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Volume 1, Number 4 — July/August 2009

Programs' Progress

New Connections Links Diverse

Scholars to RWJF
Foundation Focus
At its annual symposium in June 2009, New
In March 2009, RWJF unveiled “The Users’ Guide to the Health Reform Galaxy” – a blog designed to
Connections welcomed eight emerging scholars
contribute thoughtful, incisive commentary to the historic health reform debate. It does so via a series
into its fourth round of junior investigators. The
of posts reflecting both the enormous body of work the Foundation has supported and the expertise
RWJF national program, established in 2005,
of its grantees and staff. Blog topics so far have ranged from regulation of tobacco, to a
aims to expand the diversity of perspectives
reconsideration of the Clinton health reform initiative, to the contested role of prevention in cutting
informing the Foundation's programming. New
heath care costs—just to name a few.
Connections introduces researchers from

historically underrepresented communities to the To help ensure that the blog continues to promote understanding of the complex issues surrounding

Foundation and engages them in examining the health reform, we’re seeking volunteer blog writers from among the Human Capital (HC) grantees.

nation’s most pressing social problems. The HC Portfolio contains distinguished scholars and leaders knowledgeable on a vast range of

Continued >> health and health care issues, and many of them are working on topic areas central to the health

reform debate right now. The Health Reform blog could be a platform for their views.
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We would like to identify bloggers who participate in a Human Capital program and who are

interested in writing blog posts as the health reform debate unfolds. Ideally, bloggers should be
● Clinical Scholars Program Selects Next
willing to serve as regular volunteer contributors; we also welcome one-time contributors. Bloggers
Cohort
should meet the following qualifications:
● Executive Nurse Fellows Program Selects

Next Cohort ● Experience and credibility to speak with authority on health reform issues (e.g., someone who has a

● Health & Society Scholars Announces 2009– Ph.D. on related issues, is a published researcher on the topic, or has direct experience working in

2010 Call for Applications the field of medicine);

● Health Policy Fellows Program Selects Next ● A writing style that is lively and engaging—the tone should make the subject clear and compelling

Cohort even (or especially) for those who may be unfamiliar with it;

● A willingness to commit time to write one or more blog entries. Ideally a blog will be a timely

response to a news article or something happening in the policy debate, so we are hoping to find

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people who can quickly generate entries; and

Inside Intelligence ● A willingness to adapt a blog post should changes be required.

Join the RWJF Alumni Network

If you’re interested in contributing to the Health Reform Galaxy blog, please contact your
The RWJF Alumni Network is a new initiative
communications contractor (IQ Solutions, McKinney and Associates, or PR Solutions) with your ideas
designed to provide great benefits, free of
regarding what aspects of the health reform debate you’d like to write about in your blog posting(s).
charge, to the more than 2,200 professionals who
We hope you consider adding your voice to the conversation on the RWJF Health Reform Blog. It
have received support through the scholar, fellow
could benefit all of us.
and leadership programs. The Alumni Network

will facilitate connections among alumni across all Best Regards,

programs, offering opportunities for professional

collaboration and mentorship; best practices and Linda Wright Moore

information on critical issues; and professional Senior Communications Officer

development tools including training and

workshops. If you’re “graduating” from your

Research Roundup
program in 2009, sign up for membership in the
Investigator Awards in Health Policy Research
Alumni Network now! To enroll, go to www.

RWJFAlumniNetwork.org. Membership is
On July 15, 2009, James Morone, Ph.D., and David Blumenthal, M.D., M.P.P., (’02) released Heart
not automatic, but is free to alumni of RWJF
of Power: Health and Politics in the Oval Office, a new book on their Investigator Award
scholar, fellow and leadership programs.
project. The history of American health care policy, from the New Deal to the Medicare Modernization
Keep an eye out for the RWJF Alumni Network
Act of George W. Bush, becomes a frame through which Morone and Blumenthal illuminate the
Web site, which will launch this fall. More
leadership qualities of late-20th-century presidents in the arena of domestic affairs. They present
information will follow in the next edition of the
biographies of presidents from FDR on, investigating potential influences (e.g., heart attacks, abusive
Leaders’ Link.
parents, and deceased siblings) on their attitudes toward health policy. They conclude with lessons

for future chief executives about the importance of political savvy, economic flexibility and popular
What Does the Media Want from
appeal in determining the success of health care initiatives. On July 10, 2009, Morone discussed the
You? How Can You Supply It?
book on NPR’s Talk of the Nation
The Human Capital Collaborative presented an

interactive Webinar, “For the Record: Media

Read More Research News »
Tools of the Trade,” on June 24, 2009 and, due to

popular demand, again on July 29. If you missed ● Clinical Scholars

it or would like to view it again, you can find it
● Health & Society Scholars
here.
● Investigator Awards in Health Policy Research

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● Physician Faculty Scholars

Communication Corner
● Scholars in Health Policy Research

The Keys to an Effective Poster

Session
Achievements & Accolades
A poster presentation is an excellent opportunity

to network with fellow researchers and share

Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program
critical information from your research.

Unfortunately, many posters fall short of these

Robert L. Satcher, Ph.D., M.D., is set to participate in a NASA space mission targeted to launch in
objectives, and many posters actively work
October 2009. “It’s difficult to predict what the benefits of space travel and space-based research will
against them. Here are some tips to increase the
be to those of us on the ground. There are things in our lives today—things that have transformed
odds of success at your next poster session.
society—that are simply the result of exploration,” Satcher said in a NASA press release. The mission

● Know the two critical functions of a poster: to
attract visitors and to support your verbal
description of the work. Rather than try to
duplicate the entire contents of your paper on
the poster, select one line of inquiry to
illustrate—ideally, one that lends itself to
will include four spacewalks, is expected to deliver two Express Logistics Carriers (ELC racks) to the
International Space Station, and will bring a Canadian astronaut back to earth. In February 2006,
Satcher completed Astronaut Candidate Training that included scientific and technical briefings,
intensive instruction in Shuttle and International Space Station systems, physiological training, T-38
flight training, and water and wilderness survival training. Satcher is a clinical assistant professor of
orthopaedic surgery at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. His research has
focused on how bone cells respond to stress.

visual (i.e., pictorial) display.

Read More Achievements & Accolades »

Read More Communication Corner»

● Clinical Scholars

● Community Health Leaders

Do you have an article that will be published in a
● Executive Nurse Fellows
journal within the next 30 to 60 days? Would you
Health & Society Scholars
like ideas, suggestions, or support to promote this
●

research? Contact ● Health Policy Fellows

humancapital@iqsolutions.com or 240-221-
● Investigator Awards in Health Policy Research
4055.
● Ladder to Leadership
Have you taken a new job? Released a new
● Physician Faculty Scholars
publication? Received an award? Or have some

other piece of news to share with the network? ● Scholars in Health Policy Research

Please submit suggestions for the next edition of

the Leaders’ Link by September 17, 2009, to

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humancapital@iqsolutions.com.

Are you using these free resources?

Media Interview Guide

Media Tip Card: E-mail

humancapital@iqsolutions for a PDF or

hard copy.

RWJF “Daily Clips” Service: E-mail

humancapital@iqsolutions to subscribe.

About these Human Capital programs: Annual Meetings and Seminars

● Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development ● Executive Nurse Fellows Fall Leadership Seminar,

● Investigator Awards in Health Policy Research Denver, Colo., Oct. 6–10

● Ladder to Leadership: Developing the Next ● Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program

Generation of Community Health Leaders Annual Meeting, Miami, Fla., Oct. 7–9

● New Connections: Increasing Diversity of RWJF ● Investigator Awards in Health Policy Research Annual

Programming Meeting, San Diego, Calif., Oct. 7–10

● Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical ● Health Policy Fellows Alumni, Washington, D.C., Oct. 13

Scholars Program® ● Clinical Scholars Annual Meeting, San Diego, Calif., Nov. 3–

● Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community 6

Health Leaders ● Nurse Faculty Scholars Annual Meeting, TBD, Dec. 1–3

● Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Executive ● Physician Faculty Scholars Annual Meeting, San Diego,

Nurse Fellows Program Calif., Dec. 7–10

● Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health & ● Executive Nurse Fellows Spring Leadership Seminar,

Society Scholars® Atlanta, Ga., Apr. 7–11, 2010

● Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy

Fellows Program

● Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nurse

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● Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Physician

Faculty Scholars

● Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Scholars in

Health Policy Research

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