DMC Fellowship Program

The Detroit Medical Center (DMC) has record of service of providing medical excellence throughout the history of the Metropolitan Detroit area.  Our administrative post-graduate fellowship program is a natural extension of that reputation of innovation and leading edge practice and research.  The fellowship program provides an infusion of new ideas and approaches from the best educational institutions while providing careerists with an opportunity to further develop their business strategy acumen and to establish valuable mentoring relationship with some of the nation’s top healthcare professionals.

There is no healthcare system in the region or country with the same challenges and mission as the DMC.  There is no time in the history of the DMC, considering its long-standing history of service and care, that there has been a greater opportunity for leadership to chart a course of strategic growth. 

More about the DMC’s unique accomplishments, strengths and challenges:  The Detroit Medical Center’s (DMC) record of service has provided medical excellence throughout the history of the Metropolitan Detroit area. From the founding of Children’s Hospital in 1886, to the creation of the first mechanical heart at Harper Hospital 50 years ago, to our compassion for the underserved, our legacy of caring is unmatched.
 
Our medical experts are nationally recognized and each year, hundreds of DMC doctors are included in the list of America’s Best Doctors™.  A reputation for excellence draws patients to world-class programs in oncology, organ transplant, cardiology, women’s services, neurosciences, stroke treatment, optometry, orthopaedics, pediatrics and rehabilitation.
 
We are the leading academically integrated delivery system in metropolitan Detroit and the largest health care provider in southeast Michigan. The DMC has more than 2,000 licensed beds, 3,000 affiliated physicians, and is the teaching and clinical research site for Wayne State University School of Medicine, the nation’s fourth largest medical school.
 
Detroit Medical Center facilities employ best practices and conduct business in an atmosphere of respect and professionalism. Our recognition of and attention to diversity in our business operations and healthcare services in unparalleled.

Our volunteer efforts in health education and disease prevention represent an ongoing commitment to the health and well-being of the communities we serve.
 
The DMC continues to meet the health care needs of a growing community, offering the best in medical research and development, advanced technology and optimum clinical services.

• Specific unit / service line business plan (i.e. Kresge Eye Institute)
• Business model to respond to high percentage of uncompensated care
• Customer service employee engagement model development and implementation
• Specific unit / service line ambulatory system design and development. 

• The fellow partners with system leadership to learn the organization and the business and to offer the organization knowledge, insight and expertise.
• During the course of the fellowship, the fellow will get exposure to the following key aspects of our system:
• Organizational structure and governance
• Managed care and insurance groups
• Research and academic programs
• Ambulatory care network
• Private practice physician partnerships
• Range of hospitals – community, specialty, tertiary
• An integrated system orientation is the first program building block. 
• Each fellow has two preceptors --  a preceptor within a DMC hospital and a preceptor within the DMC corporate staff.  These preceptors provide a balanced exposure to this large health system.  The preceptors assist the fellow in finalizing their project plan and in ongoing prioritization, and assessment of accomplishment.
• Fellows have concurrent exposure to hospital operations and corporate administration in our academically integrated comprehensive health care delivery system.  Fellows are responsible for completing administrative projects in various areas such as: governance, medical staff development, operations, managed care, ambulatory care, policy, finance, planning and marketing.
• Fellows work closely with the executive team throughout the system (i.e., hospital and corporate level).  In this role, fellows participate in various administrative, medical, board and hospital committee meetings and rotations, as well as chairing some of the committees.  Responsibilities may include preparing reports and summaries of activities for system leadership.
• Bi-monthly meetings are held with the fellow and each preceptor.  The entire preceptor team meets on a bi-monthly basis.  The fellow is actively involved with each preceptor’s management team. 
• A formal, and informal, evaluation process will be used throughout the program to ensure that each fellow, and the overall program, are achieving the objectives.  The evaluation process will result in process improvements throughout the program year, as appropriate.

• One year (12 months) full-time fellowship

• Fellows will be provided with a competitive compensation and benefits package

• MHA or MHSA degree from an accredited graduate program

• Negotiation
• Tenacity
• Strategy Development
• Project Management
• Financial Analysis
• Relationship building between business and community partners
• Leadership

• Career objectives / Fellowship objectives
• Application
• Graduate transcript
• Two letters of recommendation
• Statement of voluntary community activity
• Current resume or CV

• Academic performance
• Leadership potential
• Alignment of DMC opportunities with career goals
• Communication and relationship-building skills
• Commitment to community service

• Familiarize fellows with the DMC operations and strategic objective
• Initiate relationship between fellows and DMC leadership
• Orientation will occur at both the system and operating unit levels

Orientation topics to include:

• Overview of key DMC departments, to include:  history, organization structure, roles and responsibilities, relationship to DMC strategic plan, potential projects or operational management opportunities
• Career path of the department leadership (model career path)
• Overview of fellow project plan framework

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