The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Change Agents In Medicine For More Than 40 Years

1. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical ScholarsChange Agents In Medicine For More Than 40 Years Photo: Harold Shapiro

2. Mission Develop physician leaders to improve U.S. health and healthcare while preserving a commitment to service & patients. Leonard Lesser (UCLA CSP 09-12) (center) and teens at the Youth, Schools, Community - Partnership in Action Photo: Harold Shapiro

3. Diversity Commitment The program: embraces racial, ethnic, gender and disciplinary diversity encourages candidates with diverse backgrounds to apply provides all qualified candidates an equal opportunity to compete for a Clinical Scholar position

4. Training Sites & National Program Office University of Pennsylvania University of California, Los Angeles University of Michigan Yale University National Program Office: Department of Social Medicine University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

5. About the Program Founded in 1969 and adopted by RWJF in 1973 Oldest RWJF program An RWJF Human Capital Scholars & Fellows program Long-standing collaboration with US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) RWJF and the VA fund Scholar stipends & health insurance RWJF supports research related expenses VA provides in-kind faculty, clinical and research resources

6. Scholar Experience Unmatched post-residency opportunity for up to 20 physicians to: conduct innovative research in health policy, health services research, and community-based participatory research work with communities, organizations, practitioners and policy-makers Pursue two years of master’s degree graduate level of study (degrees awarded)

7. Scholar Experience, continued Funding provided for stipends, tuition, travel and research expenses Protected time for research and scholarship (80%) Twenty percent of time spent in clinical care

8. Scholar Experience, continued Attend annual national meeting to foster networking, discuss research, and examine U.S. health and healthcare Attend other professional meetings Develop the skills needed to serve as an innovative and accomplished leader in healthcare Tap into program alumni network of over 1,100 individuals who serve as resources UCLA Clinical Scholars with Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, Special Advisor on Health Policy to the Director of OMB, Chair of the Clinical Center Department of Bioethics at the National Institutes of Health (Jan 2011)

9. Recent Scholar Publications Donna Zulman (Michigan CSP, VA Scholar) "Examining the Evidence: A Systematic Review of the Inclusion and Analysis of Older Adults in Randomized Clinical Trials," Journal of General Internal Medicine, February 2011 Kasia Lipska (Yale CSP) with Joseph Ross (Yale CSP 04-06) “Switching From Rosiglitazone: Thinking Outside the Class,” Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), February 2011 Lenny Lesser (UCLA CSP) “Comparison Between US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendations and Medicare Coverage,” Annals of Family Medicine, January 2011 Jeffery Kullgren (Penn CSP) “Lower-income families with high-deductible health plans may put off care because of costs” Archives of Internal Medicine, November 2010

10. Recent Scholar Awards & Achievements Erica Spatz (Yale CSP) $150,000 grant in multiple year funding for her CBPR project – Project Access New Haven from the Community Foundation of Greater New Haven Mahshid Abir (Michigan CSP VA Scholar) Michigan Department of Community Health grant to fund her project titled “University of Michigan Burn Surge Model” Alejandra Casillas (UCLA CSP) California Region Best Research Abstract Poster Award, Regional SGIM Meeting Zachary Meisel (Penn CSP) NIH KM1 Career Development Award in Comparative Effectiveness Research

11. After Graduation Program graduates have become: Directors of major federal, state and local health agencies and departments Hospital presidents and foundation CEOs Leaders in the fields of health services research and health economics Members of the Institute of Medicine

12. National Program Office (NPO) Provides program direction and development of core curriculum Promotes recruitment of high quality applications Offers technical assistance to training sites Organizes the annual national research meeting Directs scholar selection process Maintains program website and social networking opportunities Publishes a quarterly e-newsletter National Program Director: Desmond Runyan , M.D., Dr.P.H. (former CSP Scholar)

13. National Advisory Committee (NAC) Selected national leaders in health and healthcare willing to commit to the goals of this program and its scholars NAC members involved in a wide range of activities: Program design Scholar selection Scholar mentorship Training site selection Training site oversight

14. NAC Mentorship NAC mentors: meet with Scholars at the annual research meeting discuss career development and research throughout the year complement the research and career mentors at participating university and community partner organizations

15. Alumni Feedback “There is no other program that has the eclectic, policy relevant, systems-thinking, advocacy-oriented, collaborative curriculum that this program has.” Kimberly Rask, M.D., PhD., Director of Emory Center on Health Outcomes, Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management, and Associate Professor of Medicine at Emory University (Penn CSP 1987-1989) “The Clinical Scholars program brought out the best of my personal skills while honing my professional skills.” Kavita Patel, M.D., M.S.H.S., Managing Director for Clinical Transformation and Delivery, Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform, Brookings Institute (UCLA CSP 2003-2005) “For anyone who wants to be a catalyst for change in the health and health care of our country, the Clinical Scholars program is an excellent opportunity to do so.” Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, M.D., M.B.A., president and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (Penn CSP 1983-1986).

16. Recent Alumni Publications Danil Makarov (Yale CSP 08-10, former VA Scholar), David Penson (Yale CSP 97-99, former VA Scholar), Cary Gross (Co-Director Yale CSP, Johns Hopkins CSP 97-99) "The Association Between Diffusion of the Surgical Robot and Radical Prostatectomy Rates" Medical Care, March 2011 Nicholas Osborne (Michigan CSP 08-10) “The impact of adjusting for reliability on hospital quality rankings in vascular surgery” Journal of Vascular Surgery, January 2011 Maria Britto (UNC CSP 93-95), Gail Slap (Penn CSP 80-82) “Adolescents' Needs for Health Care Privacy” Pediatrics, American Academy of Pediatrics, December 2010 Anisha Patel (UCLA CSP 06-09), Michael Cabana (Johns Hopkins CSP 97-99) “Under-diagnosis of Pediatric Obesity during Outpatient Preventive Care Visits” Academic Pediatrics Journal, November 2010

17. Recent Alumni Awards & Achievements Gary Freed (UNC CSP 90-92), Lawrence Kleinman (UCLA CSP 90-92), Rita Mangione-Smith (UCLA CSP 95-97), Mark Schuster (UCLA CSP 91-93), and Jeffery Silber (Penn CSP 83-85) Named PI’s at five AHRQ Pediatric Quality Measurement Program Centers of Excellence working to improve the measurement of children's health care quality Marcella Nuñez Smith (Yale CSP 04-06, current Assistant Director Yale CSP) American Student Medical Association Women Leaders in Medicine Award Ann-Marie Rosland (Michigan CSP 06-09) Career Development Award from the Health Services Research & Development Service of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs Mitchell Katz (UCSF CSP 89-91) named Los Angeles County Health Services Chief

18. How to Apply Physicians who meet the eligibility requirements may may apply online through the website site: http://rwjcsp.unc.edu Next application cycle opens November 2011 and closes February 2012 for cohort to start July 1, 2013

19. Contact Us E-mail: rwjcsp_admin@med.unc.edu Phone: 919-843-1351 Website: http://rwjcsp.unc.edu