Hospitalist Fellowships

Program

Director

Contact

Status

Duration

Clinical duties

Research training

Internal Medicine Fellowships

Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, OH

Christopher Whinney,  MD

Ms. Laura Greene
Fellowship Coordinator
General Internal Medicine / S-70
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
9500 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44195
Phone : (216)-444-0933
Fax: (216)-445-6420
E-mail:  greenel@ccf.org
Website: cms.clevelandclinic.org

1 fellow/year

1 year

3-4  months/yr

Course work in research methods and biostatistics required.

Cooper University Hospital
Camden, NJ

Eric Kupersmith, MD

Ami Joshi, DO

Eric Kupersmith, MD / Ami Joshi, DO
Program Director
One Cooper Plaza
Dorrance Building Suite 222
Camden, NJ 08103
Phone: (856)-342-3150

1 fellow/year

1 year

Cooper University Hospital; is a major teaching hospital of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. The curriculum will provide trainees with experience in medical education, patient safety, medical ethics, provision of care to inpatients, the business of medicine, and involvement in quality improvement for inpatient care consistent with national standards.
Find out more about this fellowship.

HealthPartners Medical Group
Minneapolis, MN

Jerome Siy, MD

Laura Gaylord
Hospitalist Fellowship Coordinator
21110W
HealthPartners
8100 34th Avenue S
PO Box 1309
Minneapolis, MN 55440
Fax: (952)0-883-5395
Website: ime.healthpartners.com

1-2 fellows/year

1 year

6 months/yr

Available, primarily a clinical/QI oriented fellowship.

Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD

Jeanne Clark, MD, M.P.H.

Daniel J. Brotman, MD
Director, Hospitalist Program Johns Hopkins Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine
600 North Wolfe St. / Park 307
Baltimore, MD 21287
Phone: (443)-287-3631
Fax: (410)-502-0923
E-mail: brotman@jhmi.edu
Website: www.hopkinsmedicine.org

3-5  fellows/year

2-3 years

2 months/yr

Fellows are appointed to an NIH-funded training grant and are required to complete a Master's program in clinical research at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The Johns Hopkins Fellowship Program does not sponsor visas.

Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Baltimore, MD
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD
Greater Baltimore Medical Center
Baltimore, MD

Flora Kisuule, MD, MPH

Eric Howell, MD

Tiffani Panek
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
5200 Eastern Avenue, MFL West, 6th Floor Baltimore, MD, 21224
Phone: (410)-550-5018
E-mail: tpanek@jhmi.edu

1-2
fellows/year

2 years

4 months/yr

Course work in introductory statistics and epidemiology required -QI or research project required -dedicated research mentorship -training in teaching skills and curriculum development For additional information: www.hopkinsbayview.org.

Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN

M. Caroline Burton, MD

M. Caroline Burton, MD
Hospital Medicine
Mayo Clinic
200 First Street SW
Rochester, MN 55905
E-mail: Burton.MCaroline@mayo.edu
Website: www.mayo.edu

2 fellows/year

1-2 years

3-5 months/yr

Certificate or Master's Degree in Clinical Research through the NIH-funded Clinical Research Training Program (CRTP).

Opportunities for other advanced degrees also are available.

Miller School of Medicine
University of Miami
Hospital Medicine Fellowship
Miami, Florida

Jessica Zuleta, MD

Jessica Zuleta, MD
Miller School of Medicine
Department of Medicine
Division of Hospital Medicine
1120 NW 14th Street, Suite CRB 935
Miami, Florida 33136
Phone: (305)-243-1960
Fax: (305)-243-1538
E-mail: jzuleta@med.miami.edu

2 fellows/year

2 years

12 months over 2 years

1. Master of Science in Public Health (MSPH) thru the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health
2. Foundations for Translational Science Bootcamp Training
3. Fellows have a 2 year research requirement

Northwestern University/Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Chicago, IL

Mark V. Williams, MD

Mark V. Williams, MD
Northwestern University/Northwestern Memorial Hospital
E-mail: mark-williams@northwestern.edu 

2 fellows/year

2 years

3-4 months/yr

Advanced degree (Masters degree or certificate in Quality Improvement or Masters in Clinical Research) expected through an AHRQ funded Training in Clinical Research program.

St. Mary's Medical Center
Evansville, IN

Dr. Stacie Wenk, DO

Dr. Stacie Wenk
St. Mary's Medical Center
3700 Washington Ave.
Evansville, IN 47750
Phone: (812)-485-7040
Fax: (812)-485-7042
Email: swenk@stmarys.org 
Website: www.stmarys.org/hospitalistfellowship

2 fellows/year

1 year

11 months/year

Program is primarily clinical, but quality improvement
projects encouraged.

Sunnybrook and Women's Health Science Centre
Toronto, Ontario Canada

Khalil Sivjee, MD-(Education Director)

Mireille Norris MD, MHSc- (Administrative Director)

Meera Chail
Program Coordinator 
Hospitalist Training Program
Phone: (416)-480-6100 x7341
E-mail: meera.chail@sunnybrook.ca 

5-6
fellows/year

1 year

10 Months with 2 months Selective

Mentorship in Health Services Research, Patient Safety and Quality Improvement

Sutter Health Hospitalist Fellowship Program
Sacramento, CA

Ingvild Lane, M.D., Hospitalist Fellowship Director

Kristin Hallmark
Physician Recruitment
2750 Gateway Oaks
Sacramento, CA 95833
Phone: (916)-643-6681
E-mail: hallmak@sutterhealth.org 

2 Fellows per Year

1 year

Core rotations include adult medicine (6 months) and critical care medicine (2 months). With 4 months of
electives, there is significant opportunity to tailor the curriculum to personal career objectives. Options may
include pediatrics, obstetrics, internal medicine subspecialty rotations, and hospital procedures.

University of California Los Angeles
Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research, National Research Service Award Fellowship.
Los Angeles, CA

Neil Wenger, MD, MPH

Neil Wenger, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine and Program Director, National Research Service Award Fellowship Program, Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
911 Broxton Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90095
Phone: (310)-794-2288
E-mail: NWenger@mednet.ucla.edu

1-2 fellows/year

2 years, option for longer

 2 months/year

The fellowship offers rigorous training in health services research. Fellows conduct a research project of their own design, receive mentoring from faculty with expertise in hospital medicine and other subjects, and complete a degree in the UCLA School of Public Health (e.g., MSHS, PhD).

University of California San Francisco
Academic Hospital Medicine Fellowship
San Francisco, CA

Sumant Ranji, MD

Sumant Ranji, MD
Director, UCSF Academic Hospital Medicine Fellowship
533 Parnassus Avenue, Box 0131
San Francisco, CA 94143-0131
E-mail: sumantr@medicine.ucsf.edu
Website: http://medicine.ucsf.edu/hospitalists/fellowship.html#academic

1 fellow/year

1 year

2-month clinical research seminar; fellows complete QI or educational project.

University of California San Francisco
General Medicine and Primary Care Research Fellowship
San Francisco, CA

Andrew D. Auerbach, MD, MPH

Andrew D. Auerbach, MD, MPH
E-mail: ada@medicine.ucsf.edu
Website: http://medicine.ucsf.edu/hospitalists/fellowship.html#clinicianinvestigator

1-2 fellows/year

2 year

Fellowship intended for internists interested in research careers in general medicine (primary care or hospital-based).  Fellows are appointed to an NIH funded training grant and complete research training with the option to pursue an advanced degree.

University of Chicago Hospitals
Hospitalist Scholars Training Program
Chicago, IL

David O. Meltzer, MD, PhD

Vineet Arora MD MAPP

David Meltzer, MD PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Chicago Hospitals
5841 S Maryland Avenue, MC 2007
Chicago, IL 60637
Phone: (773)-702-0836
Fax: (773)-834-2238
E-mail: dmeltzer@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu
Website: http://128.135.242.178/medicine/hosp/index.html

2-3 fellows/year

2 yrs with option for 3rd

3 months clinical service in 1 week blocks per year

Course work and research seminar participation required. Masters degree in relevant program (health studies, public policy, etc.) strongly encouraged. Read More about the Hospitalist Scholars Training Program.

UCSF Fresno
Fresno, CA

Steven Stoltz, MD, FACP

Steven Stoltz, MD, FACP
Director, Hospitalist Fellowship Program
UCSF Fresno Center
155 North Fresno Street, Suite #307
Fresno, CA 93701
Phone: (559)-499-6500
Fax: (559)-499-6501
E-mail: sstoltz@fresno.ucsf.edu
Website: www.fresno.ucsf.edu/internal

2 fellows/year

1 year

5 months of ward and consult attending; numerous clinical electives available

QI project; research workshop available

David McAdams, MD, MS

David McAdams, MD, MS
Director, General Internal Medicine Fellowship in Hospital Medicine
Montefiore University Hospital
Suite 825E
200 Lothrop Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone: (412)-692-4888
Fax: (412)-692-9440
E-mail: leema@upmc.edu
Website: http://www.dom.pitt.edu/dgim/hospitalist_fellowship/

2 fellows/year

1-2 years

7-8 months for one-year program; 5-6 months/yr for two-year program

Certificate or Master's Degree in Clinical Research through the NIH-funded Clinical Research Training Program (CRTP).

Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN

Sunil Kripalani, MD, MSc

Sunil Kripalani, MD, MSc
Director, Section of Hospital Medicine
Vanderbilt Center for Health Services Research
1215 21st Ave S, Suite 6000 MCE
Nashville, TN 37232
E-mail:  sunil.kripalani@vanderbilt.edu

1-2 fellows/year

2 years

 20% effort

Veterans Affairs Quality Scholars Program, MPH, mentored QI research

Family Practice Fellowships

Central Maine Medical Center
Lewiston, Maine

Claudia K. Geyer, MD

Dr. Claudia K. Geyer
Program Director
Central Maine Hospitalists (CMH)/Fellowship Director Central Maine Medical Center
Lewiston, ME 04240
E-mail: geyercla@cmhc.org
Website: www.cmmcfmrp.org/hospitalist.html

1 fellow/year

1 year

Inpatient adult medicine including critical care, working primarily with the CMH team as well as subspecialty rotations and intensives including cardiology, pulmonology, critical care, nephrology, neurology, hematology/oncology and gastroenterology. Also leadership and academic role within the Central Maine Family Medicine Residency Program.

Completion, presentation and, if applicable, publication of a longitudinal research, quality, safety, guideline or development project.

Decatur Memorial Hospital
Family Medicine Hospitalist Fellowship in affiliation with Southern Illinois University School of Medicine Family and Community Medicine Residency Program
Decatur, Illinois

Jessie A. Junker, MD, MBA

Shelly Brown
Physician Services
Decatur Memorial Hospital
2300 North Edward Street
Decatur, IL 62526
Phone: (217)-876-2852
E-mail: shelleyb@dmhhs.org

2 fellow/year

1 year

Rotating rotation experience with eight adult medicine rotations, four pediatric rotations, one ICU rotation, speciality experience (cardiology, emergency medicine, neurology, nephrology, and anesthesia), elective time, and small community/critical access hospital experience.

No research requirement however opportunities for participation in quality improvement projects and medical leadership development provided.

Grant Medical Center
Columbus, OH

Matthew Jones, MD

Sandi Miller
Program Administrator
Grant Medical Center
111 S. Grant Avenue
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: (614)-566-8270
Fax: (614) 566-8073
E-mail: smiller9@ohiohealth.com  

4 fellows/year

1 year

8 months/yr

None (primarily clinical)

San Jacinto Methodist Hospitalist Fellowship
Baytown, Texas

Rebecca H. Gladu, MD

LuAnne Graves
San Jacinto Methodist Hospitalist
4401 Garth Road
Baytown, Texas 77521
Phone: (281)-420-8747

2 fellow/year

12 months

7 months hospitalist service, 2 mos ICU, 2 mos subspecialty, 1 month research

Required  year long research project to be presented and submitted for publication.

Sutter Health Hospitalist Fellowship Program
Sacramento, CA

Ingvild Lane, M.D., Hospitalist Fellowship Director

Kristin Hallmark
Physician Recruitment
2750 Gateway Oaks
Sacramento, CA 95833
Phone: (916)-643-6681
E-mail: hallmak@sutterhealth.org 

2 Fellows per Year

1 year

Core rotations include adult medicine (6 months) and critical care medicine (2 months). With 4 months of
electives, there is significant opportunity to tailor the curriculum to personal career objectives. Options may
include pediatrics, obstetrics, internal medicine subspecialty rotations, and hospital procedures.

Shands at AGH
Hospital University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

David Quillen, MD

David M. Quillen, MD
Associate Professor
Director, Hospitalist/Leadership Fellowship Director
Assistant Director, Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship
Community Health and Family Medicine University of Florida
625 SW 4th Ave Gainesville, FL, 32601

1 fellow/year

1 year

Major emphasis on leadership development with opportunities for research/quality improvement.

Swedish Medical Center
Seattle, WA

Jennifer Ashley, MD

Jennifer Ashley, MD
Program Director
Swedish Medical Center, 747 Broadway, Seattle, WA 98122-4307
Phone: (206)-215-2370
E-mail: jennifer.ashley@swedish.org

2 fellows/year

1 year

12 month clinical experience in general medicine, intensive care, procedures, and professional development.  Optional Palliative Care/OB time.

QI project or other research required.

Swedish Medical Center
Columbus, GA

Vincent M. Nicolais, MD

Vincent M. Nicolais, MD
Chief of Internal Medicine
Medical Director, Critical Care
Governor, Georgia Chapter American College of Physicians
The Medical Center
710 Center Street, Box 81
Columbus, GA 31901
Phone: (706)-571-1454
Fax: (706)-660-2750
E-mail:  vincent.nicolais@crhs.net
E-mail:  sandy.cox@crhs.net (Sandy Cox)
Website: www.columbusregional.com/medicaleducation

2 fellow/year

1 year

12 months clinical per year

Research/QI training available; Primarily multi-disciplinary clinical orientation with emphasis on clinical skills and procedures, certificate at completion.

Umass Memorial Medical Center
Worcester, MA

Jasen W. Gundersen, MD

Jasen W. Gundersen, MD
UMass Memorial Medical Center
119 Belmont Street
Worcester, MA 01605
Phone: (508)-334-8515
E-mail: jasen.gundersen@umassmemorial.org

1 fellow/year

1 year

1 year

Clinical fellowship with experience in intensive care medicine, procedures, clinical quality improvements, research and faculty development.

University of Alabama School of Medicine
Fellowship in Hospitalist Medicine for Family Practitioners,
Tuscaloosa, AL

A. Robert Sheppard, MD, Director, Hospitalist Services

A. Robert Sheppard, M.D., Director, Hospitalist Services
The University of Alabama School of Medicine
Department of Internal Medicine
1513 Heritage Drive
Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35406
E-mail: rsheppard@cchs.ua.edu

1-2 Fellows/year

1 year

Clinical Duties: 10-11 months/yr inpatient hospitalist medicine at academic regional referral center and 1-2 months/yr at rural inpatient hospitalist medicine site

Hospitalist Medicine training includes the management of inpatients in both the primary role and serving other physicians of multiple specialties, surgical and medical as consultants for residency trained and Board Certified Family Physicians. Research option available & PI/QI projects available

WVU Rural Hospital Medicine Fellowship Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

Mark Cucuzzella, MD

Mark Cucuzzella, MD
WVU Department of Family Medicine-Eastern Division
171 Taylor Street
Harpers Ferry, WV 25425
Phone: (304)-535-6343 x268
E-mail: cucuzellam@rcbhsc.wvu.edu
Website: http://www.hsc.wvu.edu/eastern/som/fellowships.asp

1 fellow/year

1 year

12 months rural hospital adult & peds

Rural hospital patient safety, PI/QI projects; telemedicine, teaching, and research skills with required scholarly submission.

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Hospitalist Fellowship
Odessa, TX

Manuel Estrada, M.D.

Mina Camacho
Program Coordinator
701 W 5th Street, Suite 3174
Odessa, TX 79763
PH 432-335-1799
Fax 432-335-2491
Email: mina.machuca@ttuhsc.edu
Website: http://www.ttuhsc.edu/odessa/som/fm/hospitalist_fellowship.aspx

2 Fellows per year

1 year

 7 months of in-service rotation (inpatient care)

1 month of Cardiology rotation

2 months of Critical Care rotation

1 month of Hospital Administration rotation

1 month of special procedures rotation

(Elective experiences as arranged with fellowship director) 

Fellow over the one year period will receive formal training on research methods, biostatistics, evidence-based medicine, literature search techniques, art in reviewing papers, writing, publishing and undertaking continuous quality improvement initiative.

Pediatric Fellowships

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA

David D. Lloyd, MD Director

Associate Director Parminder Suchdev, MD

Janet Martin
Coordinator for the CHOA/Emory Pediatric Hospital Medicine Program
1405 Clifton Road, NE.
Atlanta, GA 30322

Phone: (404)-785-6104
Fax: (404)-785-1462
E-mail: janet.martin @choa.org

1 fellow/year

1 year

6 months of the year

(6 months no call)

Research training:

• Formal Course
• Seminar Style
• "K" Club
• Mentorship

Children's Hospital
Boston, MA

Christopher Landrigan, MD, MPH

Christopher Landrigan, MD, MPH
E-mail: clandrigan@rics.bwh.harvard.edu

1 fellow/year

2-3 years

6 months during 1st year, 3 months during 2nd year

Course work (Harvard School of Public Health Clinical Effectiveness Program) required, advanced degree (MPH) possible.

Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

Jennifer Maniscalco, MD, MPH

Reyna Allende
Fellowship Coordinator
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
4650 Sunset Blvd, MS #94
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Phone: (323)-361-6927
Fax: (323)-361-8566
E-mail: rallende@chla.usc.edu

1 fellow/year

2 years

6 months during first year (general inpatient pediatrics and specialty rotations), 4+ months during second year (general inpatient pediatrics and specialty/elective rotations)

Course work and seminar participation required.

Children's National Medical Center
Washington, DC

Neha H. Shah, MD

Neha H. Shah, MD
Program Director, Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship
Children's National Medical Center
111 Michigan Ave. NW, Suite M-4800
Washington DC 20010
Phone: (202)-476-4835
Fax: (202)-476-3732
E-mail: nshah@cnmc.org
Website: http://childrensnational.org/ForDoctors/gme/fellowship/hospitalist/hospitalist.aspx

1-2 fellows/year

2-3 years

6 months in the first year, 4+ months in subsequent years

Formal research training through masters coursework at the George Washington Univeristy and hospital-wide fellow's core educational curriculum.

Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital
Cleveland, Ohio

Wendy Van Ittersum, MD

Claudette Williams
Fellowship Coordinator
Center for Pediatric Hospital Medicine
Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital
9500 Euclid Ave, M73, Cleveland, OH 44195

Phone: (216)-444-6003
Fax: (216)-636-3405
E-mail: williac2@ccf.org

1 fellow/year

2 years

6 months during Year 1, 5 1/2 months during Year 2

Research training:  Course work and research seminar participation required.

Indiana University School of Medicine, Riley Hospital for Children
Indianapolis, IN

Benjamin D.
Bauer, MD

Benjamin D. Bauer, MD, FAAP  Director, Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship Program
Indiana University School of Medicine
Riley Hospital for Children
702 Barnhill Drive, RM 3530
Indianapolis, IN 46208
Phone: (317)-948-2700
Fax: (317)-948-2959
E-mail: bdbauer@iupui.edu
Website: 1) http://rileychildrenshospital.com/parents-and-patients/programs-and-services/hospitalists/fellowship.jsp
Website: 2) http://www.ichsr.org/

Active; Accepting 1 fellow per year

Either a 1- or 3-year program, based on applicant interest and career goals

1 Year Program: 16 weeks core clinical ward experience with additional 12 weeks of elective clinical time

3-year Program: Year 1, same as above. Year 2 & 3: 8-12 weeks of clinical time, with remainder spent on mentored clinical research training

Research Training: 1-year program: Primarily Clinical with focus on developing skills in education, scholarly work, QI, and administrative leadership.

3-year program: Mentored program with defined curriculum designed to create high quality clinical investigators. Coursework in the following disciplines: epidemiology, biostatistics, research methods, ethics, communication, and grant writing. Coordinated in conjunction with the Indiana University School of Medicine section of Children's Health Services Research. Advanced degree available in either Master of Science in Clinical Research or Master of Public Health degree.

Janet Weis Children's Hospital at the Geisinger Medical Center
Danville, PA

Paul J. Bellino, MD, FAAP

MaryAnne Wesner
Fellowship Coordinator
100 N. Academy Avenue
Danville, PA  17822-2701
Phone: (570)-271-5606
E-mail: mwesner@geisinger.edu
Website: www.geisinger.edu

1 fellow/year

2 years

Year 1: 38 weeks (Inpatient Service, Sedation Service, LVL 2 Nursery, PICU)

Year 2: 27 weeks (Inpatient Service, Community Hospital Inpatient Service, Sedation Service, Newborn Nursery)

Formal research training through on-campus Center for Health Research.  Advanced degree (MPH) possible through Johns Hopkins University program - may require additional time in training program.

The University of California San Diego Rady Children's Hospital
San Diego, CA

Erin Stucky, MD, FAAP, SFHM

Erin Stucky, MD, FAAP, SFHM
c/o Billye Ingle, Fellowship Coordinator
Phone:(858)-966-5841 
E-mail: bingle@rhcsd.org
Website: http://www.pediatrics.ucsd.edu/Divisions/HospitalMedicine/Fellowship/Pages/default.aspx

1-2 fellows/year

1 or 2 years

Yr 1: 22 weeks
Yr 2: 18 weeks

Course work through UCSD Clinical Research Enhancement through Supplemental Training program. Research Degree Option: Masters in Academic Science (MAS).

Texas Children's Hospital
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX

Lindsay Chase, MD

Lindsay Chase, MD
Director
Joyee Vachani
Associate Director, Pediatric Hospitalist Fellowship
Texas Children's Hospital
6621 Fannin St
A165, MC 1-1481
Houston, TX 77030-2399
Phone: (832)-824-5447
Fax: (832)-825-5424
E-mail: lhchase@texaschildrens.org
E-mail: jgvachan@texaschildrens.org
Website: www.phmfellowship.org

2 fellows/year

2 years

4 months (plus up to 4 months additional as elective time)

Formal research training available; advanced degree possible.

University of South Florida/All Children's Hospital
Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL

Rani S Gereige, MD, MPH

Rani Gereige, MD, MPH
Director, Pediatric Academic Hospitalist Fellowship
University of South Florida/All Children's Hospital
2 Tampa General Circle, 5th Floor
Tampa, FL 33606
Phone: (813)-259-8752
Fax: (813)-259-8804
E-mail: rgereige@health.usf.edu

Active

2 years

4-5 months per year

Course work required, advanced degree training (MSc) NIH-Funded K-30 in Patient-Oriented Clinical Outcome Research from USF.

Psychiatry Fellowships

The Mount Sinai Hospital
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, NY

Vansh Sharma, MD

Vansh Sharma, MD
Vice Chair, Clinical Affairs
Department of Psychiatry
One Gustave L. Levy Place
Box 1230
New York, NY  10027
Phone: (212)-659-8773
Fax: (212)-987-4031
E-mail: vansh.sharma@mssm.edu

1 fellow/year

1 year

12 months on inpatient units, the psychiatric emergency room, consultation/ liaison service and the electroconvulsive therapy service.  Selectives in pain management and neuroradiology. 

In addition to advanced clinical training in the care of the hospitalized psychiatric patient, the fellowship will focus on the administrative issues that are integral to hospital- based care, including regulatory standards, quality improvement, program development and incident review.  Classes will be offered in health policy, management and economics.  Research projects will be encouraged.