Today, the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) announced the placements for the 2022-2023 class of RWJF Health Policy Fellows, including bicameral placements in offices with robust health portfolios:
Elizabeth Cox, MD, PhD
Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health
Placement: Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) (Majority)
Laura Findeiss, MD
Chief of Service, Grady Health System, Emory University School of Medicine
Placement: House Committee on Energy and Commerce (Minority)
Ying-Ying Goh, MD, MSHS
Director and Health Officer, City of Pasadena Public Health Department
Placement: Office of the Vice President of the United States
Lindsey Harris, DNP, RN, FNP-BC
Nurse Practitioner, University of Alabama at Birmingham Medicine
Placement: Representative Lauren Underwood (IL-14)
Kumhee Ro, DNP, APRN, FAANP
Assistant Professor, Director, Seattle University College of Nursing, APNI Program
Placement: Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA)
Berlina Wallace-Berube, MACP, M.Ed, LPC
Director, Primary Care Office, Virgin Islands Department of Health
Placement: Senator Ed Markey (D-MA)
The RWJF Health Policy Fellows program is the nation’s most prestigious learning experience at the nexus of health, science, and policy in Washington, D.C. Since 1973, this nonpartisan fellowship has offered exclusive, hands-on policy experience with the most influential congressional and executive offices in the nation’s capital. More than 300 fellows from across the nation have worked hand in hand with the best and brightest in federal health policy to gain an insider’s perspective of the political process, develop unmatched leadership skills, and build a professional network that lasts a lifetime. As chancellors and deans at major academic institutions; presidents of professional societies and voluntary health organizations; leaders in local, state and federal government; and experts at think tanks and advocacy groups, fellows transform the nation’s health care policy and practice. For more information, visit www.healthpolicyfellows.org.
For more than 45 years, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has worked to improve health and health care. RWJF is working alongside others to build a national Culture of Health that provides everyone in America a fair and just opportunity for health and well-being. For more information, visit www.rwjf.org. Follow the foundation on Twitter at www.rwjf.org/twitter or on Facebook at www.rwjf.org/facebook.
The National Academy of Medicine, established in 1970 as the Institute of Medicine, is an independent organization of eminent professionals from diverse fields including health and medicine; the natural, social, and behavioral sciences; and beyond. It serves alongside the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering as an adviser to the nation and the international community. Through its domestic and global initiatives, the NAM works to address critical issues in health, medicine, and related policy and inspire positive action across sectors. The NAM collaborates closely with its peer academies and other divisions within the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
