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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellows - Louis H. Diamond, M.D.

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellowships program was designed to allow midcareer health professionals and behavioral and social scientists to experience a one-year residency in Washington, D.C., working for a member of Congress on health policy.This grant provides stipend and benefit support of Health Policy Fellow Louis H. Diamond, M.D., for his one-year fellowship in Washington, D.C. to gain an understanding of major policy issues and how they are addressed in our political system. The program is conducted by the Institute of Medicine, and provides Fellows with a three-month orientation, followed by a nine-month work assignment in the office of a member of Congress or of the Executive Branch.

Grant Details

Amount Awarded $54,765.00

Awarded on: 4/19/1990

Time frame: 9/1/1990 - 8/31/1991

Grant Number: 16682

Grantee

Georgetown University School of Medicine

Medical Dental Building
3900 Reservoir Road, N.W.
Washington, DC, 20057-0000

202-687-3922
Website

Louis Harold Diamond
Project Director

202-719-7833
Email

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