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Our 24-month Administrative Fellowship program develops future healthcare leaders in a collaborative, diverse, and fast-paced environment.
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During the 2-year Administrative Fellowship Program, fellows will be immersed in a comprehensive rotational program with the guidance and mentorship of the Keck Executive Leadership Team. All rotations and projects are designed to address core competencies while providing a holistic experience. Fellows will also attend executive-level meetings and meet one-on-one with leaders throughout the organization.
Keck Medicine of USC is the University of Southern California’s medical enterprise, one of only two university-based medical systems in the Los Angeles area. Keck Medicine combines academic excellence, world-class research and state-of-the-art facilities to provide highly specialized care for some of the most acute patients in the country.
Our internationally renowned physicians and scientists provide world-class patient care at Keck Hospital of USC, USC Norris Cancer Hospital, USC Verdugo Hills Hospital, USC Arcadia Hospital and more than 100 outpatient locations in Los Angeles, Orange, Kern, Tulare and Ventura counties
Keck Medical Center of USC, which includes Keck Hospital and USC Norris Cancer Hospital, is among the top 50 hospitals in the country in 7 specialties, as well as a top 10 hospital in California, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2025-26 Best Hospitals rankings.
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In the first year, Administrative Fellows will partner with various senior leadership teams to complete rotations. Administrative Fellows can expect to gain exposure to high-level initiatives, as well as interface with administrative and clinical leadership. In the second year, Administrative Fellows will continue to refine their skill sets and leadership style as they choose to focus on certain areas to develop professionally while also working on system-level projects that tie to the strategic goals of the health system.
Potential Rotations:
Felipe Osorno
Administrative Fellowship Preceptor and Executive Sponsor
Chief Administrative Officer, Keck Medicine of USC & Chief Operating Officer, USC Verdugo Hills Hospital
Los Angeles favorite: Descanso Gardens, La Cañada Flintridge
Felipe Osorno is Chief Administrative Officer for Keck Medicine of USC and the Chief Operating Officer for USC Verdugo Hills Hospital.
In this role, Osorno provides executive oversight of post-acute care services and collaborates with hospital leaders across the system to execute strategic partnerships and technology solutions that strengthen continuity of care post-discharge. Additionally, Osorno creates and nurtures collaborations with skilled nursing facilities and home health agencies, inpatient rehabilitation facilities and long-term care hospitals to coordinate and arrange appropriate access for all Keck Medicine patients. In his role as CAO, Osorno works with clinical and operational leaders in executive system-wide programs and initiatives, including the continuous development of the Keck Operating System / 5-Star Human Experience framework, and works closely with the organizational development team in designing initiatives to deepen the culture of collaboration, trust and respect we pride ourselves in at KMUSC.
As COO at USC-VHH, Osorno leads the day-to-day operations of the hospital with oversight of diagnostic services, pharmacy, admitting, IT, facilities and construction, and the sleep center. He partners with the executives in the development and deployment of the strategy for the hospital in alignment with the health system.
Osorno brings 17 years of health care leadership experience to the role, including over a decade with Keck Medicine during which he developed and implemented a culture of process improvement, has supported a myriad of process improvement efforts and led continuum of care operations for Keck Medical Center.
Osorno is strongly committed to upholding Keck Medicine’s role as a community advocate and partner. During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Osorno was a key leader in vaccination efforts across the university, including standing up operations to deliver 107,000 vaccines at Keck Medicine to staff, patients and underserved populations in local communities. Osorno helped establish the health system’s Keck Pride (LGBTQ+) and La Voz (Hispanic and Latinx) employee resource groups. He also played a central role in developing a strategic collaboration between Keck Medicine and The TransLatin@ Coalition, the largest trans-led nonprofit organization in the United States that helps improve access to specialized care for transgender, nonbinary and gender-diverse adult patients, via the Keck Medicine Gender-Affirming Care Program.
Osorno holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical Engineering from McGill University in Montreal and a Master of Science in Chemical Engineering Practice from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Delaney Field – Current Fellow (2026-2028)
delaney.field@med.usc.edu
Los Angeles Favorite: Getting fresh produce at Santa Monica Farmer’s Market
Delaney joined Keck Medicine as the 2026-2028 Administrative Fellow. She is originally from Michigan. She received her Bachelor’s of Science in Biological Sciences with a certificate in Cross-Sector Leadership from Arizona State University. She earned her Master’s of Science in Health Informatics and is completing her Health Administration degree at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Her professional interests include strengthening healthcare systems through data, strategy, and innovation to empower providers and improve patient care. In her free time, Delaney loves trying new foods, either through cooking or checking out a new restaurant. She also enjoys watching movies and trying different workout classes.
Katelyn Sasaki – Current Fellow (2025-2027)
katelyn.sasaki@med.usc.edu
Los Angeles Favorite: Shopping at Century City Mall
Katelyn joined Keck Medicine as the 2025-2027 Administrative Fellow. She was born and raised in Orange County. She received her Bachelor’s of Science in Public Health from San Diego State University in 2023, followed by her Master’s of Health Services Administration from the University of Michigan in 2025. Her professional interests include improving quality of care, advancing operational efficiency, enhancing patient experience, and addressing barriers in healthcare access. Katelyn loves spending time with friends and family, going to baseball games, trying new restaurants, and staying active.
Nidhi Bandrapalli – 2023-2025 Fellow
nidhi.bandrapalli@med.usc.edu
Los Angeles Favorite: Picnics and sunsets at Griffith Park
Nidhi is a Manager of Strategic Operations and Program Planning for the Keck Community Medical Group (KCMG) at Keck Medicine of USC. During her administrative fellowship, she supported a range of strategic and operational initiatives: physician integration, the re-launch of a women’s health partnership, and the opening of new sites like the Pasadena Medical Office Building. These experiences sparked her interest in ambulatory care and led to her current role. Today, she is focused on building out the operational framework for KCMG, a platform to grow Keck Medicine’s footprint through community physician integration, and she manages its 60+ provider anesthesiology practice. Outside of work, Nidhi can be found hanging with her family, friends, and pups, in group fitness classes, or sipping her way through the best matcha spots in LA.
Miranda Zaragoza – 2022 Fellow
Miranda.Zaragoza@med.usc.edu
Los Angeles Favorite: Getting coffee at Eyes Peeled Café, Culver City
Miranda is currently a Business Operations Manager for Cardiovascular Services at Keck Medical Center. She entered her administrative fellowship with a strong interest in operations and strategy. She worked on projects that aligned with her interests such as helping to plan the operations of a system-wide lung cancer screening program and assisting in the development of a 7-year equipment plan for the Department of Radiology. These opportunities to work on various projects with the Associate Administrator of Radiology and Cardiology affirmed her interest in service line operations and guided her to her current role in Cardiovascular Services. When she is not at work, Miranda enjoys traveling, reading, hanging out at the beach, and finding the best Italian food in LA.
Milan Urukalo – 2022 Fellow
Milan.Urukalo@med.usc.edu
Los Angeles Favorite: Tacos La Morenita, Highland Park
Milan is currently a Program Manager for Post-Acute Care and Strategy at Keck Medicine of USC. During his fellowship Milan worked on the development of a new service line, Post-Acute Care. This introduced Milan to Post Acute Care as a specific part of the care continuum, and led to his current role. In this role Milan supports both Post Acute Care Services and Strategy on various initiatives throughout the system. A milestone for Milan in this role was the establishment of Keck Medicine’s Post-Acute Care Collaborative (PACC); a group of organizations that Keck Medicine partners with to ensure high-quality care for our patients outside of the hospital walls. In his free time, Milan enjoys golfing, attending sporting events, and watching movies.
Ellen Cammarano – 2021 Fellow
Ellen.Cammarano@med.usc.edu
Los Angeles Favorite: Bonfires at Dockweiler State Beach, Playa Del Rey
Ellen is the Manager of Strategic Operations & Program Planning for USC Care Medical Group & Ambulatory Services. Knowing she wanted to merge her interest in strategy and operations, her fellowship focused on supporting the fit up and activation of Keck’s brand-new Advanced Endoscopy Center, where she worked across a team of physicians, nurses, IT, biomed, consultants, and executive leadership to operationalize the space for go-live and certification by the California Department of Public Health. She developed a passion for collaborating with senior leadership to build out new services for the health system, including Keck Medicine of USC’s first ambulatory surgery center, outpatient imaging center, and home infusion service. In her current role, she continues to support operational workflow design, accreditation, licensing, and integration of service lines and clinical practices. When she’s not working, Ellen loves spending time at the beach, rooting for the Dodgers, and searching for LA’s best breakfast burrito!
Brenton Tse – 2017 Fellow
Brenton.Tse@med.usc.edu
Los Angeles Favorite: Discovering food in the San Gabriel Valley
Brenton joined Keck Medicine of USC as the inaugural administrative fellow and is currently an Associate Administrator of Transformation at Keck Medicine of USC. In his current role, Brenton oversees mergers, acquisitions, and other partnership activities at Keck Medicine. He also works on the growth and build of the system’s community physician alignment initiative for the Keck Community Medical Group.
Brenton joined the Office of Transformation as a Program Manager upon the completion of his fellowship and has been with the department since. In his time on the team, he has been involved with the acquisition of multiple provider practices, USC Arcadia Hospital, the transition of USC’s Athletic Medicine into the health system, and the diligence and integration of USC Arcadia Hospital.
Outside of work, Brenton enjoys sports photography, playing golf and trying new restaurants in Los Angeles.
Sierra Richey – 2026 MPH, University of California, Berkeley Current Role: Senior Consultant – Ambulatory Transformation and Performance, UCLA Health
Nidhi Bandrapalli – 2025 MPH, Boston University Current Role: Manager, Strategic Operations and Program Planning, Keck Community Medical Group
Milan Urukalo – 2022 MHA, University of Minnesota Current Role: Program Manager, Post-Acute Care and Strategy, Keck Medicine of USC
Miranda Zaragoza – 2022 MSHA and MSHI, University of Alabama, Birmingham Current Role: Business Operations Manager, Cardiology, Keck Medical Center
Ellen Cammarano – 2021 MPH, Columbia University Current Role: Manager, Strategic Operations and Program Planning, USC Care Medical Group
Stephanie Oh – 2021 MHA, Columbia University Current Role: Operations Manager, Behavioral Health Service Line, New York-Presbyterian Hospital
Ashwathi Raj – 2020 MHA, George Washington University Current Role: Manager, Value Based Care Programs, Astrana Health
Beulah Momanyi – 2019 MHA, University of Minnesota Current Role: Senior Demand Planner, Johnson & Johnson MedTech
Mansi Bhargava – 2018 MHA, Columbia University Current Role: Manager, IT Business Systems Analyst, Satellite Healthcare
Brenton Tse – 2017 MHA, University of Minnesota Current Role: Associate Administrator, Transformation, Keck Medicine of USC
Thank you for your interest in the Keck Medicine of USC Administrative Fellowship program. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to our current fellows if you have any questions.
Katelyn Sasaki katelyn.sasaki@med.usc.edu Delaney Field delaney.field@med.usc.edu
Our past fellows are also happy to answer any questions you might have about our program. You can find our contact information on the “Meet Our Team” page
Please review the application requirements below, and complete application instructions while the application window is open.
Education: Master’s degree in Health Administration, Public Health, Business Administration, or a related field from an accredited graduate program, graduating in the 2026 – 2027 academic year.
Candidate Profile: The ideal candidate is energetic, collaborative, and self-motivated. They are collaborative with excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong analytical skills, and proven academic success.
Please note that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for individuals participating in the Administrative Fellowship Program.
