The Frankel Cardiovascular Center (Frankel CVC) Administrative Fellowship is a two-year program designed to provide early-career healthcare leaders with training in an academic medical center.

The Frankel CVC Administrative Fellowship consists of leadership development and learning opportunities across a broad spectrum – clinical care, research, education, strategic initiatives, finance, and community outreach to support the Center’s mission and vision. The fellow will work with their preceptor, the Chief Administrative Officer and Managing Director of the Frankel CVC, as well as the Fellowship Director, an assigned mentor, members of the administrative team, and the second-year administrative fellow, while also engaging with other Frankel CVC and Michigan Medicine leaders.

The Frankel CVC Administrative Fellowship Program includes two named fellowships, both generously donor funded. The two named fellowships offer identical experiences, and the spots are filled on an alternating (every other year) basis.

• In 2015, the Samuel and Jean Frankel Foundation gifted the University of Michigan $1 million to establish the Linda R. Larin Administrative Fellowship Fund. The fund was created to honor Linda R. Larin, the Frankel CVC’s inaugural Chief Administrative Officer, for her accomplishments in leading patient- and family-centered care initiatives across U-M Health.  
• In 2022, the Foundation gifted an additional $2.25 million to establish a similar fund to honor Stefanie L. Peters, the current Chief Administrative Officer and Managing Director of the Frankel CVC. The Foundation recognized Stefanie for her unwavering dedication to advancing our missions of patient care, research, and education.  

About the Frankel CVC

The Frankel CVC is at the forefront of innovative, advanced efforts to combat the magnitude of cardiovascular disease through our tripartite mission: clinical care, research, and education. We are doing it with expert multidisciplinary medical teams, researchers, and educators as we strive to continually advance our efforts to become the “best academic heart and vascular center in the world.” From outpatient visits and tests to surgery and recovery, the Frankel CVC serves as a central location for coordinated, top-quality cardiovascular care from our highly skilled medical and surgical teams. Together with the University of Michigan Health System (including UMH-West and UMH-Sparrow), C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, and the upcoming opening of the D. Dan and Betty Kahn Healthcare Pavilion, the Frankel CVC makes U-M's nationally recognized cardiovascular care convenient and accessible to all. 

Frankel CVC Fellowship Curriculum

The curriculum for the fellowship is based on ACHE and Michigan Medicine competency models and includes the following:

• Integration into the Frankel CVC Administration team  
  • Examples: Fellowship Programming, National Advisory Board meeting planning, Strategic Priorities creation, Employee Engagement, and more
• External Michigan Medicine Cardiovascular Linked Projects  
  • These projects can be self-sought and self-directed in various departments (Operations, Finance, Patient Experience, Safety & Quality, etc.)
• An emphasis on leadership development, including participation in our Transformational Leadership Program
• Professional development opportunities
  • Fellows get an annual stipend for professional development
• Rotations at affiliate sites (Year 2) 

View the Frankel CVC Administrative Fellowship job description to learn more about the fellowship.