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‘Feed your soul’: The RWJF Health Policy Fellows Program Enabled Michelle Dennison to Revolutionize Diabetes Nutrition Policy
By Marisa Coulton Dr. Michelle Dennison loved her work as a diabetes dietitian in a clinic, but it was quickly burning her out.She saw that her patients were coming up against obstacles outside of her control. For example, they told her that they couldn’t afford the healthy foods she recommended, that they needed more cost-effective […]
August 13, 2025
‘Life-Changing’: The RWJF Health Policy Fellows Program Ignites a Passion for Policymaking
2024-25 RWJF Fellows: (l-r) Nicolle Arthun, Sujith Ramachandran, Tracey Henry, Michael Schmeltz, Tonya Moore, Shamie Das, and Rani Elwy The knowledge and network are truly world-cl…
July 17, 2025
How Dr. Andy Bindman Helped Reform Medicaid, Thanks to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellows Program
The program is “a phenomenal opportunity to grow,” says Bindman By Marisa Coulton Dr. Andy Bindman, an internal medicine specialist and executive vice president and chief medical o…
June 17, 2025
‘Feed your soul’: The RWJF Health Policy Fellows Program Enabled Michelle Dennison to Revolutionize Diabetes Nutrition Policy
During her fellowship year, Michelle Dennison (right) worked in the office of former Surgeon General Jerome Adams (center). Photo: Michelle Dennison By Marisa Coulton Dr. Michelle…
May 22, 2025
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 he…
March 20, 2025
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 (RWJ…
February 12, 2025
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! Nicolle Arthun, R.N., C.N.M., FACNM Founder, Changing Woman Initiativ…
July 30, 2024
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, an…
June 27, 2024
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 he…
April 25, 2024
“Knowledge is Power”: The RWJF Health Policy Fellows Program Gave Angie Perone the Tools to Become an Elder Health Policy Expert
Perone advocates for the health needs of LGBTQIA+ older adults By Marisa Coulton Angie Perone is one of California’s foremost elder health policy experts. She currently works at th…
March 28, 2024
Dr. Hassan Tetteh and the Art of Circling Back
“The RWJF Health Policy Fellows program takes you from being a really good checker player to being able to play four-dimensional chess.” By Marisa Coulton Cardiovascular and thorac…