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UPMC International Administrative Fellowship Track

Please note that this track is not accepting applications for the current recruitment cycle. Updates will be provided as they become available.

  • About
  • Year One
  • Year Two
  • Preceptors
  • Current Fellows

About the UPMC International Administrative Fellowship Track

The UPMC International Administrative Fellowship is a two-year leadership development program for graduate level students with a passion for international health care management. The program is currently limited to qualified applicants from Italy and Ireland.

UPMC International has a wide range of operations across the globe, with a concentrated focus in China, Ireland, and Italy. For nearly two decades, UPMC International has shared UPMC’s clinical, technological, and managerial knowledge and expertise with global partners, offering customizable solutions benefitting patients and regions.

Fellows participate in core functional rotations during their first year of the program and pursue a specific interest during the second year of the program. Upon completion of the program, fellows are prepared to move into roles within the organization.

Learn more about UPMC International.

Supplemental learning opportunities

The following training and development courses will be offered to provide exposure to key areas of human resource management:

  • DRIVE: Embracing Leadership
  • Change Ready Leader
  • Conflict Resolution
  • 5C’s of Communication
  • Networking and Partnerships
  • Strategic Performance Management
  • Managing a Virtual Team
  • Fraud: Define, Deter, Detect

Year One Opportunities: Core Functional Rotations

The UPMC International administrative fellow will primarily spend the first year of the program rotating through the Health Services Division at UPMC facilities in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to shadow the hospitals’ executive teams and gain observational and practical experience within operations and administration.

Additionally, the fellow will gain experience through UPMC International division located at US Steel Tower, to learn more about international health care administration and the foundation of UPMC’s on a regional and global scale. Each of these campuses maintains a distinct personality and purpose within the UPMC organization and maintains a vital role in the communities it serves.

Throughout the first year, the fellow will complete formalized rotations with an assigned executive mentor per rotation. Rotations will primarily involve shadowing key executive and management teams, with supplemental project work as appropriate. Rotations will focus in each of the following areas:

  • Clinical Operations
  • Nursing
  • Quality
  • Finance
  • Human Resources
  • International Clinical Operations
  • International Training Center

Fellows will be given exposure to the international equivalent of each of the core focus areas, facilitating a smooth transition to international exposure in year two.

The fellow will also be assigned a service line to provide an opportunity for a longitudinal focus during the first year.

Service lines

Examples of service lines International Services Division fellows may work on include:

  • Surgical Services Oversight Committee
  • Imaging
  • Orthopaedics
  • Oncology
  • Radiology
  • Cardiology
  • Ophthalmology
  • Radiotherapy

Projects

Examples of projects, roles, etc. that fellows may experience include:

  • Financial Analysis and Planning Projects
  • Nursing Education Initiatives
  • Patient Experience Initiatives
  • Quality and Process Improvement
  • Human Resources – Culture, Recruitment and Retention Initiatives
  • Physician Relations and Productivity based Incentive Plans
  • Community Outreach Development
  • Facility Design and Management (Logistics)
  • Surgical Services Oversight Committee (throughput, efficiency, outcomes, and quality)
  • Cardiovascular Services
  • The Joint Commission, Joint Commission International and Regulatory Reviews
  • Telemedicine and New Models of Care

Externship Examples

Examples of first year externships include:

  • UPMC Hamot
  • UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside
  • UPMC in Central Pa.
  • UPMC Susquehanna
  • UPMC Enterprises
  • The UPMC Health Plan Pittsburgh Office
  • Championing various projects with senior leadership

Year Two Opportunities: In-Country Focused Exposure

The second year of the fellowship allows more flexibility in satisfying career objectives with an emphasis on gaining focused exposure in-country in the delivery of advisory services, infrastructure consultation, and on-the-ground clinical management.

Based on the organization’s needs, fellows may have opportunities in the following countries:

  • China
  • Ireland
  • Italy
  • Kazakhstan

Preceptors

Roles and expectations

The fellow is also assigned a preceptor during each rotation. Preceptors are responsible for guidance and progress by:

  • Defining projects
  • Ensuring that the fellow's needs are being met
  • Meeting with the fellow regularly
  • Providing timely feedback regarding performance and progress

Fellows are responsible for providing their advisors and preceptors with all necessary information to ensure a mutually beneficial experience. Fellows will attend appropriate meetings aligned with their area of focus and at the recommendation of their preceptor.

Current Fellows

Giorgio Giliberti
Second Year Fellow
Polytechnic University of Milan
gilibertig2@upmc.edu

Contact Us

For more information on the UPMC Administrative Fellowship Program, please email adminfellowship@upmc.edu or find us on LinkedIn.

 

Attend Webinars

To register for an upcoming webinar and learn more about the UPMC Administrative Fellowship, please fill out our registration form. 

 

Apply

Learn more about requirements and how to apply for one of our Administrative Fellowship Programs.

 

The Quarterly Connect

Read the latest issue of UPMC's Administrative Program newsletter - The Quarterly Connect.

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