Tag: Excellence in Governance Fellowship

Applications are now being accepted for the 2025-2026 the MHA Excellence in Governance Fellowship. Launched more than 20 years ago, is a rigorous and comprehensive program delivering tools and knowledge in effective governance, improving quality and patient safety, building collaborative medical staff partnerships, and strengthening relationships with the community and stakeholders.

Between October 2025 and June 2026, fellows will meet three times in-person at the MHA headquarters in Okemos and through virtual sessions. More than 100 trustees have graduated from this one-of-a-kind offering and all offer high praise, one graduate stating “The fellowship changed how I operated and functioned as a leader and as an individual.”

Hospital and health system governing board members who enroll in the MHA Excellence in Governance Fellowship will engage in dialogue with healthcare experts to gain skills to effectively consider strategies and make decisions and share each other’s experiences with other trustees.

Questions about the fellowship can be directed to Erin Steward at the MHA.

Applications for the 2024 – 2025 MHA Excellence in Governance Fellowship, held from October 2024 through June 2025, are due June 28.

Governing board members enrolled in the fellowship will learn how to frame problems to determine what questions the organization should ask of itself to prepare for the future and to develop pragmatic and practical ways to implement board actions that enhance organizational effectiveness. Content focuses on strategic areas such as governance excellence, safety and quality, organizational vitality and leadership development. The classes provide a unique opportunity to exchange ideas and explore challenges with healthcare experts and other trustees.

Fellows meet in person four times a year at the MHA headquarters in Okemos and participate in virtual sessions held in the months when fellows are not meeting in person.

To further explore this one-of-a-kind offering, members may contact Erin Steward at the MHA.

Applications are currently being accepted for the 2024-2025 Excellence in Governance Fellowship, which will be held from October 2024 through June 2025. The MHA Excellence in Governance Fellowship is a rigorous and comprehensive program delivering tools and knowledge to help trustees understand how they can help leaders navigate challenging economic conditions, persistent workforce pressures and the safety of frontline caregivers.

The fellowship encompasses strategic areas: principles of effective governance, improving quality and patient safety, building collaborative medical staff partnerships and building strong relationships with the community and stakeholders. The sessions are led by experts in governance with a healthcare background.

With the busy schedules of board members in mind, fellows will meet three times a year in-person at the MHA headquarters in Okemos and through virtual sessions.

Members looking to further explore this one-of-a-kind offering may contact Erin Steward at the MHA.