Administrative Fellow - Medical Center, 2026-2028

The UVA Medical Center Administrative Fellowship Program provides individuals with a post-graduate experience in an academic medical center to better prepare them as a healthcare leader. Fellows benefit from interaction with Medical Center senior leadership and are involved in a range of strategic, clinical and operational projects. They also receive first-hand experience of public policy on a local, regional and national level.

The fellowship is a two-year commitment. Fellows report directly to the Chief Executive Officer, Wendy Horton.

Wendy Horton, CEO of UVA Medical Center, serves as the preceptor for the fellowship. Horton received a Master’s in Business Administration and holds a Doctorate in Pharmacy. With over a decade of academic medical center expertise, she possesses robust clinical and operational expertise. She is ecstatic about mentoring future healthcare leaders and guiding the fellows during their two years. The Fellow will benefit from ongoing collaboration with the entire senior leadership team and will be intimately involved in an extensive range of strategic clinical and operational projects. The term “structured flexibility” most accurately describes the design of the Fellowship. The content of the experience is tailored to best match the individual’s educational and organizational development needs. As such the following components and characteristics provide a basic framework for defining the Fellowship experience.

What To Expect of Your Fellowship Experience:

• Rotations through all service lines, operational areas and corporate support services during the first year
• Focused area of concentration in the second year
• Exposure to the CEO, senior executive leadership, and Medical Center staff
• Participation in a wide range of senior leadership meetings
• Strategic and operational projects in several corporate/centralized departments (e.g. finance, clinical and general operations)
• Participation in and completion of special projects/programs central to the Medical Center (e.g. Joint Commission preparation, budget development, clinical program analysis and legislative efforts)
• Serve as the CEO’s liaison to patient relations
• Exposure to and involvement in activities of the Health System Board
• Development of essential skills for leadership (including analysis, project management, written and oral presentations, etc.)

Who is a Candidate?

Candidates include U.S. citizens and permanent residents currently enrolled in a graduate degree program (MBA, MHA, MHSA, MPH, MPA etc.).

What Do I Need to Apply?

To apply for the Administrative Fellowship, please fill out an online application. The required supplemental application packet should be submitted via email as one pdf document no later than 11:59PM Eastern on September 5, 2025. Applications will not be considered past the deadline date.

Your One PDF Document for a complete application will consist of the following:

• Resume with undergraduate and graduate GPA listed
• Statement of interest (1-2 pages) that outlines:
  • Why you want to be an Administrative Fellow at UVA
  • How UVA’s fellowship will develop you personally and professionally to pursue your short- and long-term goals
• Official transcripts of graduate education
• Two letters of recommendation

Applications must be submitted via our Careers site and submitted applications cannot be edited. Required supplemental application packets must be delivered via email to AdminFellow@virginia.edu . To correct any errors or omissions on your submitted application, please email AdminFellow@virginia.edu .

Additional information on the Administrative Fellowship program is available here: https://uvahealth.com/about/fellowship-program

Position Compensation Range: $49,420.80 - $79,081.60 Annual

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Education: Bachelor’s Degree and participant in an accredited Master’s Degree program.
Experience: No experience required.
Licensure: None

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

This is primarily a sedentary job involving extensive use of desktop computers. The job does occasionally require traveling some distance to attend meetings, and programs.

The University of Virginia is an equal opportunity employer. All interested persons are encouraged to apply, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. Click here to read more about UVA’s commitment to non-discrimination and equal opportunity employment.