KFF announces Barbara Jordan Fellowships
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation is accepting applications for the 2008 Barbara Jordan Health Policy Scholars Program.This opportunity is for college seniors and recent college graduateswho have a strong interest in addressing racial and ethnic healthdisparities, or who are themselves a member of a population that isadversely affected by racial and ethnic health disparities. Theapplication deadline is 5:00pm ET on December 14, 2007.
Duringtheir nine-week experience, the Scholars work in congressional officesin Washington, D.C., obtaining first-hand experience in thepolicy-making process. They participate in seminars and site visits toenhance their practical knowledge of health care issues and gainfirst-hand knowledge of the federal legislative process. Each Scholaralso writes and presents a health policy research paper in one of thefollowing areas: Medicaid and the uninsured, Medicare, or HIV/AIDS.
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