Extended Admin Resident - Pitt Program Only

Purpose:The Extended Admin Residency is a 16 month paid residency program designed for students pursuing their Master's degree from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health. Students will work 20 hours per week during the school year and 40 hours per week through the summer months. Extended Admin Residents will have a unique opportunity to learn and contribute to the UPMC Health Services Division, while pursuing their health care career interests. Student in this role will be able apply the theory, concepts and analytical tools learned in the classroom to real life projects. Extended Admin Residents receive mentorship from the executive administrative level and above to be exposed to different areas with the healthcare field. The residency is organized so that the student is able to learn about organizational leadership in practice.Responsibilities:

Extended Admin Residents will have the opportunity to:

Gain broad exposure to various aspects of the HSD.

Better understand the role of the HSD as it relates to UPMC and its function as part of a fully integrated academic medical center.

Strengthen health care experience through work on various projects.

Observe executive-level meetings.Improve management, leadership, communication, networking, and analytical skills.

Students must be pursuing a Master's degree from the University of Pittsburgh's Graduate School of Public Health.Candidates are required to be proficient in Microsoft Office software, hardworking, conscientious, and self-motivated, and exemplify excellent communication and interpersonal skills.Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:Dependent upon placement

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UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/VeteranUPMC has a Center for Engagement and Inclusion that is charged with executing leading-edge and next-generation diversity strategies to advance the organization’s diversity management capability and its national presence as a diversity leader. This includes having Employee Resource Groups, such as PRIDE Health or UPMC ENABLED (Empowering Abilities and Leveraging Differences) Network, which support the implementation of our diversity strategy.