Administrative Fellow

The Cone Health Administrative Fellowship is a dynamic, two-year postgraduate experience that provides Fellows with comprehensive exposure to core components of the Cone Health enterprise. Cone Health is seeking highly motivated, forward-thinking individuals with a passion for healthcare to apply for the 2025-2027 Cone Health Administrative Fellowship. We are currently accepting applications. Please visit www.conehealth.com/adminfellow for more details.

Application Requirements:

The 2025-2027 Cone Health Administrative Fellowship is open to anyone with a graduate degree including but not limited to MHA, MBA, MPH, and MSHA. All coursework and degrees must be completed by May 2025. Applicants who must complete a fellowship to fulfill a graduation are welcomed to apply.

Interested applicants should upload all application materials through this career portal by September 6, 2024. Application materials include the following:

1. Current Resume
2. Official Graduate School Transcript
3. Three (3) Letters of Recommendation: (1) ACADEMIC, (1) PROFESSIONAL, and (1) OTHER (academic, professional, or letter from your program director)
4. Prompted Personal Statement (view statement questions)

All letters of recommendation should be addressed to the Administrative Fellowship Selection Committee. If your recommender prefers to contact the program directly, please have your recommender email a PDF version of his/her letter to [email protected] with the subject line "Last Name of Applicant, First Name of Applicant: Recommendation Letter for Cone Health Administrative Fellowship".

Prompted Personal Statement Questions:  Please answer each of the questions below (in 300 words or less per response). Place all answers into one PDF document. Please also denote whether your interest is finance, operations or both.

1. Please provide an example of when you successfully implemented process improvements and how do you envision applying similar strategies to Cone Health, specifically focused on operational efficiency.

2. Given the dynamic nature of healthcare finance, how would you balance the need for cost containment with the imperative to maintain high-quality patient care, and what strategies would you employ to achieve this balance at Cone Health? How does the value-based care environment impact your answer?

3. Cone Health places significant value on continuous learning and development. Please describe a time when you actively sought new knowledge and skills to address a complex issue. How do you plan to integrate a commitment to lifelong learning into your professional career, beginning as a fellow?

4. What is on the horizon for healthcare that you are most excited about? How do you see Cone Health operating in the future?

5. What is your personal motivation for a career in healthcare leadership?

Applicants will be notified when applications are received. Only complete and punctual applications will be considered.

Job Description: 

The intent of the Administrative Fellowship is to develop leaders who intend to pursue a career in healthcare administration. The role of an Administrative Fellow is to utilize and further develop the skills and knowledge acquired during graduate education and previous work experiences, within a formal health care setting. The fellowship is designed to provide the fellow with opportunities to:
-Develop a practical understanding of clinical and administrative interrelationships in a health care organization.
-Further the development of a code of personal ethics and dedication to the high ideals and standards, which are essential for a career in health care administration.
-Improve the fellow's understanding of the concepts and principles presented in the didactic portion of their program.
- Strengthen leadership, judgment, problem-solving and administrative skills.
 -Develop an understanding of the inadequacies and constraints of the health care delivery system and the role of the administrator in maximizing the quality of services available in the system.
 -Develop goals for personal and professional development.