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From Bedside to Beltway: A Nurse’s Journey into Health Care Policy

Nurse and professor Dr. Brenda Baker says nurses should have a “bigger footprint” in the health policy arena—the RWJF Health Policy Fellows program helped her see how big a difference she could make By Jamie Durana Four-year-old Brenda Baker stood on her tiptoes and peered through the window into the hospital nursery. Baker’s mother was…

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Placements of the 2023-2024 RWJF Health Policy Fellows Announced

The National Program Office is pleased to announce the placements of the 2023-2024 RWJF Health Policy Fellows!

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Thinking Outside the Box: How the RWJF Fellowship Helped Army Reserve General and Health Policy Professor Dr. Peggy Wilmoth Transform Her Career

Before joining the program, Wilmoth navigated dual careers as a professor and a Brigadier General in the Army Reserve. She also wanted hands-on experience in the policy world that would be helpful in both careers. This led her to apply for the RWJF Health Policy Fellows Program, where she landed a placement in the office of the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, during the time when the Affordable Care Act was passed. Read on to find out about Wilmoth’s takeaways from the program and why she calls the fellowship “a privilege” and “transformational.”

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Bridging Health Policy and Economics: How the RWJF Health Policy Fellows Program Helped Carrie Colla Make an Impact

By Marisa Coulton Health economist Carrie Colla had been teaching at The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice for seven years when she decided it was time for a change. She loved the work but wanted to make sure her research was getting into the hands of policymakers. “In the beginning of your…

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

WASHINGTON – The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today named the 2023-2024 class of RWJF Health Policy Fellows. Beginning in September, six health professionals will spend a year in the nation’s capital working on health-related legislative and regulatory issues with members of Congress and the executive branch. The fellows…

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From Front-Line Practice to Policymaking: How the RWJF Health Policy Fellows Program Helped David Keahey Open New Doors

Hear from David Keahey on how the RWJF fellowship helps clinicians have an impact on the design of policy & care systems.

He reflects on how he brought the front-line, rural clinician experience to discussions about the Comprehensive Addiction Recovery Act during his tenure as a fellow.

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Sending Clinicians to Congress: The Need for Real-World Clinical Experience to Inform Health Policymaking in Washington

Dr. Andy Gettinger reflects on his experience in the RWJF Health Policy Fellows program to discuss how his expertise and passions shaped his career and advice for prospective fellows.

He reflects on how the experience allowed him to bring more attention to his passion: the field of clinical informatics.

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Life After the Fellowship

How the RWJF Health Policy Fellows Program Helps Participants Advance Their Careers The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Health Policy Fellows Program is often described as a transformational experience offering fellows the chance to envision their career paths from an entirely different angle. The experience is unique for each fellow—perhaps leading somewhere they never expected, or perhaps…

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From Clinical Psychology to Public Policy: How Dr. Kimberlyn Leary Took Clinical Experience to the White House with the RWJF Health Policy Fellows

For nearly 50 years, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellows Program has sought to build a strong, diverse network of leaders and maintain a workforce skilled in health policy. By connecting health professionals with the first-hand opportunity to participate in the federal policy process, this nonpartisan program aims to improve health equity, care,…

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PODCAST: Alumnus discusses health equity and reflects on the RWJF Health Policy Fellows program

Reginald Tucker-Seeley, MA, ScM, ScD, recently appeared on a Health Podcast Network Coffee Talk to discuss how to ensure health policy is centered in equity and the role the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Health Policy Fellows program plays in making an impact. During the episode, Tucker-Seeley discusses the current state of inequity in the…

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