Administrative Fellow
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Job Description
The University of Iowa Health Care Administrative Fellowship provides select individuals with a post-graduate opportunity to foster development as a health care professional in an academic medical center. This position aims to develop a greater understanding of issues central to UI Health Care through supporting a broad range of projects of operational and strategic importance in partnership with clinical and administrative leaders. This position requires systematic substantial in-depth knowledge of the field of healthcare administration. This knowledge is typically acquired through a graduate program resulting in the issuance of a masters degree in healthcare administration business administration public health or a similar discipline.
Position Responsibilities: University of Iowa Health Care is hiring for their 2026-2028 Administrative Fellowship. The fellowship is a two-year the first year the Fellow is assigned to Hospital Administration and reports to the Administrative Chief of Staff of UI Health Care Clinical the second year the Fellow transitions to University of Iowa Physicians (UIP) reporting to the Director of Clinical Services for UIP. The core responsibilities at these locations will be similar; day-to-day interactions and projects during the first year will be centered around the hospital and projects during the second year will be primarily focused on ambulatory clinics.
Administrative Fellows benefit from ongoing interaction with the entire leadership team involving a broad range of strategic and operational issues. The content of the experience is tailored to best match organizational needs and individual strengths and interests. As such the following components and characteristics provide a framework for defining the fellowship experience:
Professional Growth
- Attend and participate in leadership meetings in which direction policy and strategic issues are addressed.
- Engage in one-on-one meetings and rounding with leaders across the organization to learn about different clinical and academic departments.
- Participate in Executive Leadership Academy a program run by the Office of the Chief Medical Officer to provide promising leaders across the organization with leadership education and mentorship.
Data Tracking & Analyses
- Track and analyze performance metrics for quarterly meetings between department leadership and the CEOs Office.
- Analyze drivers of U.S. News Rankings results.
- Analyze data for departmental performance
Project Management
- Partner with clinical department leadership on strategic initiatives and other follow-up items aimed at improving performance across our organizational strategic pillars.
- Run other projects of strategic or operational importance to Executive Leadership during the course of the Fellowship.
People Management
- Manage the recruitment hiring and onboarding processes for the subsequent year administrative fellow graduate assistants and summer interns.
- Serve as a graduate program teaching assistant to support teaching and grading for Master of Healthcare Administration Legal and Integrative Capstone courses.
Education Requirement:
Masters degree in Hospital Administration Business Administration or a similar degree from a CAHME (Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education) or equivalent accredited graduate program prior to the fellowship start date.
Experience Requirements
- Strong academic performance
- Relevant experience (1-3 years) in healthcare or a health industry or business administration-related job
- Outstanding verbal written and interpersonal communication skills. Excellent presentation skills.
- Proficiency in computer software applications.
- Demonstrated experience working effectively in a welcoming and respectful workplace environment.
- Possess the ability to analyze complex data and report metrics.
Desired Qualifications
- Demonstrated interest in a career in academic medical center administration.
Application Process
Our application is a two-step process.
1. The online step
Please follow the online process on this site.
Application Details:
To be considered for an interview applicants must upload a resume and cover letter and mark them as a Relevant File to the submission.
2. The email submission of documents step
Inone PDFdocument(in the following order) please include:
1. Current resume and cover letter
2. One-page Career Goals and Objectives statement specifying interest in: a career in health administration University of Iowa Health Care administrative fellowship and desired areas to explore in the fellowship
3. Official Graduate transcripts (scanned copies are accepted)
4. Two letters of recommendation: one from a graduate program faculty member one professional
Materials must be emailedto the current fellowby the deadline of Saturday Sept. 6 2025. If electronic submission is an issue for the candidate hard copy applications will be accepted at the following mailing address:
Amelia Maixner
Administrative Fellow
University of Iowa Health Care
200 Hawkins Drive
1312 John W. Colloton Pavilion
Iowa City IA 52242-1009
This job openingisposted through September 6 2025.
Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification.
Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process. For questions contact Mimi Maixner at
This position is not eligible for university sponsorship for employment authorization.
Employment Type
Grant
