Dr. Frank Groner Administrative Fellowship Program

Dr. Frank Groner Administrative Fellowship Program

Purpose: An immersive, one-year training opportunity for emerging healthcare leaders to learn and work with executive-level leadership in a comprehensive regional health care system.

Program Duration: One year, beginning in June and completing in May of the following year

Geographic Scope: Baptist Memorial Health Care system across Arkansas, Mississippi, and Tennessee (24 hospitals across three-state region)

Overview: Fellows gain broad exposure to every aspect of a faith-based integrated comprehensive regional health care system, including:

Inpatient care and outpatient services

Medical clinics and telehealth

Corporate office operations

Program Structure - Three Phases:

Phase 1: Corporate Learning

Time spent in corporate offices learning about overall system management, including:
• System support services
• Strategic planning
• Operational management
• Managed care
• Finance
• Human resources
• Quality
• Legal
• Marketing
• Government relations
• Clinical service lines (cardiology, neurology, oncology, pediatrics, etc.)

Phase 2: Operating Entities Experience

Frontline access to operations including:
• All 24 Baptist hospitals
• Baptist Medical Group clinics (900+ providers)
• Outpatient surgery and imaging centers
• Home care
• Hospice
• Emergency services
• Telemedicine

Phase 3: Leadership Application

Fellows apply knowledge and develop management skills by supporting and leading innovation teams through active projects

Learning Outcomes: Upon completion, graduates will have:

Broad and in-depth understanding of technical aspects of operating a comprehensive health care system

Leadership skills needed to transition into administrative health system leadership role

Mentorship: Direct mentorship from Baptist's Chief Executive Officer (Jason Little) and Chief Strategy Officer (Zach Chandler), plus executive leaders throughout the health care system

Legacy: Previous fellows have gone on to careers in health care and hospital administration at prestigious systems throughout the U.S. and world