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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 […]
March 23, 2024
From Tragedy to a Purpose-Driven Life: How Dr. Joseph Sakran Transformed Personal Adversity into Public Policy with the RWJF Health Policy Fellowship
By Carole V. Bell Clarity sometimes comes through strange and unexpected ways. For Joseph Sakran, the most dramatic revelation came at the age of 17. When he was a senior in high s…
March 22, 2024
How The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Has Influenced Health Policy – And My Own Life – For Five Decades
Private foundations in America play a unique and vital role in advancing social progress. That is well known. What is less recognized is the impact such Foundations have on individ…
February 22, 2024
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 differe…
January 12, 2024
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! Nancy Connolly, MD, MPH Clinical Assistant Professor of Medici…
October 19, 2023
Thinking Outside the Box: How the RWJF Fellowship Helped Army Reserve General and Health Policy Professor Dr. Peggy Wilmoth Transform Her Career
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 skill…
July 20, 2023
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 fo…
July 18, 2023
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 Septem…
June 22, 2023
From Front-Line Practice to Policymaking: How the RWJF Health Policy Fellows Program Helped David Keahey Open New Doors
By Marisa Coulton David Keahey grew up in rural Idaho, where kids rarely aspired to college, much less to the RWJF Health Policy Fellows programin Washington, DC. So, when he appli…
May 16, 2023
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 skill…
April 20, 2023
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…