2025 California Leadership Fellowship Applications 

PROGRAM DATES:

Orientation and Sacramento Institute / March 16 - 20, 2025

Virtual Institute / May 16 - July 18, 2025 / 2 PM - 4 PM ET

Washington DC Institute / September 15 - 19, 2025

Application Deadline: January 31, 2025

 

California Leadership Fellowship Program

The NHHF California Leadership Fellowship is an executive training program that aims to advance the careers of Hispanic physicians pursuing work with the U.S Department of Health and Human Services, State, and City Health Commissioner positions, and academic leaders in medical schools, chief medical officers in federal clinics and private practice. Health Net/Centene Corp sponsors the Fellowship.
 
The purpose of the NHHF Leadership Fellowship is to assist in the development of leadership potential among  The Leadership Fellowship aims to increase skilled Hispanic physicians who may be eligible for entry to the pool of applicants for policy making and executive positions within the state government and the private sector at decision-making levels. The ultimate outcome is to improve the quality of health of all Americans. 
The original Leadership Fellowship was established by core faculty, Jo Ivey Boufford, MD and Elena Rios, MD, MSPH, MACP in 1999 under a Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and continued with support from various funders and most recently by Centene Foundation and Centene/Health Net.  Faculty include health care experts from various leadership positions at the State and Federal levels and stakeholders to learn from.
Eligibility for the Leadership Fellowship includes being a mid-career (at least five years post training) Hispanic licensed physician who has documented leadership activities, interest in future decision-making positions, and commitment to improving health of Hispanics.  NHHF is seeking applicants for the Class of 2025. If interested, send your resume, personal statement and one letter of recommendation to Selection Committee at [email protected] by January 15, 2025.

 

Sacramento Institute

In the second quarter, there is a four-day Sacramento Institute. During this week, fellows will have one day of orientation and three days of seminars and meet with California Health and Human Services and its related key agencies and policymakers from the governor's office and the state legislature to discuss public health initiatives and Hispanics. The fellows are introduced to leadership styles and Hispanic health policy history as part of the program. In addition, they are appointed to policy analysis teams to create policy recommendations for NHHF's key advocacy priorities (Medical Education Diversity & Women's Reproductive Health).

 

Virtual Institute

From mid-May to mid-July, the NHHF fellows participate in 12 hours of virtual training seminars facilitated by Core Faculty. These sessions consist of expert speakers from public health, media, advocacy, and leaders from different stakeholders in the public health arena, and they address leadership skills and health disparities in the Hispanic community.  

Washington DC Institute

A four-day Washington DC Institute occurs in September. During this week, fellows attend seminars and meet with the White House, U.S. Health and Human Services, and policymakers from the U.S. Congress to discuss public health initiatives and Hispanics and leadership skills-building sessions such as conflict management and policy analysis team projects. The week culminates with the participation of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute events to meet Congress Members and Hispanic leaders from across the nation.

 

 

 
 

 


For more information regarding the leadership fellowship program, please get in touch with the program coordinator, Rochell Andrade 

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