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Healthcare Leadership in Radiology

The Healthcare Leadership Fellowship was established in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging in 2012. Since its inception we have been dedicated to developing future leaders not only within radiology, but within healthcare and society. Our mission is intertwined with that of the Yale School of Management – creating leaders in business and society. With this mission in mind, we uphold several core competencies:

  1. Bridging the gap between clinical expertise and business acumen to provide higher value healthcare to all.
  2. Providing time, space, and support for personal involvement in innovation and exploration.
  3. Understanding the breadth and depth of healthcare management and leadership.

We are particularly proud of the vastness of opportunity available to our Healthcare Leadership Fellows, which allows each to have their own unique experience and mold their pathway while they are with us. This program, in conjunction with our newly established resident elective, sets the foundation for a brighter healthcare future.

Origins of the Fellowship

Radiology is a field with tremendous opportunities for entrepreneurship, operational excellence, quality improvement, strategic vision and leadership. Medical school, residency, fellowship and continuing medical education provide scant opportunities for rich leadership education. Understanding that there is a gap in this type of leadership education was the impetus behind beginning the MBA for executives program.

Yale is relatively unique among its peers in having a single campus, closely affiliated Medical and Management schools and well-respected healthcare management programs. For the past 12 years, we have had an MBA for Executives program which has already graduated 250 healthcare professionals as of 2017.

We relish the opportunity to provide our fellows with a broad array of opportunities that will allow them to take on leadership roles in clinical practice, academic health centers, life sciences companies or elsewhere: with the common theme of improving healthcare, access, and quality.

Alumni

Where are they now?

Leadership Fellows

Fellows and Howard Forman with US Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy.

  • Melissa Davis, 2015-2017, Yale New Haven Hospital, Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, New Haven, CT
  • Michael Rolen, 2014-2016, Winchester Radiologists, PC, Winchester, VA
  • Christine Vetter, 2012-2014, Jefferson Radiology, Hartford, CT
  • Joe Cavallo, Yale New Haven Hospital, Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, New Haven, CT
  • Jason Teitelbaum, Yale New Haven Hospital, Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, New Haven, CT
  • Tri Hiremath, Weill Cornell Imaging at NewYork-Presbyterian, New York, NY
  • Atul Kumar, Yale New Haven Hospital, Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, New Haven, CT

Applications

Interested applicants may email Dr. Kumar for further information about the program. To formally apply for the program, please submit an application via the link below.

Yale Radiology Fellowship Applicant Portal

Applicants must be eligible to be credentialed by Yale New-Haven Hospital. Applicants should submit three letters of recommendation (two from clinical mentors/colleagues, and one from an academic/administrative mentor who can attest to the candidate’s leadership potential); a valid standardized test score (Executive Assessment (EA), GMAT, or GRE score which are less than five years old); and affirmation that they will have completed a radiology residency as of the July start date.

Send inquires to:

Atul Kumar, MD, MBA
Assistant Professor, Radiology and Biomedical Imaging
atul.kumar@yale.edu

Apply to the Healthcare Leadership in Radiology Fellowship program

Please contact the MBA for Executives admissions staff for more information.

Faculty & Fellows