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Current Administrative Fellows and Alumni
The program provides a foundation in leadership skills that are transferable to many career paths in health care management. Specifically, the program will enhance and develop an individual's analytical, communications, project management, organizational and leadership skills.
Current Fellows
Amani Abuelenain MPH
Michigan Medicine Administrative Fellow, 2025-2027
Cole Frederick MHSA
Michigan Medicine Administrative Fellow, 2025-2027
Kesnett “Sunny” Hadish MSHAc
Michigan Medicine Administrative Fellow, 2025-2027
Loue Aburukba MHSA
Michigan Medicine Administrative Fellow, 2024-2026
Shreya Dhananjaya MHSA
Michigan Medicine Administrative Fellow, 2024-2026
Trent Garrett MSHA, MBA
Michigan Medicine Administrative Fellow, 2024-2026
Selected Projects Undertaken by Previous Michigan Medicine Administrative Fellows
- Emergency Department Patient Flow Analysis
- Care Management Program Implementation
- Improved patient rehabilitation therapy CMS 3-hour rule compliance
- Created infrastructure for Nurse Magnet Recognition process
- Develop cross-divisional strategic plan for Department of Urology
- Create business plan for creation of a community physician track
- Analysis for outpatient facility expansion
- New program analysis for ambulatory surgery center
- Created strategic priorities for marketing a clinical service line based on key metrics (i.e. access, OR utilization)
- Serve as interim clinic coordinator in Department of Ophthalmology
- Electronic Medical Record Optimization
- Create an inpatient return transfer process for University Hospital
- Cancer Center Market Analysis
- New center of excellence business proposal
- New service line proposal
- Department Financial Benchmarking
- Graduate Medical Education Budget Project
- Year-end financial analysis of collaborative relationships with local community hospital
- Support department regarding labor-relations initiatives
- Create dashboard with key nurse retention and recruitment metrics
- Design and implement faculty-specific recruitment toolkit
- Community Benefit Report
- Co-lead implementation of Comprehensive Primary Care Plus (CPC+) payment model
- Home health network analysis
Program Alumni
- 2023-2025: Ellen Gaves, Chloe Miwa
- 2022 - 2024: Claire Knutson, Julia Nevison, Shruti Patel
- 2021 - 2023: Cassidy Johnson, Tanner Vincent
- 2020 - 2022: Heidi Ballestas, Kendall Cuthbert, Ann Starling
- 2019 - 2021: Matthew Jerome, Robert Loof, Henry Soderberg
- 2018 - 2020: Swati Bajpayee, Jennifer Egan, DeAnthony Hardison
- 2017 - 2019: Taylor Winn
- 2016 - 2018: Jason Battaglia, David Spatt
- 2015 - 2017: Hillary Palomera, Sangeeta Vijayagopalan
- 2014 - 2016: David Cruz, Christopher Nagata
- 2013 - 2015: Kristin Bernstein, Michael Rose
- 2012 - 2014: Patrick Brady, Heather Burke
- 2011 - 2013: Meghan Moore
- 2010 - 2012: Safia Al-Kharsa, Katie Konson
- 2009 - 2011: Marisa Rodriguez
- 2008 - 2010: Christine La Jeunesse
- 2007 - 2009: Carolina Typaldos
- 2006 - 2008: Amy Huang
- 2005 - 2007: Aarti Aurora Porwal
- 2004 - 2006: Kendra Brown
- 2003 - 2005: Ed Cho
- 2002 - 2004: Erika Johnson
- 2001 - 2003: Ebbin Dotson
- 1999 - 2001: Amy Hiemstra
- 1991 - 1992: Patrice Lyons
- 1990 - 1991: Eric Kratochwill
- 1989 - 1990: Mindy Eisenberg
- 1986 - 1988: Virginia Elsenhans
- 1985 - 1987: Heidi Romans Nelson
- 1984 - 1986: Glenn Pearson
- 1983 - 1985: Bridget Catlin Booske, Michael R. Ladevich
- 1981 - 1983: Tony Denton, Peter Roberts
- 1980 - 1982: Dennis Egan
- 1979 - 1981: Lise Luttgens
- 1977 - 1979: Ronald LaPensee