Administrative Fellowship Program
Dignity Health’s Administrative Fellowship is now part of CommonSpirit Health’s Administrative Fellowship program and recruitment process. The CommonSpirit Health Administrative Fellowship is a national 18 month system-wide fellowship offered in our various operational divisions across the organization. Fellows complete four rotations over the course of a year and a half to gain exposure and develop valuable skillsets in the hospital, ambulatory, and leadership functions within their divisions. The 2021-2022 CommonSpirit Health Administrative Fellowship will include one opportunity in the Arizona Division and one opportunity in the Greater Sacramento Division with Dignity Health.
For more information and to learn how to apply for the CommonSpirit Administrative Fellowship program, please visit our website.
Frequently Asked Questions
How are CommonSpirit Health, Catholic Health Initiatives and Dignity Health related?
CommonSpirit Health is a national non-profit combined from two legacy organizations. In 2019, two of the largest health systems in the United States, Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health joined forces to create CommonSpirit Health. Today, CommonSpirit Health is the largest non-profit religious health system in the country and has a presence of 142 hospitals in 21 states.
The roots of Catholic Health Initiatives go back hundreds of years. Over time, CHI has earned a national reputation for providing a wide range of clinical expertise, and for advocating an ambitious agenda of social justice.
Dignity Health has grown from one hospital in 1854 to forty-one hospitals today plus many more neighborhood clinics and care centers. Dignity Health has always remained focused on the compassionate care it brings to its communities.
I am interested in working for a Dignity Health hospital, how do I pursue opportunities within Dignity Health’s footprint?
To learn more about current openings within Dignity Health facilities, please visit our jobsite here
Meet our Past Fellows
Fellowship Alumni Group
Megan Elliot, MSHA
Fellowship Year: 2019-2020
Graduate School: University of Alabama at Birmingham
Leslie Yeh, MPH
Fellowship Year: 2019-2020
Graduate School: George Washington University
Sofia Andrade, MPH
Fellowship Year: 2018-2019
Graduate School: University of California Berkeley
Kwamane Liddell, JD, MHA
Fellowship Year: 2018-2019
Graduate School: Saint Louis University
Tim Dang, MHA
Fellowship Year: 2017-2018
Graduate School: Ohio State University
Andrea Martinez, MPH
Fellowship Year: 2017-2018
Graduate School: University of California Berkeley
Vahe Grigoryan, MHA
Fellowship Year: 2016-2017
Graduate School: University of Michigan
Derek Hartman, MHA
Fellowship Year: 2016-2017
Graduate School: Penn State University
Gia DeMichele, MA
Fellowship Year: 2015-2016
Graduate School: Claremont Graduate University
Jared Williams, Master’s Degree in Health Policy and Administration
Fellowship Year: 2015-2016
Graduate School: Washington State University
Susan Joseph, MHA
Fellowship Year: 2014-2015
Graduate School: University of Southern California
Austin Stringfellow, MBA
Fellowship Year: 2014-2015
Graduate School: Harvard University
Danielle Brown, MHA
Fellowship Year: 2013-2014
Graduate School: California State University Northridge
Moses Ike, MHA
Fellowship Year: 2013-2014
Graduate School: University of Southern California
Perry Heard, MHA
Fellowship Year: 2012-2013
Graduate School: Texas A&M University
Leah San Agustin, MHA
Fellowship Year: 2012-2013
Graduate School: Ohio State University
Valithia Head, MHA
Fellowship Year: 2011-2012
Graduate School: Tulane University
Diwen Chen, MPH
Fellowship Year: 2010-2011
Graduate School: Yale University
Scott Herbert, MHA
Fellowship Year: 2010-2011
Graduate School: St. Louis University
Kriselle Santos, MPH
Fellowship Year: 2009-2010
Graduate School: University of California Berkeley
Alice Jo, MPH
Fellowship Year: 2008-2009
Graduate School: University of California Berkeley
Anthony Saul, MBA
Fellowship Year: 2008-2009
Graduate School: The University of Memphis
Dante Tolbert, MHA
Fellowship Year: 2008-2009
Graduate School: University of Southern California
Allison Prusak, MHA
Fellowship Year: 2007-2008
Graduate School: University of Minnesota
Nicholas Tejada, Master of Health Services Administration
Fellowship Year: 2007-2008
Graduate School: University of Kansas
Shelby DeCosta, MHA
Fellowship Year: 2005-2006
Graduate School: University of Southern California
Shay Strachan, MHA
Fellowship Year: 2005-2006
Graduate School: University of Minnesota
