PAST & PRESENT ADMINISTRATIVE FELLOWS

The David A. Gee Administrative Fellowship at Barnes-Jewish Hospital is highly competitive, with representation from graduate programs all over the country. Our former fellows are extremely successful within and outside of the organization as executive leadership continually works to develop fellows' leadership skills and nurture their career advancement.

EXAMPLES OF PAST FELLOWSHIP PROJECTS

Joint Commission Guidelines

• Collaboration with the chief operating officer to create a comprehensive source of Joint Commission guidelines
• From these efforts, a redefined Quality and Patient Safety department was created at the hospital.

GI Lab

• Operations engineering project analyzed bed utilization
• Developed a solution to increase efficiency and utilization without increasing the costs of the department

Emergency Department

• Development of new emergency department
• Coordinated a major initiative to decrease wait times for patients visiting the emergency room

Diabetes Center

• Developed a new comprehensive diabetes center, beginning with concept planning and ending with physical facility design
• Helped create staffing, operational, and marketing models

Operating Room

• Played a key role in facilities planning and design of the largest operating room construction initiative in the country
• Helped in operating room process improvement initiatives to increase efficiency and overall satisfaction

Resident Skills Training

• Played a key role in the development of a standardized central line insertion training program for incoming residents across several academic departments

Medicine Resident Clinic Redesign

• Helped manage the scope and design of a new Medical Office Building which includes space for an expanded Medicine Resident Clinic
• Visited other major Academic Medical Centers to gather design and operational benchmarks for the clinic, worked directly with hospital and Washington University School of Medicine senior leadership to define patient and provider needs, and managed logistics associated with this extensive capital project

Master Facility Planning

• Facilitated and managed the daily BJH activities related to the Washington University Medical Center (WUMC) Campus Renewal Plan

Neuroscience Center

• Conducted financial and volume trend analysis to drive strategic planning
• Performed bed utilization analysis and developed a business case for restructuring the available Neuroscience bed platform within Neurosurgery and Neurology departments

BJC Stroke Integrated Practice Unit

• Coordinated the development of the BJC Stroke Integrated Practice Unit led by CEO
• Served as administrative liaison to strategic work groups and facilitated interdisciplinary system meetings

Learn more about the David A. Gee Administrative Fellowship.

• Administrative Fellowship Structure
• Fellowship Application Process
• Fellowship History and Background