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Program overview

The Administrative Fellowship at Geisinger is a leadership training program that fosters your growth and development as a healthcare and insurance leader. Close relationships with the system leaders who serve as mentors, as well as the support and encouragement to create and implement solutions to real-world healthcare problems define the experience. View our brochure.

Here’s how it works

The fellowship program is a two-year leadership experience with the opportunity to apply specific graduate study principles in the practical work setting of a fully integrated healthcare delivery system.

Seven program concentrations capitalize on the market and clinical differences of Geisinger’s service area hubs. While there currently is a fellow in each concentration, it is not guaranteed that every concentration will be fulfilled each year. For this recruitment cycle, we’re recruiting fellows for our Hospital Operations Central Region Track, Geisinger Health Plan Track and Clinical Operations Track. Please refer to our “applications & selection process” for more information. Although each concentration provides a unique experience, the core of our program is the integrated system itself and the knowledge gained through significant involvement with clinical operations, the health plan, community practice, finance, information technology and research.

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Hospital Operations Central Region Track:

This track will provide an immersive experience in campus leadership at Geisinger Medical Center, Geisinger Bloomsburg Hospital, Geisinger Shamokin Area Community Hospital and the Woodbine Healthplex. The fellow will gain an understanding of operational interdependencies and develop the leadership skills and competencies required of today’s hospital administrator. Projects will include opportunities to interface with various departments; engage in business planning, strategic planning and master facility planning; and collaborate with Geisinger’s Transformation Management Office on process improvement, problem-solving and change management. This track will be based out of Geisinger Medical Center in Danville and precepted by Megan Brosious, chief administrative officer of the Central Region. 
Geisinger Health Plan Track

Geisinger Health Plan Track: 

This track will provide a deep understanding of the interplay between Geisinger Health Plan and Geisinger’s clinical enterprise with a focus on population health and bending the cost curve. The fellow will gain a broad understanding of insurance operations and how integrated healthcare systems are uniquely positioned to move toward value-based care. The selected candidate will work closely with the Geisinger Clinical Operations track fellow to meet learning objectives and advance collaboration between the Health Plan and clinical enterprise. This track will be based out of the Geisinger Hughes Building in Danville and precepted by Mark McCullough, chief financial and operating officer of insurance operations, with support from the associate vice president of finance for the Health Plan.
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Clinical Operations Track:

This track will provide exposure and expertise in operations management, including access and operational excellence, practice management and strategic leadership. The fellow will gain an understanding of important dynamics and key factors that contribute to success, and they’ll have the opportunity to gain experience within a value-based integrated healthcare system. The selected candidate will work closely with the Geisinger Health Plan track fellow to meet desired learning objectives and advance collaboration between the Health Plan and clinical enterprise. This track will be based out of Geisinger Health in Danville and precepted by the Geisinger Clinical Enterprise CAOs. Jeffrey Adams, chief administrative officer, will be the 2023 Clinical Operations preceptor. Jeff is responsible for the surgical-oriented clinical institutes, anesthesia and the surgical suites throughout the enterprise, consisting of more than 3,000 employees and 1,000 providers, including 550 physicians.  

First-year opportunities

Fellows will work in selected key departments and divisions of Geisinger with the objective of obtaining an applied understanding of their respective skills and of the interplay amongst organizational units. First-year roles and responsibilities include:

  • Project management and operational program development
  • Design and implementation of clinical service line business plans
  • Committee leadership and management
  • Administrator on-call
  • Performance improvement leadership
  • Presentation to community boards and stakeholders  


Second-year opportunities

The second year is flexible, and placement is based on the mutual needs, interests, and goals of the fellow, as well as the organization. The intent of the second year is to provide real and significant management accountability. Fellows often fill a role as interim operations managers in the clinical service lines of the health system. Some fellows have opted for a second year focused more around a specific interest, such as strategic planning, or marketing at the health plan.

This two-year training program carries no commitment of employment at Geisinger upon completion, although the majority of administrative trainees have continued their careers in the system. The knowledge and skills developed during the program are broadly applicable to any health care or insurance organization.