Description
The University of Iowa Health Care is a nationally recognized academic medical center that is nationally ranked in 4 adult and 6 pediatric specialties by U.S. News & World Report. The hospital serves the role of a comprehensive health care center, receiving referrals for specialty care from physicians around the country. The fellowship is a two-year opportunity. In the first year, the Fellow is assigned to Hospital Administration and reports to the Administrative Chief of Staff of UI Health Care, Clinical Enterprise. In 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. The fellow will work and partner with clinical and administrative leaders across the enterprise to advance the operational and strategic goals of this world-class academic medical center. The fellowship is designed to expose the individual to a broad range of work experience in several key areas of focus. These areas include quality and safety, finance, operational efficiency, and patient and staff well-being. The content of the fellowship is tailored to best match the individual’s goals with organizational needs.
Requirements
The application is a two-step process. The first step is applying to the job posting on Jobs@UIowa website. The second step is the email submission of documents to the current fellows. The online step: the online portion is available on the Jobs@Uiowa site. The email submission of documents step: In one PDF document (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 emailed to the current fellows (hattie-dukes@uiowa.edu AND olivia-ruby@uiowa.edu) by the deadline of Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026 at midnight.
