Health Executive Administrative Leadership (HEAL) Fellowship
We are pleased to offer an innovative and rigorous fellowship to Emergency Medicine residency graduates with an interest in Emergency Medicine Administration and Leadership.
Why Choose a Fellowship in Health Executive Administrative Leadership?
Health Executive Administrative Leadership Fellows will work directly with leaders in operations and administration both within the Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, and the Froedtert Health Enterprise to develop and advance the skills to be a leader in this field. Fellows will gain experience in the following areas over the two-year fellowship:
- ED Operations Management and Patient Flow
- Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
- Patient Experience
- EMR Improvement and Healthcare Analytics
- Coding and Billing
- HRO System Management
- Change Management
Job Opportunities for Trainees After Graduation
- Graduates of the EM Health Executive Administrative Leadership Fellowship will be well positioned in a competitive job market to directly fill Medical Director or Assistant Medical Director roles both at Academic or Community sites.
- Fellowship differentiation is becoming increasingly important in the Emergency Medicine job market.
Fellowship Requirements
Application Process
- Current CV with reference list
- Personal statement with Letter of Intent
- Letter of Recommendation; Two references
- GMAT is waived by University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Funding
Funding of the trainee is provided by the Department of Emergency Medicine including salary support, CME, travel and master’s degree tuition will be covered by the Medical College of Wisconsin within the fellow’s contract.
Additional Fellow Responsibilities
- Obtaining a Master’s Degree (MBA from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee / Marquette University)
- Attending ACEP Directors Academy phase 1 and 2 or AAEM ED Operations Certificate Course
- Attending Froedtert Hospital ED Operations Committee meetings
- Attending Froedtert Hospital ED Quality and Safety meetings
- Participate on two hospital and/or interdepartmental committees
Fellows will have protected time for projects and professional development while working as an attending faculty in our system emergency departments with moonlighting opportunities available.
Program Details
Research Opportunities/Scholarly Activity Expectations
- The fellow will have dedicated time to complete the scholarly requirements of the fellowship
- Fellows are required to complete at least two quality improvement projects in a dedicated area of focus of the fellow’s selection
- Fellows are required to publish at least one scholarly project per year of fellowship
- Fellows are required to deliver one Grand Rounds lecture to the residency program per year
- Scholarly requirements will be tracked in the fellow’s evaluation process
Impact of Program on Trainees in MCWAH Sponsored Program
- The fellow will interact with the EM residents both clinically and during the EM residents Administration elective
- The fellow will attend Emergency Medicine weekly EM conference as available
- The fellow is expected to deliver grand round presentations to the EM residents and faculty
Training Sites & Facilities
Clinical Emergency Department shifts: 24 clinical hours per week (e.g. 3 x 8-hour shifts)
Froedtert Hospital
Academic Medical Center
Level 1 Adult Trauma Center
Comprehensive Stroke, Cancer, Cardiovascular Center
Annual Emergency Department patient volume: 89,000
Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital Emergency Department
Annual Emergency Department patient volume: 33,000
Froedtert West Bend Hospital Emergency Department
Annual Emergency Department patient volume: 23,000
Evaluation & Grievance Process Information
Evaluation Process
- EM Health Executive Administrative Leadership fellows will be electronically evaluated by the program director or medical director associated with committee/project work at the end of each quarter.
- The fellowship director will meet with the fellow twice in the given academic year to review received feedback regarding clinical progress, committee duties and project progress, clinical teaching, career plans and research requirement objectives.
- EM Health Executive Administration Leadership fellows are evaluated in their role as an emergency medicine instructor by residents in the Emergency Medicine Residency Program, twice annually.
- The fellow will electronically evaluate the administration faculty annually (twice) during the program.
Grievance Process
- The EM Health Executive Administrative Leadership fellow may raise a concern either in-person, or in writing to the fellowship program director. If the complaint is procured verbally the receiving party will document and provide the summary of the complaint, conversation, and action of the associated complaint with the fellow.
- If the fellow does not feel comfortable raising an issue with the program director or the program director’s response to the complaint, the fellow can contact the Department Chair.
- If the complaint remains unresolved after the initial two steps are completed, the complaint or grievance can be escalated to the Senior Associate for Graduate Medical Education.
- Finally, if the complaint still remains unresolved, the grievance would be adjudicated via human resources, MCW compliance, or the MCW ombudsman’s office.
Meet Our Team
Ronny Otero, MD, MHSA, FAAEM, FACEP
Professor; Vice-Chair Clinical Operations, Froedtert Hospital Emergency Department; Director, Health Executive Administrative Leadership (HEAL) Fellowship
Ian B. K. Martin, MD, MBA, FACEP, FAAEM
Eminent Scholar, Professor with Tenure, and System Chairman; Emergency Physician-in-Chief; Past-President Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
Sara Engel, MBA
Department Administrator, Emergency Medicine
Matt Chinn, MD
Associate Professor; Senior Medical Director, Froedtert Emergency Department; Medical Director, Froedtert Observation Unit
Jamie Aranda, MD
Assistant Professor; Medical Director, Physician Associate Studies; Medical Director, Froedtert Hospital Emergency Department; System Director, Advanced Practice Providers
Nancy Jacobson, MD
Assistant Professor; System Director, Quality, Safety, and Experience ; Medical Director, Emergency Medicine; Patient Safety and Quality Officer, Emergency Medicine
Daniel Mielnicki, MD
Assistant Professor; Division Chief, Community Hospital Division Emergency Departments
Jonathan Rubin, MD
Professor; Division Chief, System Informatics and Analytics
Stephen Spencer, MD, FACEP
Assistant Professor; Medical Director, Froedtert Community Hospitals; Medical Staff President, Froedtert Community Hospitals
Mark Semrad, DO
Assistant Professor; Medical Director, Froedtert West Bend Emergency Department
Sean Mackman, MD
Assistant Professor; Assistant Medical Director, Froedtert Community Hospitals
Elyse Hartleben, MD
Assistant Professor; Emergency Medicine Physician Lead for Scheduling; GME Patient Safety & Quality Officer; Assistant Medical Director, West Bend Emergency Department
Megan Anderson, DO
HEAL Fellow
Janice Hinze
Program Manager, Emergency Medicine Fellowships
Madeline Dunn, MHA
Clinical Program Coordinator III
Questions?
We would love to hear from you!
Department of Emergency Medicine
Medical College of Wisconsin
Hub for Collaborative Medicine
8701 Watertown Plank Rd.
Milwaukee, WI 53226
Please direct questions to our Fellowship Coordinator, Janice Hinze