Skip to main content
Thomas Jefferson University Home Thomas Jefferson University Home
Thomas Jefferson University Home
  • Apply
  • Visit
  • Give
  • Thomas Jefferson University Home
  • Academics
    Back

    Academics

    • Academics Home
    • Program Finder
    • Areas of Interest
    • Registrar's Office
    • Online Programs
    • Study Away
    • Academic Calendars

    Colleges, Schools & Institutes

    • Sidney Kimmel Medical College
    • College of Architecture & The Built Environment
    • Kanbar College of Design, Engineering & Commerce
      • School of Business
      • School of Design & Engineering
    • College of Health Professions
    • College of Humanities & Sciences
    • College of Life Sciences
    • College of Nursing
    • College of Pharmacy
    • College of Population Health
    • College of Rehabilitation Sciences
    • Institute of Emerging Health Professions
    • Continuing & Professional Studies
    • Jefferson Institute for Bioprocessing
    Find Your Program

    Prepare yourself for what’s yet to come.

  • Admissions
    Back

    Admissions

    • Admissions Home
    • Undergraduate Admissions
    • Graduate Admissions
    • Continuing & Professional Studies Admissions
    • Sidney Kimmel Medical College Admissions

    Admissions Quick Links

    • Request Information
    • Schedule a Visit
    • Take a Virtual Tour
    • Apply for Admission
    • Financing Your Education
    • Contact Admissions
    Apply

    Start your Jefferson journey today.

  • Tuition & Financial Aid
    Back

    Tuition & Financial Aid

    • Tuition & Financial Aid Home
    • Tuition, Fees and Room & Board (2025-26)

    Tuition & Financial Aid Quick Links

    • Financial Aid Office
    • Student Accounts Office
    Contact Us

    Expert Center City and East Falls staffs are here to help.

  • Life at Jefferson
    Back

    Life at Jefferson

    • Life at Jefferson Home
    • Center City Residential Life
    • East Falls Residential Life
    • Virtual Tours

    Life at Jefferson Quick Links

    • Explore Philadelphia
    • University Catalog & Handbooks
    • Commencement
    • Consumer Information & Disclosures
    Plan Your Visit

    Each of our locations offers a unique learning environment.

  • Research
    Back

    Research

    • Research Home
    • Labs & Service Centers
    • Research Resources
    • 2025 Research Magazine

    Research Quick Links

    • Applied Research
    • Basic Research
    • Clinical Research
  • Athletics
    Back

    Athletics

    • Athletics Home
    • Visit jeffersonrams.com
    • Athletic Facilities
    • Shop Official Store

    Athletics Quick Links

    • Health & Wellness at Jefferson
    • Jefferson Recreation & Fitness Center
  • News
    Back

    News

    • News Home

    News Quick Links

    • Design & Style
    • Science & Technology
    • Business
    • Health
    • Life at Jefferson
    • Podcasts
  • Apply
  • Visit
  • Give
  • Apply
  • Visit
  • Give

Explore More:

  • Jefferson Advantage
  • About Jefferson
  • Virtual Tour
  • Jefferson Online
  • Global Jefferson
  • Campus Locations
  • Alumni
  • Careers
  • Provost

Current Students & Faculty

  • Center City Campus
    • Banner
    • Campus Store
    • Canvas
    • Commuter Services
    • Campus Life & Current Students
    • Faculty & Staff
    • JeffMail
    • Library
    • Office 365
    • Student Portal
  • East Falls Campus
    • Banner
    • Campus Store
    • Canvas
    • Faculty & Staff
    • Giving
    • JeffMail
    • Library
    • Starfish
    • Student Life & Resources
    • Student Portal
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn

Telehealth Leadership Fellowship

  • Apply
  1. Return to Home
  2. Academics
  3. Sidney Kimmel Medical College
  4. Other Educational Programs

Explore this Section

  • Faculty
  • Application Process

At a Glance

  • College

    Sidney Kimmel Medical College

  • Degree

    Fellowship

  • Campus

    Center City

  • Format

    On Campus

  • Duration

    1 - 2 Years

The Center for Connected Care has a one- or two-year Telehealth Leadership Fellowship. As healthcare strives to connect an expanding pool of patients to their health care providers, Telehealth is poised for massive growth. Thomas Jefferson University is leading the nation’s adoption of telehealth with expansion in four key domains: outpatient care; transitions in care; inpatient care; and academics, with its JeffConnect Program, National Center for Telehealth Education & Research (NCTER); and Center for Connected Care. In this unique setting, Fellows will become leaders in telehealth practice, education and research.

Fellows are immersed in a diverse educational environment while learning the business and medicine of telehealth. Working with management teams across Jefferson and private sector partners, they will develop and lead telehealth use cases while building their leadership and administrative skills. Utilizing team based learning, hands on application of knowledge, and simulation training, the curriculum is informed by the principles of experiential and self-directed learning theories to foster knowledge in four core areas of study. These core areas, and their associated competencies, continuously complement one another and work to build a foundation of telehealth & leadership success.

Leadership Skills Development

In order to prepare fellows for the challenge of implementing telehealth solutions they will participate in rigorous leadership training and informative 360 evaluations. The curriculum includes LEAN Thinking, Crucial Conversations, and Emotional Intelligence theories of leadership and management. Fellows will immediately implement these lessons while developing and implementing new use cases with increasing levels of administrative responsibilities. To enable rapid and continuous improvement and self-evaluation Fellows will participate in a Transformative Leadership Development Program, have regular mentoring with experienced leaders, as well as professional coaching.

Entrepreneurship

To build on the Fellow's ability to develop optimistic teams, effectively execute decisions, and demonstrate basic business fundamentals, the program offers rations embeds fellows through in various Jefferson administrative departments as well as public and private sectors. These experiences allow the Fellow to explore the complexities of telehealth marketing, finance, health informatics, and legal and ethical concerns. The Fellow will use these experiences to develop their own Capstone Telehealth use-case.

Academics

Before taking on clinical and administrative responsibilities the Fellow will participate in a Telehealth Boot Camp utilizing simulation-based instruction, team based training and didactic teaching to prepare them as telehealth providers. It is an expectation that fellows contribute in a meaningful way to the current research supporting the evidence base of telehealth. To develop the needed research knowledge and skills, fellows will immediately be incorporated into research projects, and have the opportunity throughout the program develop/complete a telehealth research project under the supervision of a team of preceptors, and complete a rigorous course of didactics and seminars. 

Fellows will be given the flexibility to pursue a certificate or masters degree from the Jefferson College of Health Professions, Jefferson College of Population Health, or Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce - School of Business.

Clinical Experience

Fellows will work approximately 16-20 hours a week as a telehealth provider. In this role, they are required to have quarterly assessments and informative feedback of their efficiency, compliance with clinical protocol, team skills, and communication skills. Through collaboration with various departments of Jefferson, the fellow will have the unique opportunity to learn best practices and lessons learned from the program directors of operationalized telehealth programs, experiencing the diversity of telehealth.

Get in Touch

Leadership

Name: Christina Chien, MD
Position:
  • Co-Director, Telehealth Fellowship
  • Medical Director, Jefferson Urgent Care & Virtual Health Service Line
  • Director, Clinical Research
  • Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Email: Christina.Chien@jefferson.edu
Name: Judd E. Hollander, MD
Position:
  • Co-Director, Telehealth Fellowship
  • Senior Vice President, Health Delivery Innovation
  • Associate Dean, Strategic Health Initiatives, SKMC
  • Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Email: Judd.Hollander@jefferson.edu
Sidney Kimmel Medical College Alumni
Support Sidney Kimmel Medical College
Thomas Jefferson University Home
  • Apply
  • Visit
  • Give
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Jefferson Health
  • Innovation
  • Philanthropy
  • Contact Admissions
  • Privacy Policy
  • Consumer Information

Jefferson holds itself accountable, at every level of the organization, to nurture an environment of inclusion and respect, by valuing the uniqueness of every individual, celebrating and reflecting the rich diversity of its communities, and taking meaningful action to cultivate an environment of fairness, belonging & opportunity.