Curriculum

The Gerren Joseph Faustini Administrative Fellowship Program is a rotational education and professional development program. It is designed to impart the fellow with all the knowledge and skills necessary to manage a large clinical practice. In addition to project management work, the fellow will simultaneously be completing rotations throughout the medical center.

The Rotational Program:

• Financial Forecast and Budget Creation
• Customer Service
• Revenue Cycle Management
• Practice Management
• Optional Rotation Based on Fellow's Interest
  • Examples that past fellows have chosen:
    • Transplant
    • Children's Hospital
    • Emergency Department
    • Quality Assurance/Risk Management
• Shadow Vice President

Projects by Previous Fellows include:

• Creation of a revenue cycle dashboard
• Specialty Clinic Planning and Implementation
• Gastroenterology Business Planning
• Restructuring/revamping the department's credentialing process
• Reimbursement analysis/planning
• Internet Webpage Redesign
• Service Line Financial Analysis
• Creation of patient navigator position
• Income Forecasting for Budget
• Prospective analysis of Pre-authorization process
• Utilization review of UV
• Encounter Form Redesign
• Planning of a new site
• Creating an Effective Teamwork Seminar
• Customer service initiative