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Barbara Jordan Scholars Program in D.C.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Application Available for 2009 Barbara Jordan Health Policy
Scholars
Program
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation is accepting
applications for the
2009 Barbara Jordan Health Policy Scholars Program. This
intensive
summer program provides college students with an opportunity
to work on
policy issues in a congressional office and to engage in
original health
policy research and analysis under the guidance of Foundation
research
staff.
College seniors and recent college graduates who have a
strong interest
in addressing racial and ethnic health disparities, or who
are
themselves a member of a population that is adversely
affected by racial
and ethnic health disparities are eligible to apply. The
application
deadline is 5 p.m. ET on Friday, December 12, 2008.
Application
materials and more information are available online at
http://www.kff.org/minorityhealth/bjscholars/bjsapplication.cfm.
Selected Scholars will work in congressional offices in
Washington, D.C.
for nine weeks, and will participate in weekly seminars and
site visits
designed to increase their understanding of the intersection
between
policy and the legislative process. Each Scholar is expected
to write
and present a health policy research paper before an audience
of policy
analysts and practitioners in one of the following research
areas:
Medicaid, the uninsured, Medicare or HIV/AIDS.
Eligible candidates must be U.S. citizens who will be seniors
or recent
graduates of an accredited U.S. college or university in the
fall of
2009. Individuals with an advanced degree, and those
individuals
currently enrolled in an advanced degree program are not
eligible to
participate.
The Kaiser Family Foundation established the Barbara Jordan
Health
Policy Scholars Program to honor the legacy of former U.S.
Congresswoman
Barbara Jordan-the first African American elected to Congress
from Texas
and a much-admired member of the Foundation's board of
trustees. Barbara
Jordan had a distinguished career exemplified by her tireless
advocacy
on behalf of vulnerable populations. She brought this passion
to her
work, inspiring others to become involved in addressing
challenging
health policy issues. The program is operated in
partnership with
Howard University.
For questions, please contact program director Cara James at
(202)
347-5270 or cjames@kff.org
or program manager Jomo Kassaye at (202)
238-2385 or jzkassaye@howard.edu.
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