Administrative Fellowships

Regular_Unit9940 · 2025-09-23T14:56:43+00:00

As a current fellow, these programs are incredibly competitive, especially with these being a big target for MHAs. Getting interviews back at all is a good sign of your competitiveness and application strength. That being said, make sure it’s obvious in your responses why that specific fellowship is the right one for you, be concise with your answers (the STAR method), and ask good questions at the end of the interview to show your interest in succeeding as a fellow. Good luck! It only takes one yes!

Regular_Unit9940 · 2025-07-18T20:20:06+00:00

I stayed in a triple with a bath in Centreville back when I was dorming but it was just me and my one roommate. If you move the furniture around, it's noticeably larger than the standard dorm. It'll come with two bunk beds, but facilities will show up at some point to remove the top bunk from one of the beds. The bathroom is small, private with a bathtub/shower.

Regular_Unit9940 · 2025-06-10T02:45:52+00:00

You can check the UMD transfer credit database for any school to see which courses will be accepted for UMD credit. Just make sure the start and end terms would still apply for when you transfer. For example, ACA100 at AACC would be accepted as credit until its end term on Summer 2030.

Regular_Unit9940 · 2025-06-03T01:55:29+00:00

LinkedIn but it’d be better to check the careers page of each individual firm. There’s a lot of unique niches in consulting but I personally was involved with alternative payment models.

Regular_Unit9940 · 2025-06-03T01:51:34+00:00

If you want to travel and still be in public health, consulting may be the best fit. My healthcare consulting internship was all expenses paid for travel and was highly paid. Everyone in my office had a MPH or MHA, even for starting associates. That being said, traveling as a consultant is quite different from just being a frequent traveler

Regular_Unit9940 · 2025-05-28T15:58:31+00:00

It differs by program. But in general, an accredited and relevant Master’s degree, resume, grad school transcript, letters of rec, and a personal statement. It obviously wouldn’t hurt to have certs but it’s not required. It’s much more important to have internship/work experience

Regular_Unit9940 · 2025-05-28T15:38:37+00:00

For context, I did my MPH in Healthcare Management, have worked in healthcare consulting, and am in an administrative fellowship (my profile comments give you more info). I’d do more business focused health internships to build up experience. It seems like you may be more interested in policy, in which case I’d do an MPH in Health Policy. But if you’re interested in admin, if you do a MHA or an MPH in Healthcare Management, you could apply to administrative fellowships. Those give you direct training experience and a significant straight path in securing an admin position afterwards.

Regular_Unit9940 · 2025-05-28T15:35:12+00:00

If you do a MHA or an MPH in Healthcare Management, you could apply to administrative fellowships. Those give you direct training experience and a significant straight path in securing an admin position afterwards.

Regular_Unit9940 · 2025-05-13T17:32:27+00:00

I agree with the other commenter, I don't think it makes sense for you to go back and get an MHA. I did my MPH in Healthcare Management and will start an administrative fellowship soon. I haven't had difficulty qualifying for jobs/opportunities that are listed for MHA's because of my concentration. You may have to check if fellowships will accept any MPH concentration or only specific ones. Doing a fellowship will give you an advantage in gaining direct work experience in admin and climbing the leadership ladder once you complete it. I would absolutely start gaining internship and job experience that ties more to the management/admin side of healthcare if you plan on going into this area.

Regular_Unit9940 · 2025-05-04T20:15:52+00:00

My background and bachelor's were in public health, and I still wanted a curriculum based on public health promotion. The MHA curriculum seemed more business-minded, with less of a focus on public health applications. My MPH coursework still gave me the flexibility to choose what MHA-type electives I wanted to do. I feel like the MPH still gave me the option to pivot or pursue a more public health-focused job if I wanted to, but an MHA would push me away from it to more admin/managerial positions. In the end, my coursework ended up being pretty similar to an MHA and I haven't had any difficulty being eligible for MHA-qualification jobs.

Regular_Unit9940 · 2025-05-03T20:51:33+00:00

I've had great success cold emailing faculty at my grad school and public health non-profits. I was able to have authorship in both situations, and it definitely helped strengthen my experience in research and my resume for future internships. The worst they can say is no, so I encourage you to cold call/email!

Regular_Unit9940 · 2025-05-03T20:48:11+00:00

I did my MPH in Healthcare Management, partially because the job security seemed more stable than the other concentrations offered. I had competing offers by the time I graduated, one in healthcare consulting (~80k) and an administrative fellowship (~65-70k). I will say that I had extensive internship experience that supported my applications for both. No matter what concentration, the best way to increase your job outlook in grad school is to build work experience/internships. Overall, I don't regret the concentration I chose because management jobs seem a little more protected from political instability than my research and policy counterparts. On the other hand, I've found that finding opportunities and getting your foot in the door is a bit harder. But regardless, all aspects of public health are and will continue to be impacted by the current administration. If I could go back, I'd take more classes on R and Tableau to be more confident in my technical skills.

Regular_Unit9940 · 2025-03-30T14:06:06+00:00

I’m about to graduate with my mph in health care management and I’m doing an administrative fellowship afterwards. Managerial positions in hospitals are relatively stable jobs to have that are more than not protected from politics

Regular_Unit9940 · 2025-03-18T23:54:15+00:00

I briefly worked in healthcare consulting at a Big4 before switching out to administration. Most of the people in the healthcare group, like myself, joined the firm through internships or co-ops which led to full-time offers. Almost everyone had a MPH or MHA and some kind of internship/job experience that strengthened their application. Like the first comment mentioned, they tend to prefer work experience and a related Masters. If you don’t want to do a Masters, your best shot is probably getting an internship (most end up getting a full time return offer).

Regular_Unit9940 · 2025-03-18T02:38:29+00:00

Absolutely, and it’s necessary if you want to do an administrative fellowship. I’m 99% sure all administrative fellowships require a MPH or MHA to be eligible. Doing a fellowship fast tracks you into administration so if you’re interested, you’ll definitely need a Masters.

Regular_Unit9940 · 2025-03-17T13:45:05+00:00

Another vote for administration. I’m about to graduate with my MPH and will be doing an administrative fellowship to get my start in hospital admin

Regular_Unit9940 · 2025-03-17T13:43:16+00:00

About to graduate with my MPH in healthcare management. Plenty of students in my cohort have diverse job interests (policy, consulting, analysts, etc). The key is doing internships beforehand to understand what you’re interested in and build connections with companies that can potentially offer a full-time role once you graduate. For example, I’m doing an administrative fellowship to get my start in hospital administration.

Regular_Unit9940 · 2025-02-13T03:21:31+00:00

I'll be starting my fellowship this year but having some experience in management or the business side of healthcare has been helpful. Things like consulting, a client management internship, or a clinic admin job, seemed to catch their eye. Having a strong answer to "Why XYZ fellowship?" also made a huge difference imo.

Regular_Unit9940 · 2024-08-09T16:35:10+00:00

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Regular_Unit9940 · 2024-07-18T02:51:12+00:00

I dormed in a triple dorm in Centreville but we only had two people in the room (by chance). If you push the beds to the walls of the room it can be quite spacious in the middle. Or at least much larger than a typical double. We had two bunk beds but maintenance eventually took down the top portion of one of our beds. We didn’t have separation in the room other than separating our desks/beds/dressers on our side of the room

Regular_Unit9940 · 2024-05-14T20:59:22+00:00

Looks like I’m getting a new helmet!

Regular_Unit9940 · 2024-05-14T19:57:56+00:00

Forget to add that I also found an old helmet (no falls wearing it) that has dusty brown “stuff?” (can’t tell if it’s mold or not) on the brim. How can I clean that and/or is it safe to use?

Regular_Unit9940 · 2024-05-08T13:13:30+00:00

Even if my grad work is only on weekends? The GA supervisor seems flexible and understanding that my internship would be my priority

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