On Sept. 14, applications opened for the 2016 Fellows class, an annual initiative of the Nashville Health Care Council. This nationally unique program brings together senior health care leaders to explore strategies to meet the industry challenges of today and the future.
Fellows is co-directed by former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, M.D., and Larry Van Horn, a leading expert in health care management and economics, and professor at Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management. Created in 2013 in response to the unprecedented change and transformation occurring in healthcare, the program leverages the expertise of the industry’s founding leadership in Nashville, as well as nationally known figures and leading academic institutions, to create a forum for thought leadership for the industry.
THE 2016 APPLICATION PROCESS
Interested applicants can find more information or begin the application process by visiting the Fellows website, www.healthcarecouncilfellows.com, or contacting Fellows Director June Manning, jmanning@healthcarecouncil.com.
Applications are open and will be accepted through October 21. These will require information and statements of interest by the applicants, a professional bio and resume, as well as letters of recommendation from the applicant’s CEO and an industry leader.
Applications are encouraged and accepted from a wide range of sectors within the industry, including service delivery, hospital management, managed care, HIT, life sciences, technology, finance, government and communications. To be considered, applicants must be employed by a member company of the Council, a government employee or a practicing clinician.
All Fellows must commit to the following 2016 class dates:
- January 28-29 (orientation)
- February 5
- February 19
- March 4
- March 18
- April 8
- April 22
- May 6
- May 27
The Council Fellows Advisory Committee will select and announce the 2016 Fellows class in December 2015.
