Dr. Frank Groner Administrative Fellowship Program

Dr. Frank Groner Administrative Fellowship Program

Overview: An immersive, one-year training opportunity where fellows learn and work with executive-level leadership to develop the next generation of health care leaders.

Program Duration: Begins in June, completed in May of the following year (12 months)

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

Program Structure

The fellowship is configured into three phases:

Phase One: Corporate Offices

Learning about overall system management

Exposure to system support services including:

- Strategic planning
- Operational management
- Managed care
- Finance
- Human resources
- Quality
- Legal
- Marketing
- Government relations
- Clinical service lines (cardiology, neurology, oncology, pediatrics, and more)

Phase Two: Operating Entities

Experience across all 24 Baptist hospitals

Baptist Medical Group clinics (900+ providers)

Outpatient surgery and imaging centers

Home care and hospice

Emergency services

Telemedicine operations

Phase Three: Innovation and Leadership

Apply knowledge and develop management skills

Support and lead innovation teams

Active involvement in health system projects

Mentorship

Primary Preceptors:

Jason Little, Chief Executive Officer

Zach Chandler, Chief Strategy Officer

Fellows work directly with these two executive leaders throughout the 12-month fellowship and receive additional mentoring from:

Senior Leadership Team members

Hospital and medical group CEOs

Corporate system services leaders

Outcomes

Upon completion, fellows will have:

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

Leadership skills needed for transition into administrative health system leadership roles

Network with current and past fellows who have gone on to careers at prestigious systems across the U.S. and internationally

Location

Memphis, Tennessee - Described as having big city living with small town feel, featuring culture, history, nightlife, arts, nature, and low cost of living