The 24-month Frankel Cardiovascular Center (Frankel CVC) Administrative Fellowship is designed to provide early career healthcare leaders with hospital and administrative training in an academic medical center.

The Frankel CVC Administrative Fellowship will consist of leadership development and learning opportunities across a broad spectrum – clinical care, research, education, strategic initiatives, finance, and community outreach to support the Center’s mission and vision. The fellow will work with their day-to-day preceptor, the Chief Administrative Officer of the Frankel CVC, Stefanie L. Peters, the Fellowship Coordinator, Jeremy Whitford, an assigned mentor, members of the administrative team, as well as the second-year Administrative fellow, while also engaging with other Frankel CVC and Michigan Medicine leaders.

The Frankel CVC Administrative Fellowship Program includes two named fellowships, both generously donor funded.

• In 2015, the Samuel and Jean Frankel Foundation gifted the University of Michigan $1 million to establish the Linda R. Larin Administrative Fellowship Fund. The fund was created to honor Linda R. Larin, the Frankel CVC’s inaugural Chief Administrative Officer, for her accomplishments in leading patient- and family-centered care initiatives across U-M Health. The fund provides support for fellows, research assistants, students, and/or trainees in the Frankel CVC.
• In 2022, the Foundation gifted an additional $2.25 million to establish a similar fund to honor Stefanie L. Peters, the current Chief Administrative Officer of the Frankel CVC. The Foundation and the Frankel CVC Directors recognized Stefanie for her unwavering dedication to advancing our missions of patient care, research, and education. The fellowships offer comprehensive hospital and administrative training within an academic medical center, providing valuable preparation for future healthcare leaders.

The two named fellowships offer identical experiences, and the spots are filled on an alternating basis.

About the Frankel CVC

The Frankel CVC is at the forefront of innovative, advanced efforts to combat the magnitude of cardiovascular disease through our tri-partite mission: clinical care, research, and education. We’re doing it with expert multi-disciplinary medical teams, researchers and educators as we strive to continually advance our efforts to become the “best academic heart and vascular center in the world”. From outpatient visits and tests to surgery and recovery, the Frankel CVC serves as a central location for coordinated, top-quality cardiovascular care from our highly skilled medical and surgical teams. Together with inpatient units in University of Michigan Health Hospital, outpatient clinics located throughout the local area, and specialized care for children with congenital heart defects at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, the building makes U-M's nationally recognized cardiovascular care convenient and accessible to all.

2 Year Frankel CVC Fellowship Structure

• Year 1
  • Frankel CVC Administration Centered Projects
    • Examples: Fellowship Programming, National Advisory Board meeting planning, Strategic Priorities creation, Employee Engagement, and more
    • Professional Development Opportunities
• Year 2
  • Frankel CVC Administration Centered Projects and External Michigan Medicine Cardiovascular Linked Projects
    • These projects can be self-sought and self-directed in various departments (Operations, Finance, Patient Experience, Safety & Quality, etc.)
  • Professional Development Opportunities
  • Potential Rotations at Affiliated Sites

View the Frankel CVC Fellowship job description to learn more about the fellowship.