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Published: March 02, 2009
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation offers many opportunities for career and leadership develolpment:
Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program
To provide four-year postdoctoral research awards to physicians from historically underrepresented groups who are committed to developing careers in academic medicine, improving the health of underserved populations, and furthering understanding and elimination of health disparities.
Investigator Awards in Health Policy Research
To encourage researchers whose crosscutting and innovative ideas promise to contribute meaningfully to improving U.S. health and health care policy.
New Connections: Increasing Diversity of RWJF Programming
To contribute to innovations in health and health care research by providing awards to early- to mid-career investigators from historically underrepresented communities who conduct research and evaluation projects connected to RWJF teams and portfolios thereby expanding the Foundation's perspective on solving the most challenging health issues facing Americans.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program ®
To augment clinical training by providing new skills and perspectives necessary to achieving leadership positions within and outside academia.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Health Leaders
To provide recognition for the contributions community health leaders make to achieving RWJF's mission and goals, and to enhance their capacity to have more permanent and widespread impact on health problems.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Executive Nurse Fellows
To provide advanced leadership opportunities for nurses in senior executive roles in health services, public health and nursing education who aspire to lead and shape the U.S. health care system of the future.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health & Society Scholars
To build the field of population health by training scholars to investigate the connections among biological, behavioral, environmental, economic and social determinants of health and develop, evaluate and disseminate knowledge and best practices.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellows Program
To allow midcareer health professionals and behavioral and social scientists to participate in a one-year residency in Washington, D.C., working for Congress on health policy issues.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nurse Faculty Scholars
To increase the stature and academic standing of nursing faculty and draw more nurses to teaching careers by creating a cadre of national leaders in academic nursing through career development awards to outstanding junior nursing faculty.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Physician Faculty Scholars
To strengthen the leadership and academic productivity of junior medical school faculty who are dedicated to improving health and health care.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Scholars in Health Policy Research
To help develop a new generation of creative thinkers in health policy research within the disciplines of economics, political science and sociology.
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