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Placements of the 2023-2024 RWJF Health Policy Fellows Announced

By Shannan Lynes | January 12, 2024 | Comments Off on 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!

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

By Shannan Lynes | July 18, 2023 | Comments Off on 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…

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

By Shannan Lynes | May 16, 2023 | Comments Off on Sending Clinicians to Congress: The Need for Real-World Clinical Experience to Inform Health Policymaking in Washington

For nearly 50 years, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) 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, health care, and health policy.

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

By Shannan Lynes | February 14, 2023 | Comments Off on From Clinical Psychology to Public Policy: How Dr. Kimberlyn Leary Took Clinical Experience to the White House with the RWJF Health Policy Fellows

When it comes to the world of federal health policy, there is nothing that compares to being there, in the room where it happens. “Working in Congress is really something that you can only understand being right in it,” said Ann Sheehy, class of 2021-2022 RWJF Health Policy Fellow, right after she wrapped up her placement in the House of Representatives. “I felt like no amount of reading books or taking courses would give me that sense.”

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

By Shannan Lynes | November 7, 2022 | Comments Off on 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…