Health Policy Electives

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The GW Residency Fellowship in Health Policy is offered as a 3 week block course to GW residents in October and March of each year. GW HP Track seniors are eligible to take the course as an elective. Interested students should contact the course director, Fitzhugh Mullan, MD, at fmullan@gwu.edu.

*Research electives are available with selected members of Department of Health Policy faculty, and policy placements are available at institutions in the Washington area. These will need to be arranged on a student-by-student basis. Students should contact the mentor below directly if they are interested.

GW FACULTY

1. Professor Fitzhugh Mullan-Health Workforce Research, Department of Health Policy (fmullan@gwu.edu)
2. Professor Sara Rosenbaum-Community Health Management and Health Law, Department of Health Policy (sarar@gwu.edu)
3. Professor Bruce Siegel-Health Care Quality Projects, Department of Health Policy (siegelmd@gwu.edu)
4. Professor Eric Goplerud-Substance Abuse Policy Research, Department of Health Policy,(goplerud@gwu.edu)
5. Professor Wilhelmine Miller-National Health Commission on Social Determinants of Health, Department of Health Policy (millerwd@gwu.edu)
6. Professor Janice Blanchard-Health Disparities Research, Department of Emergency Medicine (jblanchard@mfa.gwu.edu)

NON-GW FACULTY

1. Ed Salsberg-Physician Workforce Studies, Association of American Medical Colleges (esalsberg@aamc.org)
2.  Dr. Atul Grover- Health Policy & Advocacy, including Physician & Hospital Payment Policy, Training, & Research Funding Association of American Medical Colleges (agrover@aamc.org)

*Six week (or more) placements on Capitol Hill as assistants to Congressional Staff Members are possible.  Individuals interested in this possibility should contact the mentor below directly.

1. Kavita Patel, MD, MS -- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (Kavita_Patel@help.senate.gov)
2. Stephen Cha, MD, MHS -- House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (stephen.cha@mail.house.gov)
3. Paul Jung, MD -- House Committee on Energy and Commerce (Paul.Jung@mail.house.gov)

*Dr. Mullan teaches a 7 week, one-credit course in the SPHHS on health workforce policy on Wednesdays from 6-8pm in the second half of the fall term. Health policy track medical students are welcome to attend the course. If interested, please contact Dr. Mullan (fmullan@gwu.edu)

*Individual electives arranged by students with health policy mentors of their selection are available. Proposals for such electives should be cleared by OSO.