Design. Build. Heal.
Named in honor of the late Gary Tradewell, a former Vice President and Medical Planner of WHR, the Tradewell Fellowship was created to build careers of aspiring healthcare architects. Each year, the Tradewell Fellow is involved with clients in early master planning and design with a particular focus on healing environments and collaborative design methods. The Fellowship begins and ends in July and includes employment at WHR Architects in Houston.

In addition to working directly with senior medical planners and clients, Fellows receive career guidance from leaders at WHR and a network of past Tradewell Fellows. At the completion of the year-long Fellowship, participants have begun to develop the skills and experiences to become leaders and mentors.

Learn. Grow. Achieve. 
The Tradewell Fellow is someone who wants to be a lifelong learner and mentor to others. In order to develop particular expertise in an area of (his or her) interest, the Fellow will choose a topic related to the design of healing spaces and create a body of writing that is suitable for publication. The Fellow will also receive a scholarship to attend a national healthcare conference, and the opportunity to attend and lead many in-house educational presentations. Other educational opportunities for the Fellow include: assisting with teaching a graduate level course on health facility planning, design, and construction; participating in evidence-based design activities, and assisting members of the firm in authoring speeches, articles, or books. After completion of the program, the Tradewell Fellow may be invited to continue employment with WHR.

Join Us.
WHR wants you to join the fellowship. Graduates of accredited architecture programs are strongly encouraged to apply. The application period for the 2010 fellowship is now closed.

Please check back in the coming weeks to see who is the 2010 Tradewell Fellow and learn more about the 2011 Fellowship! Read more about the fellowship in Healthcare Design magazine here.

For more information about the Tradewell Fellowship Program, please contact our 2009 Tradewell Fellow, Kelly Egdorf.