Administrative fellows partner with administrative leaders, physicians, scientists, nursing, shared services, and other stakeholders across the organization to lead and coordinate operational and administrative functions in alignment with strategic priorities. Administrative fellows play a pivotal role across sites, shields and departments, contributing to teams and service lines while embodying our Mayo Clinic values.

Administrative fellows will:

• Gain practical experience through direct exposure to and active participation in a variety of administrative activities and leadership experiences supporting Mayo’s mission and priorities. 
• Enhance leadership, analytical and critical thinking, financial and business acumen, transformation and innovation, and healthcare operational skills. 
• Make significant contributions to administrative, operational, and strategic work throughout the organization. 
• Lead and inspire teams to operationalize vision and execute goals, aligned to a culture of safety and Mayo Clinic values. 
• Guide healthcare innovation and process improvements using digital strategies, global insights and creative solutions to address problems and drive strategies.
• Enhance scholarship and career development through participation in a variety of activities to promote growth, skill enhancement and professional development.

The program consists of six to eight rotations in areas such as Practice Administration, Education Administration, Research Administration, Finance, Strategy, and Human Resources. Fellows also participate in elective rotations that are tailored to their professional goals, skillsets, interests, and organizational need. Focus areas for the fellowship include: 1.) Destination Medical Center 2.) Population and Rural Health and 3.) Research. Fellows are identified and selected for the focus areas as part of the offer and acceptance process.  Administrative Fellows will be assigned to a primary location and may have the opportunity to complete a ~12-week offsite rotational experience to another location during the fellowship.

Opportunities for placement include Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona; Jacksonville, Florida; Rochester, Minnesota; or the Mayo Clinic Health System including Eau Claire, Wisconsin; La Crosse, Wisconsin; Mankato, Minnesota. 

Master's degree (M.B.A., M.H.A., M.H.S.A. or related field received within three years of the application cycle) or be a degree candidate who is on schedule to complete the master’s degree before the fellowship start date or master’s degree classes completed and degree to be awarded upon completion of an administrative fellowship appointment.

Master’s degree program must be a two-year program with on-campus attendance. Virtual and hybrid programs will not be considered.

• Health care industry experience such as internship, externship, fellowship or applicable employment required. 
• Possess broad knowledge of current and historical perspectives on health care business management and administration, clinical practice management, clinical research and education, hospital administration and management, finance, human resources and organizational development, information systems, and managed care.
• Candidates with a master's degree from a program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME) are preferred; candidates from non-CAHME programs are accepted for review. 
• External applicants are preferred along with those that have completed internships in healthcare administration
• Visa sponsorship is not available for this position

Applications must be completed and submitted no later than (10:59pm Central Standard Time) on September 3rd. Incomplete applications will not be considered. All application documents that are required to be submitted electronically must be submitted during the original online application submission, as applicants are not able to add attachments after their application is submitted. 

Please attach all of the following documents in one PDF during your initial online application submission in the following order: 

• Mayo Clinic Candidate FormMayo Clinic Administrative Fellow Program Candidate Application Form MC5152164
  
  *Please note the Candidate Application Form will take the place of a cover letter. If you experience challenges with the form, please submit your responses in a separate word or PDF document.
  
• Current resume (one to two pages) including: 
  • degrees (undergraduate and graduate), GPA, college/university, date degrees received/anticipated 
  • academic, work, professional, community, and volunteer experience 
  • scholarly and leadership activities, projects, awards, and honors 
    
• Graduate letters of recommendation: 
  • one academic 
  • one professional 
  • letters of recommendations must be submitted as part of your PDF application submission.  
    
• Transcripts: 
  We will accept unofficial transcripts (undergraduate and graduate program required) but must state degree awarded/degree conferred.  

Selection:

Virtual first round interviews will be extended to candidates selected to advance in consideration for our fellowship positions. Candidates selected for the final round will need to attend interviews in person in Rochester, Minnesota.

For more information about the program, visit Mayo's Administrative Fellowship Program website at: https://jobs.mayoclinic.org/afp. Also, follow us on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mayo-clinic-administrative-fellowship/.