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UUMG Fellowship Overview

2025-2026 Administrative Fellowship

University of Utah Medical Group is offering a one year administrative fellowship that will begin in early summer 2025. This fellowship is designed to cultivate leaders in the field of academic health care by fostering close working relationships between our fellows and senior executives while exposing them to a diverse array of operational activities.

The program’s preceptor is Dayle Benson, chief of staff for clinical affairs and executive director of University of Utah Medical Group. With Dayle's guidance, the administrative fellow will participate in a wide array of projects and rotations during their fellowship. The projects and rotations are at the fellow's preference and the preceptor’s discretion.

Areas of Opportunity

The fellowship at the University of Utah Health is tailored to the interests of the candidate selected. Areas of opportunity for project work include, but are not limited to:

  • Operations
  • Strategic planning
  • IT & data analytics
  • Finance
  • Quality improvement
  • Population health
  • New business development
  • Academic and community physician management
  • Ambulatory services
  • Tele-health strategies
  • Contracting & payer relations
  • Health insurance operations

Informational Webinars

Current fellows, Sabrina Franks, MHA and Miquelle Leslie-Cheng, MHA will be hosting informational webinars on the fellowships offered by U of U Health, followed by a Q&A session on the following dates:

Current UUMG fellow, Sabrina Franks, MHA will be hosting an informational webinar focused on the UUMG administrative fellowship, followed by a Q&A session with past UUMG fellows on the following date:

Office Hours for Prospective Applicants

Sabrina and Miquelle are available to answer prospective applicant’s questions at any time. Please reach us via email:

  • Sabrina Franks, MHA (Medical Group Administrative Fellow)
  • Miquelle Leslie-Cheng, MHA (Hospital and Clinics Administrative Fellow)

Questions? Please contact administrative.fellowship@hsc.utah.edu.