Bishop Fellowship Program Details

Bishop Fellowship Program Components

The 1-year Bishop Fellowship program consists of nine components that address the essential skills and knowledge.

1. Formal Education
Three ACE seminars, each lasting 1 week
One 5-day AAMC Executive Development Seminar
2. Readings & Preparation between Seminars
Fellows complete assigned readings and “homework” tasks, such as completing leadership style instruments, and securing and entering into their institutions’ financial information.
3. Project
Each Fellow identifies a project he/she is interested in and which will be of benefit to both the host and home school.
4. The Fellow’s Learning Plan
Fellows, along with their nominating institution, design an individualized learning plan to address unique needs.
5. The Off-campus Learning Experience
Each Fellow spends at least three weeks with a dean or other high-level administrator at a host institution. As they are mentored by a team of experienced administrators, Fellows observe how other institutions and their leaders problem solve and handle change.
6. The National Institutional Network
Fellows develop colleagues from within the Bishop and the ACE programs’ mentors and speakers that will serve them well throughout their careers.
7. National Policy Forums
Because effective local leadership depends on knowledge of both national and international environments, Fellows are required to attend national meetings, particularly the Association of American Medical Colleges, the American Council on Education seminars, and the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine and American Council on Education annual meetings.
8. Other Visits
Fellows are encouraged to visit other campuses to enhance their learning about a particular strategic issue as well as broaden their perspectives generally.
9. Home Plan
Each Fellow and home dean develop a plan for how the Fellow’s skills will be used at the home institution. It is important that the Fellow have the opportunity to use the newly acquired skills as soon as possible.

What Are the Program Costs?

The Nominating Institution:

  • Pays the salary and benefits during the Fellowship year
  • Assures that the Fellows will have time to complete readings and homework tasks and to attend seminars, national meetings, and off-campus visits

The Bishop Fellowship pays for:

  • ACE Seminars and AAMC Executive Development Conference tuition, travel, housing, and food
  • Registration, travel, housing and food at annual meetings of the Association of American Medical Colleges, the American Council on Education, and the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine
  • Travel for three week-long visits and food and housing at the host medical school

What Are the Deadlines?

  • Completed nominations and candidate application materials are due on or before October 5, 2010.
  • Finalists will be selected and notified by late-October, 2010.
  • Fellows identify and confirm host dean, identify project, and develop year’s learning plan by August 15, 2011.
  • The program begins August 15, 2011 and ends the following August 14, 2012.

Bishop Fellowship Program Timeline

Application Forms (3 parts):

All application materials should be sent electronically to Kay Frank, kfrank@stfm.org, by October 5, 2010

1. Bishop Fellowship Program Application Form (Part I)
2. Bishop Fellowship Program Dean/CEO Nomination Form (Part II)
3. Bishop Fellowship Program Reference Form (Part III)

Bishop Fellows

2010-2011
Elizabeth G. Baxley, MD
University of South Carolina

2009-2010
Victoria Kaprielian, MD
Duke University

2008-2009
Joseph Hobbs, MD
Medical College of Georgia

William J. Hueston, MD
Medical University of South Carolina

Jeffrey L. Susman, MD
University of Cincinnati

2007–2008
Mark Penn, MD, MBA
Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine

Joshua Freeman, MD
University of Kansas

Charles Henley, DO, MPH, MS
University of Oklahoma–Tulsa

2006–2007
Carlos Moreno, MD, MSPH
University of Texas HSC at Houston

2005–2006
William Wadland, MD, MS
Michigan State University

Thomas L. Schwenk, MD
University of Michigan

2004–2005
Marjorie Bowman, MD, MPA
University of Pennsylvania

Elizabeth Burns, MD, MA
University of North Dakota

2003–2004
Byron Crouse, MD
University of Wisconsin

John Saultz, MD
Oregon Health and Science University

2002–2003
Lars Larsen, MD          
East Carolina University

David Swee, MD
UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

2001–2002
Klea Bertakis, MD, MPH
University of California-Davis

Richard Clover, MD
University of Louisville

James Herman, MD, MSPH
Penn State University

For further information, contact:

Robert Graham, MD, Fellowship Executive Director
Stacy Brungardt, STFM Foundation Executive Director