| Fellowship Program : Application |
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Nominations and applications are accepted throughout
the year for appointments that begin July 1 of each calendar year.
The following information be emailed to the CAHME office. The application
should include the following:
- Correspondence identifying the nominator (self-nominations
are accepted)
- Current curriculum vitae.
- A letter outlining:
- Reasons for interest in the Fellowship
- Professional and personal expectations from the Fellowship
experience.
- Description of word processing skills and computer
access.
- A letter of endorsement and support of necessary
release time from an appropriate university official or employer.
After the application is received appropriate candidates
will be interviewed by a member of the CAHME staff and if appropriate
forwarded for consideration to the Accreditation Council. Successful
Fellowship candidates will be notified in the spring to facilitate
their attending mandatory training in advance of their first site
visit assignment.
The CAHME Accreditation Fellowship is a
voluntary, non-paid position. All expenses incurred while on
CAHME business are borne by CAHME.
The Accreditation Fellowship
The Accreditation Fellowship program began in 1972
with the support of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Since that time,
Fellows have played a critical role in accreditation process. The
Fellowship program is designed for individuals who demonstrate
the potential to make significant contributions to the field of
health services administration education. By fully participating
in the Commission activities, the Fellow learns firsthand about
the progress, problems, and potential of evaluation in professional
education.
The term of the appointment of the fellowship begins
approximately August 1 of each year and continues for eighteen
to twenty-two months, depending on specific circumstance. The Fellowship
begins with an orientation and training program scheduled as soon
as practicable following Fellowship appointment. During the Fellowship,
each Fellow will participate in not less than two and not more
than four accreditation site visits. In addition, each fellow will
participate in at least three meetings of the Accreditation Council
(one may be via telephone. In addition, if funding is available,
Fellows will be provided the opportunity to complete a mutually
agreed-upon project of significance to the Commission as well as
the Fellow’s own professional objectives. In applying for
the Fellowship, an applicant commits to at least twenty work-days
to site visits and Commission meetings. In most cases, these commitments
will involve travel away from the Fellow’s residence and
primary worksite. In addition, each Fellow commits to being available
twenty to twenty-five days in preparing and editing Site Visit
Reports. Each Fellow must have word processing skills, preferably
with MS Word.
There are usually four to six Fellows in a cohort.
The actual number of Fellows depends upon the number and quality
of the applicants and the anticipated number of site visits. A
qualified individual may annually reapply for consideration to
the Fellowship Program.
While the Fellowship itself is voluntary, all expenses
related to travel of the Fellow to site visits, Commission meetings,
training, and, if funding is available, one trip to Washington
to conclude the special project will be borne by the Commission.
Procedures for Recruitment
and Selection of Fellows
A cohort of Fellows is selected each year on a
competitive basis through a national call for applications. Both
faculty members of programs in health services administration and
practicing healthcare administrators are invited to submit applications.
Ideally, a practitioner should be a graduate of an accredited program
and/or maintain a formal affiliation with an CAHME-accredited program.
The national call for applications will be distributed
not later than June 1 of each year. The deadline for applications
is July 1. An application is complete only when the Commission
has received all the following items:
- A current curriculum vitae;
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A letter from the applicant describing the expected benefits
from the Fellowship in terms of their familiarity or relationship
to health administration or health related field, and their level
of experience with word processing software;
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A letter of endorsement from an appropriate university official
or employer indicating the willingness to provide release time
for the Fellow to participate in Commission activities.
The Commission Chair and the Executive Committee
will review all complete applications. Applications will be rated
on an individual and aggregate scale. Each applicant will be assessed
using the following criteria:
1. Demonstrated
interest in higher education accreditation.
2. Ability
to contribute to the activities of the Commission.
3. Potential
to contribute to the field of health services administration.
4. Demonstrated
written and oral communication skills.
5. Apparent
organizational ability.
6. Adequate
word processing skills to support a team in writing site visit
report
Based upon the ratings, the Chair and CEO make
the final selection for the cohort of Fellows. The new Fellows
will be notified no later than August 1st.
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