Postgraduate Administrative Fellowship

The application for the Corewell Health 2026-2027 Administrative Fellowship program will open June 1, 2025 and will close Sept. 1, 2025.

Corewell Health provides statewide administrative fellows with a broad health care experience. As an integrated health system, the insurance and delivery of care entities collaborate to provide the best experience focused on health. The organization is focused on creating a culture of belonging for its 60,000+ team members, rooted in our values of compassion, collaboration, clarity, curiosity and courage.

The structure of the Corewell Health fellowship allows individuals to study and work in every area of the health system while also participating in projects suited to their specific interests and career goals. The fellowship experience also allows for exposure and opportunity at the system level, the different regions and the health plan. Under the supervision of President & CEO Tina Freese Decker and Chief Operating Officer Darryl Elmouchi, fellows work with and participate as members of the system leadership team, enabling them to gain experience through interaction with executive leaders. This is accomplished by attending board meetings and executive and medical staff meetings, and participating in projects focused on strategic planning.

This one-year fellowship gives postgraduate students a valuable professional learning and working experience in health care operations, strategy and systems thinking.

• Aided in the expansion of the Department of Behavioral Science and Lifestyle Management by garnering interest and gaining leadership and provider buy-in for culinary medicine programming
• Led a systemwide telehealth strategy and development of a resource center for implementation
• Worked with leadership to develop a five-year strategic plan for primary care
• Assisted in the robotic surgery enterprise expansion plan and acquisition of five da Vinci robots
• Developed recommendations for new Medicare Advantage supplemental benefit design
• Led development of a system LGBTQIA+ health strategy
• Created a patient and family-centered care foundation program, impacting over 25,000 team members
• Led the creation of a system transfer center by consolidating eight campus programs into one central program
• Led the development of a business plan and filed the Certificate of Need for a $10 million, 12-bed Pediatric Medical Psychiatry Unit
• Led assessment and implementation of scrub color standardization
• Served as member of corporate Emergency Operations Center during COVID-19 response, including the launch of a laboratory callback system for COVID-19 test results, site ventilator transfers, and safe reemergence plan to address time-sensitive surgeries

Beyond his work at Corewell Health, Chad returned to GVSU as an Adjunct Professor, where he taught clinical simulations for their Pediatric/Obstetrics courses. In 2024, he earned his Master of Business Administration from Western Governors University, specializing in health care management. Chad is committed to fostering healthier communities by empowering caregivers to perform at their highest levels through operational excellence, strategic quality initiatives, and innovation.

As Michigan’s largest health system, Corewell Health maintains dual headquarters in Grand Rapids and Southfield. While the fellowship will be based in Grand Rapids, it will provide fellows with opportunities to interact with teams and communities throughout the state.