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The Sandra L. Fenwick Institute focuses on improving all children's health outcomes by providing leadership development for current and emerging healthcare and research leaders.

This focus area of the Fenwick Institute is co-led by Howard Brightman, ScD, PE, CSP, CIH the Fenwick Institute’s Co-Director for Leadership Project Management; Melicia Y. Whitley, MM, Senior Administrative Director; and Stephanie Tuttle, MS, PMP, Project Manager; and Valerie L. Ward, MD, MPH, Senior Vice President, Pediatric Health Equity Strategies and Director of the Sandra L. Fenwick Institute.

The Fenwick Institute Leadership Development Fellows Program

The program’s educational objectives include the development of the essential expertise for excellence in current and future healthcare leaders.

Program structure

  • Monthly Leadership Development Seminars led by national and international leadership experts and healthcare and research leaders.
    Examples of seminar topics:
    • Important Leadership and Strategy Topics for Healthcare Leaders
    • Healthcare metrics
      • Transformative Objectives and Key Results
      • Operational Key Performance Indicators
    • Indices for the Assessment of Pediatric Patient-Centered Care
    • Teamwork, Effective Collaboration and Psychological Safety on Teams
    • Visuals Thinking Skills for Leaders: Effective Communication and Active Listening
    • Leadership Network Development
  • Healthcare Project Management and Process Improvement Training
  • Fellows receive Mentorship to conduct a healthcare leadership process improvement project

Program eligibility

Program participants will be future or current healthcare clinical, operational, administrative or research leaders focused on improving pediatric healthcare delivery, operations and outcomes, including: physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other healthcare professionals; researchers and scientists; operational, administrative and executive healthcare leaders

The Fenwick Institute Leadership Development Fellows Program is open to applicants of all backgrounds. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, sex, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, disability or any other classification protected by law.

The 2025 application cycle is now closed. For details about future application cycles, please contact FenwickInstitute@childrens.harvard.edu.

Training and research opportunities

The Fenwick Institute offers a range of training and research opportunities to develop the next generation of healthcare and research leaders, including:

  • Student internships
  • Visiting scientists