Developing health administration education leaders: the ACEHSA Fellowship experience

The ACEHSA Fellowship was initially established as a professional and leadership development activity for individuals from academic and professional backgrounds. The Fellow plays an integral and critical role in the accreditation process. This key role of the Fellow is presented from former and current perspectives. Also, this discussion revisits the analysis of the Fellowship experience from the original study conducted by Fine (1984) and draws comparisons with data from a current study. The results demonstrate similarities in the role over time. The Fellowship experience appears to have a direct and positive impact on the ability of individuals to personally network with other professionals, which facilitates the opportunity to acquire future leadership roles. The authors of this study served as Fellows from 1993-1994. During that time, Dr. Sobczak was honored as Senior Fellow for his contributions to the Commission.