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May 5, 2009 | Journal Article
This article examines the quality of press releases from medical centers that conduct medical research. Since press releases are an important source of information for reporters, their quality may impact the quality of news coverage of health and science.
September 1, 2001 | Program Result
Health of the Public: An Academic Challenge co-funded in 1992 by RWJF and The Pew Charitable Trusts, challenged academic health centers to broaden their mission to address the health needs of their surrounding communities.
January 2, 2007 | Evaluation
Achieving Competence Today (ACT) was a program of Partnerships for Quality Education, a national initiative of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Michael Yedidia, Ph.D., and Colleen Gillespie, Ph.D., of Rutgers University conducted an evaluation of ACT through a post-training survey of ACT II learners, and pre- and post-training study of ACT III learners and leaders.
National Program
Program, co-sponsored with the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, to address long-standing under-representation in the health professions of certain racial/ethnic groups, especially African Americans, Hispanics, and Native Americans.
March 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Clinical Scholar thought leaders are among the investigators seeking to improve the quality of health care delivered to children in the United States.
June 1, 2006 | Journal Article
This introduction, written as a forward to a supplement on improving diversity in the health professions, summarizes some of the history of the Health Professions Partnership Initiative (HPPI), and reiterates the pressing need to increase representa ...
June 1, 2002 | Program Result
From 1997 to 2001, the Greater New York Hospital Foundation provided technical assistance to 17 New York teaching hospitals participating in an RWJF demonstration project to reduce the size of their residency training programs.
September 1, 2001 | Program Result
The University of Minnesota evaluated a state health reform initiative, overhauled the medical school's ambulatory care instruction, and formed a partnership with a local community to identify and address environmental health problems.
September 1, 2001 | Program Result
Indiana University, Indianapolis, developed an interdisciplinary program that allowed students from the schools of social work, nursing, dentistry, and medicine to work with community partners to gain experience in population-based practice and research.
September 1, 2001 | Program Result
The University of Illinois at Chicago introduced a new course on community-oriented health care, completed profiles of two low-income communities, developed a model for teaching students in a community health center, and opened a Health Policy Center.