Norton Healthcare Administrative Fellowship Program

The Norton Healthcare Administrative Fellowship Program is designed for postgraduate students looking to explore meaningful careers in health care administration. This two-year program puts fellows on a path for significant career growth through performance excellence projects, strategic planning and leadership exposure. The Norton Healthcare system track provides exposure to the entire health system, including nine hospitals and a comprehensive employed medical group, offering a broad understanding of healthcare operations and leadership across the organization.

Other Key Fellowship Attributes:

  • Individualized professional and leadership development driven by completion of a detailed leadership development plan
  • Direct leadership of performance excellence teams that drive value across the Norton Healthcare system
  • Completion of high-level rotations in areas spanning the Norton Healthcare system
  • Networking opportunities to develop professional relationships with senior leaders in your area of interest
  • Leadership experience through leading large-scale, high-impact projects and through leading recruitment for the Norton Healthcare Administrative Fellowship Program

Applications are due by Oct. 2, 2026. The selected candidates will begin their fellowship in the summer of 2027.

To apply, visit this link and select “Residency and Fellowships,” or visit NortonHealthcareCareers.com.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.

Through Norton Healthcare’s system administrative fellowship, fellows will be immersed in large-scale, high-impact projects that directly benefit the organization. These projects will provide the opportunity to work in a variety of health care sectors, with the goal of improving efficiencies, financial performance, clinical outcomes and/or quality. Fellows will gain exposure to senior leadership and be directly involved in executive meetings, initiatives and other strategic matters that offer a better understanding of the issues, challenges and opportunities facing a large health care system. Preceptors for the system administrative fellowship include the system director of performance excellence and the chief performance and integration officer.

The system fellowship experience includes:

  • Professional and leadership development
  • Performance certifications, including the Norton Healthcare Performance Excellence Green Belt Program
  • Direct leadership experience through leading project teams and serving as a coach for the Norton Healthcare summer internship program and green belt candidates
  • Exposure to hospital, medical group and system leadership
  • Networking opportunities
  • Immersions in different areas of the hospital, including emergency department, operating room, patient experience, food and nutrition services, and more.

Past System Fellow Track Job Titles:

  • System director, emergency department operations
  • Facility vice president of operations/finance
  • Manager, clinical operations business analyst
  • Director, performance excellence
  • Manager, clinical effectiveness and quality
  • Quality coordinator, practice administration
  • Manager, prevention and wellness services
  • Manager, care management

Past System Fellow Project Highlights:

  • Norton West Louisville Hospital development project management
  • Emergency department chest pain referral process improvement
  • Economic strategic plan for the city of Louisville
  • System onboarding and learning and development optimization
  • COVID-19 clinical command center and testing management
  • Interpreter program development
  • Norton West Louisville Hospital lactation home services
  • Emergency department productivity improvement project

Master’s degree required for the system administrative fellowship track.

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