PROGRAMS FOR FELLOWS AND JUNIOR FACULTY

THE COMMONWEALTH FUND/HARVARD UNIVERSITY FELLOWSHIP IN MINORITY HEALTH POLICY

SITE VISITS

Two site visits are planned during the fellowship year to Atlanta and to Washington, DC. The purpose of the site visits is to provide fellows with first-hand information about policy process on the federal level and local level, and to interact directly with senior professionals who hold key positions in federal agencies.

The federal agencies and offices that fellows have visited include:

Atlanta:

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• American Cancer Society
• Morehouse School of Medicine
• Fulton County Department of Health and Wellness

Washington, DC:

• Food and Drug Administration
• Health Resources and Services Administration
• Offices of Department of Health and Human Services
• Office of Minority Health
• National Institutes of Health
• Maximus Federal Services
• Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies
• Capitol Hill Congressional Caucuses
• Pan American Health Organization