In and Out-Patient Pharmacy
• Coronary Care Unit Rounds

Administrative

• Tours and Visits to Partners Affiliate Institutions
• BWH Operations Committee
• Billing/Claims
• Admitting/OB Admitting
• Family Liaison Desk
• Finance
• Patient and Family Relations
• Central Transport/Patient Equipment Distribution
• Food Service and Operational Tour
• Center for Clinical Excellence

Examples of Fellowship Projects

• Cardiovascular service-line volume analysis
• Analysis of OB/GYN department financial arrangement for Ambulatory care
• Operational planning for a new Day Surgery unit
• Departmental Multi-Year Planning for Orthopedics/Rheumatology and Plastic Surgery
• BWH tower inventory of space
• Patient and family centered model of care analysis and implementation
• Assessment and gap analysis of BWH Emergency Management Preparedness
• Pathology Lean initiatives
• Recovery Room utilization planning
• Work-planning and financial modeling for image-guided surgery suite
• Budgeting and business planning for a new charitable housing program
• Capital project planning for ambulatory care site
• Planning for new multidisciplinary ambulatory care center
• Inpatient move planning for Shapiro Cardiovascular Center opening
• Community Health and Health Equity Steering Committee
• Roll-out of WHO Safe Surgery Checklist

Former Fellow Testimonials

The Deland Fellowship provided me the unique opportunity to sit in on high-level administrative meetings, meet one-on-one with both clinical and administrative leaders, and shadow clinicians. I was involved with projects ranging from budget management to process improvement, regulatory compliance to patient safety. I learned that effective, high quality patient care is driven, directly and indirectly, by decisions made at various levels within the institution, and on a wide range of issues.  The extraordinary experiences I had highlighted the fact that key in this decision making process is effective leadership, teamwork and communication, and maintaining a clear focus on patient and family needs.
Deland Fellow 2010-2011

On one level, the Deland Fellowship provided me with an unparalleled opportunity to learn how a complex academic medical center functions: from front-line patient care, to Board-level decisions; from the intricacies of reimbursement methodologies to the annual budgeting process. However, this year has given me much more than that. Through my project work, the clinical immersion experiences, dedicated mentorship, and extensive exposure to senior leadership, it has also provided me a glimpse into the subtle elements of culture, leadership, camaraderie, and intellectual curiosity that enable innovative organizations like the Brigham to suceed. I know that these are lessons I will always carry with me as I pursue a career in healthcare administration.
Deland Fellow 2010-2011

The Deland Fellowship....provided me with the opportunity to see firsthand the work of physicians and what management does to ensure departments have the ability to provide support for their physicians, remain financially viable, find opportunities for growth, and keep patients satisfied.  In short, the fellowship provided the opportunity to see, and partake in the inner-workings of the hospital and how it forges ahead in the ever-changing healthcare market.  
Deland Fellow 2008-2009

To be an effective leader in the healthcare industry, one must understand the challenges that face health care institutions, be cognizant fo the concerns of the clinicians and staff, and manage incentives, which are often competing with each other, to drive an organization forward.  The Deland Fellowship prepares Fellows to shape the delivery of healthcare by providing an opportunity to learn about these issues with astonishing breadth and depth.
Deland Fellow 2007-2008

The structure of the Deland Fellowship allowed me the opportunity and privilege to gain exposure to all aspects of the hospital.  On a particular day I was able to shadow a nurse on the inpatient floor, shadow a physician in the emergency room, sit in on a Board of Trustees meeting, and meet with the Chief of Neurology.  During another opportunity I saw an in vitro fertilization procedure and soon after I went to the embryology lab to see how the actual fertilization occurred.  The opportunities and learning experiences throughout this Fellowship were endless.
Deland Fellow 2006-2007