The Senior Health Policy Field Internship Program was created through the collaboration of the Health Resources and Services Administration (H.R.S.A.), DHHS Office of Minority Health, The Commonwealth Fund and Harvard Medical School to further develop a health workforce that addresses health disparities and improves health care for underserved populations. This program provides an opportunity for professionals to participate in health policy issues on state and federal levels. Second, it enhances leadership training by providing experiences in the areas of organizational management, administration, communication, and politics while increasing the diversity of the federal health workforce.
Physicians, who recently completed the Commonwealth Fund/Harvard University Fellowship in Minority Health Policy, were chosen for this full-time pilot program which provides hands-on training in H.R.S.A.'s field offices. They have focused their efforts in: the impact of managed care on providers serving the underserved; an analysis of health care access issues; and a model to examine state health workforce analysis.
The Senior Health Policy Field Internship (1) demonstrates the impact of partnerships between various sectors in addressing diversity in the health workforce, and (2) increases the health care system's capacity to address the health issues of undeserved individuals and families by increasing the supply of well-trained leaders in public health policy. The program offers a model for collaboration between academia, foundation, and the federal government that provides hands-on experience in health policy, fosters mentoring and enhances leadership training of individuals, particularly minority professionals, committed to public service.
Learning Objectives: Offering a model for collaboration between academia, foundation, and the federal government that provides hands-on experience in health policy, fosters mentoring and enhances leadership training of health professionals
Keywords: Collaboration, Workforce
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I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.