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Eight Health Professionals Selected for Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellows Program at the National Academy of Medicine

The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today named the 2025-2026 class of RWJF Health Policy Fellows. Beginning in September, eight health professionals will spend a year in Washington, D.C., working on health-related legislative and regulatory issues with members of Congress and the executive branch.    The fellows were chosen…

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Bridging Practice and Policy: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellows Program Celebrates 50 Years of Health Leadership

As the RWJF Health Policy Fellows Program marks five decades, alumni and program directors reflect on the program’s impact By Marisa Coulton The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Health Policy Fellows program enables mid-career professionals to have a lasting impact on the health policy landscape. David Keahey was a fellow from 2015-16. His most memorable…

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Placements of the 2024-2025 RWJF Health Policy Fellows Announced

The National Program Office is pleased to announce the placements of the 2024-2025 RWJF Health Policy Fellows!

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The Unstoppable Barbara Incardona Damron: How the RWJF Health Policy Fellows Program Helped Her Become an Education Policy Champion

By Marisa Coulton Barbara Incardona Damron is unstoppable. For decades, the University of New Mexico professor has made waves in the health policy world at the municipal, state, and federal level. Through the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Health Policy Fellows program and the force of her own will, Damron has been able to fly…

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Seven Health Professionals Selected for Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellows Program at the National Academy of Medicine

The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today named the 2024-2025 class of RWJF Health Policy Fellows. Beginning in September, seven health professionals will spend a year in Washington, D.C., working on health-related legislative and regulatory issues with members of Congress and the executive branch. The fellows were chosen…

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