Fellowships

Developing Healthcare Leaders of Tomorrow

Apply Here When Fellowship Applications Open June � August

Our Mission

VHA Innovation Ecosystem Fellowships empower VA employees through strategic guidance and relationship development to become change agents and catalytic leaders capable of championing solutions that will improve healthcare for Veterans.

VA Innovation Fellowships

Senior Innovation Fellowship

For accomplished leaders who are prepared to implement a national scale project or initiative that measurably improves clinical outcomes, cost, and/or Veteran experience. These projects should promote a diverse approach to innovation by leveraging internal and external collaborations across public, private, and non-profit sectors.

Entrepreneur in Residence Fellowship

For emerging leaders to advance their innovative initiatives, leveraging internal and external collaborations, performing value-based evaluation, and navigating pathways to broader implementation.

MIT Catalyst Fellowship

For emerging leaders looking to work in cross-functional teams to challenge the generally accepted research paradigm by shifting the focus to a clinical needs-driven approach in two phases: new project discovery and project execution.

Current Fellows

National Coordinator
Transforming Health and Resiliency through Integration of Values-based Experiences (THRIVE)
James A. Haley Veterans Hospital

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National Director
Transforming Health and Resiliency through Integration of Values-based Experiences (THRIVE)
Chief, Whole Health Service
James A. Haley Veterans Hospital

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National Lead
Perinatal Reproductive Education Planning and Resources (PREPARe)
Orlando VA Healthcare System

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Ophthalmologist
Minneapolis VA Health Care System

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Health System Specialist
VHA Office of Health Equity

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Health System Specialist
VHA New England Center for Innovation Excellence

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Chief Health Informatics Officer
San Francisco VA Medical Center

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Fellowship Impact

The VHA Innovation Fellowship Program fosters a diverse and inclusive culture by engaging and empowering innovators of diverse clinical or administrative professions, genders, races, and geography.

Accomplishments

NATIONAL AWARDS

Independently Conferred to Fellows

80 %

PROFESSIONAL ADVANCEMENT

After Fellowship

PARTNERSHIP COLLABORATIONS

With Industry/Academia

MULTI-SITE IMPLEMENTATION WITH PROGRAM OFFICE SUPPORT

Across all fellowship cohorts

ENTERPRISE-WIDE PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION

Across all fellowship cohorts

Empowering Emerging Leaders

VA Medical Centers

Innovation Cohorts

Veterans

Entrepreneurs in Residence

Senior Innovation Fellows

Fellows in the News

An InnoVAtor learns from an instructor at Bootcamp.

VHA IE Trailblazers: Dr. Raza Hussain

2021 VHA IE Entrepreneur in Residence Fellow Dr. Raza Hussain, Chief of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS) at the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center in Chicago, is delivering new smiles for Veterans in just one day. Through support from the Veterans Health Administration Innovation Ecosystem (VHA IE) Innovation Fellowship Program, Hussain is further developing his project, Teeth in a Day.

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VHA IE Trailblazers: How Dr. Michael Amendola uses 3D printing for Veteran Care

Dr. Amendola worked for the last 10 years as a general and vascular surgeon at the Central Virginia VA Health Care System, with little knowledge of 3D printing until he discovered the revolutionary applications taking place throughout VA with the technology.

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VHA Medical Professionals attend to a Veteran's health

VHA IE Trailblazers: Bringing Veterans to their VA healthcare

Transportation is the largest barrier for healthcare access for Veterans. Dr. Indra Sandal, a VHA Innovation Ecosystem (VHA IE) Entrepreneur in Residence Fellow and VHA Innovators Network (iNET) Innovation Specialist at the Memphis VA Medical Center (VAMC), knew that there had to be a way to get Veterans with transportation challenges to VA facilities to receive the Veteran-centered care that they want.

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Suzanne Shirley, LCSW

Director of Community Engagement & Fellowships

"The Fellowships Program has given VHA employees opportunities to implement wide-spread change across VHA by developing a thriving community of cross-sector leaders and fostering growth. Their actions inspire others to strive to innovate, collaborate, and accomplish more together for our Veterans."