ChristianaCare's Administrative Fellowship is a one-year training program offered to students in their final year of, or a recent graduate, of an accredited Masters Program in Health Administration (MHA), Business Administration (MBA), Public Health (MPH), or a related field.
As a large health system in a small state, ChristianaCare will offer a unique, challenging and diverse learning experience for our fellow. We are engaged in many efforts to transform our health system and meet the health care challenges facing our community and nation.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
The selected candidate for this role will:
Actively participate in the Administrative Fellowship Program education curriculum.
Gain exposure to elements of our health care delivery system in areas such as our service lines, essential services, medical group, information technology, home health, and others.
Work collaboratively with Preceptor to identify projects, rotations and key learning opportunities.
Engage in rotations to develop a broad understanding of the integrated health system.
Utilize learned project management skills to support the completion of assigned and acquired projects to gain hands-on, project-specific experience.
Interact with key system wide leaders.
Attend senior management meetings to support the understanding of operating as a total health care system.
Participate in professional development.
Performs other related duties as required
Benefits & Incentives
Full Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, etc.
Generous paid time off with annual roll-over and opportunities to cash out.
Tuition assistance
Incredible Work/Life benefits including annual membership to care.com, access to backup care services for dependents through Care@Work, retirement planning services, financial coaching, fitness and wellness reimbursement, and great discounts through several vendors for hotels, rental cars, theme parks, shows, sporting events, movie tickets, insurance and much more!
ChristianaCare has three distinct campuses and a large physician network providing the fellow exposure to multi-disciplinary project work that will prepare them for the complexities of serving various communities.
In addition to project work, the fellow will attend senior management meetings which will support the understanding of operating as a total health care system.
They will also engage in rotations to develop a broad understanding of the integrated health system.
Rotation Examples
Campus Operations (Christiana, Wilmington, and Union Hospitals)
Finance (Revenue Cycle, Business Planning, Financial Planning)
Service Lines (Women’s & Children’s Health, Behavioral Health, Heart & Vascular, Neurosciences, others)
Medical Group (Acute and Ambulatory Practices)
Human Resources (Benefits, Compensation, Talent Acquisition)
Patient Experience
External Affairs
Clinical Essential Services
Facilities and Design/Construction
Strategy and Planning
Information Technology
Project Examples
Gene Editing Institute Laboratory Move
Outpatient Hemodialysis Strategy Concept
Phlebotomy Outsourcing
Pediatric Center Operations Workflow Design
Clinical Pathways for Care Standardization
Operating and Capital Budgets
Business Planning and Proposals
Lean Six Sigma Greenbelt Projects
System Implementation
Partnership Engagements
System Integrations & Acquisitions
Center for Women’s & Children’s Health Operations Relocation
Direct to Consumer Bariatric Surgery Program
CLABSI Rate Process Improvement
Standardization of Medical Group Onboarding
Prospective candidates should submit a completed application packet, including:
Resume
Two letters of recommendation
Current Transcript
A one-page narrative/personal statement focusing on the applicant's:
Interest in healthcare administration
Career goals and objectives
Specific interest in ChristianaCare.
The Administrative Fellowship application process is now open and will close on Friday, September 12th, 2025, for the 2026-2027 Administrative Fellow position.
Applications must be submitted by the deadline with all required documentation attached. Incomplete applications will NOT be considered.
Submit your questions to AdministrativeFellowship@ChristianaCare.org to learn more about the ChristianaCare Administrative Fellowship.
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Post End DateSep 12, 2025EEO Posting StatementChristiana Care Health System is an equal opportunity employer, firmly committed to prohibiting discrimination, whose staff is reflective of its community, and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.