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Human Capital News Roundup: Genome sequencing of tumors, Medicare physician fees, cervical cancer among Latinas, and more.

May 17, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post

Around the country, print, broadcast and online media outlets are covering the groundbreaking work of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) scholars, fellows and grantees. Some recent examples: Alejandra Casillas, MD, MPH, an RWJF Clinical Scholar, ...

Human Capital News Roundup: Nurse faculty shortage, cervical cancer among Latinas, fitness benefits for Medicare beneficiaries, and more.

January 19, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post

Here’s a sampling of recent news coverage of the work of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Scholars and Fellows: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Executive Nurse Fellows alumna Juliann Sebastian, PhD, RN, FAAN, dean of the College of Nursing at th ...

Agustin Escalante, MD

October 1, 2005 | Story

Escalante has authored dozens of articles in such peer-reviewed journals as Arthritis and Rheumatism, the Journal of Rheumatology, the Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, and the American Journal of Medicine.

Ralph Gonzales, MD, MSPH

September 1, 2006 | Story

Gonzales says it is a matter of reducing patients' expectations through education, "allowing the patient/provider relationship to be positive without the physician feeling she's denying the patient something."

Dental Student Aid Program

National Program

Program to provide grants to the nation's schools of dentistry to expand the level of student aid support for students whose social background might lead them to select underserved areas for their professional practice.

A Medical Assistant-Based Program to Promote Healthy Behaviors in Primary Care

November 1, 2009 | Journal Article

This study, a randomized control trial in a practice-based research network, examines the effectiveness of using medical assistants (MAs) to identify and refer patients with risk behaviors to appropriate interventions.

Former RWJF Grantee Kathryn Flores Profiled on NBC Nightly News

March 10, 2009

Flores recognized for helping middle school and high school students from disadvantaged and underrepresented communities pursue their dreams of entering a health profession.

Massachusetts' Health Care Reform Increased Access to Care for Hispanics, but Disparities Remain

August 1, 2011 | Journal Article

Dharma Cortés, and fellow researchers, found that rates of coverage increased dramatically for Hispanics in Massachusetts after the state's reforms, but disparities remain.

Bringing the Table to the Community

December 7, 2011 | Story

The San Francisco partnership created the first-ever plan to improve community-based aging services. A coordinating council reporting to the mayor guided implementation, including bringing aging services into public housing and influencing policy.

Shannon Wiegand, Minority Medical Education Program, 1989

July 27, 2011 | Story

Growing up in Alaska, she knew no female physicians, no Native American physicians and no physicians of color. "You don't know what you can do until you're exposed to the possibility," she says.

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