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Programs Progress
Volume 4, Number 3 May/June 2012 RWJF Center for Health Policy at the University of New Mexico Announces New Doctoral Fellows for 20122013 The RWJF Center for Health Policy at the University of New Mexico is proud to announce the addition of three new doctoral scholars to its program. Joaquin Rubalcaba is pursuing a PhD with the Department of Economics; Lisa Sanchez is pursuing her PhD with the Department of Political Science; and Carmela Morales-Roybal is pursuing a PhD with the Department of Sociology. Read More Programs Progress
Center for Health Policy at Meharry Medical College Summer Sponsors Programs Health Policy Fellows at Meharry Medical College Graduate From Program Health & Society Scholars Marks 10th Anniversary at Annual Meeting Investigator Awards Program is now on Twitter New Connections Announces Sixth Annual Symposium Scholars in Health Policy Research Announces 20122014 Fellows

Foundation Focus
I often hear about how the Human Capital programs help our grantees make connections that propel their careers. These uplifting stories make my dayand the latest one is no exception. Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program (AFMDP) alumnus Gary Gibbons, MD, (88) has been selected to serve as director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), starting this summer. After the announcement, Gibbons wrote a heartfelt email thanking his Harold Amos colleagues and mentors. I am deeply indebted to RWJF, the visionary leadership of the AFMDP and my AFMDP peers for providing the inspiration, empowering self-belief, and nurturing social network platform that helped make this moment possible, Gibbons wrote. I am eternally grateful for the formative, indelible experience that this fellowship provided me at a critical juncture of my career development. He added that he hopes to repay this priceless gift by passing the blessing on to the next cohort of scholars. Gibbons heads to the NIH from the Morehouse School of Medicine, where he was founder and director of the Cardiovascular Research Institute, an NIH-funded Research Center of Excellence. Remarkably, Gibbons selection as an NIH director brings to three the number of Harold Amos alumni who lead NIH institutes. He joins Griffin Rodgers, MD, MACP, (83) Director of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; and Roderic Pettigrew, MD, PhD, (83) Director of the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering. The accomplishments of Gibbons, Rodgers, and Pettigrew embody RWJFs commitment to developing a new generation of leaders

Inside Intelligence
As part of our 40th anniversary

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celebration, RWJF will be recognizing up to 10 leaders age 40 and under who offer great promise for leading the way to improved health and health care for all Americans. The Young Leader Awards will be given to individuals who have demonstrated innovative leadership in health and health care. These Young Leaders might work, for example, in government, business or not-for-profit organizations and may come from a variety of geographic, disciplinary and philosophical orientations. The Young Leader Awards call for nominations is now live, and will be open until July 16. You can help spread the word to your networks through social media and via email. Please share the following link with your networks: http://RWJFyoungleaderawards.org. A prestigious panel of experts from diverse fields of innovation will select the awardees to recommend to RWJF. Winners will be announced at the Foundations 40th Anniversary Connections Conference in October.

in health and health care. All three of these distinguished alumni are African Americans, and their accomplishments highlight the importance of the Foundation's commitment to attracting and preparing individuals from diverse backgrounds for careers in health and health care a crucial step toward eliminating racial and ethnic health disparities and improving the nations health. As the Foundation celebrates its 40th anniversary, wed love to hear from youour current Human Capital (HC) grantees, and our alumniabout how your connection to an HC program has helped to advance you toward your personal or professional goals. Please visit our website and tell us your story. Throughout the summer the Foundation will review and share notable stories on our website. I look forward to hearing from you! Best regards, Linda Wright Moore Senior Communications Officer

Research Roundup
Clinical Scholars The Laryngoscope, a premier journal in Ear, Nose, and Throat specialty, published a study (May 2, 2012) by VA Scholar Gordon Sun, MD, (11) showing that the current evidence does not support olfactory/smell tests to diagnose Alzheimers. Although this is a relatively new approachless than 3 decades oldand the research is not conclusive, some individuals and websites are promoting smell tests alone as predictors for Alzheimers disease. The authors, who include VA Scholar James Burke, MD, (10) argue that based on the current evidence, the commercialization and promotion of this diagnostic tool is dangerously premature. The study received media coverage in WebMD, Medical News Today, Health Day, and others. Read More Research Roundup
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Communications Corner
How to Write a Letter to the Editor Submitting a letter to the editor is an effective way to comment on a specific issue, and to highlight your expertise on that issue. Surveys of newspaper readers show that the letters to the editor page is among the most closely read parts of the paper. Policy-makers also use it as a barometer of public opinion. Read More Communications

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Achievements & Accolades

Executive Nurse Fellows Debra J. Barksdale, PhD, BSN, MSN, (11) associate professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing, was recently named president of the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF). NONPF is devoted to promoting quality nurse practitioner education at the national and international levels. Read More Achievements & Accolades
Center for Health Policy at Meharry Medical College Center for Health Policy at the University of New Mexico Clinical Scholars Community Health Leaders Cross-Program Executive Nurse Fellows Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program Health & Society Scholars Health Policy Fellows Investigator Awards in Health Policy Research New Jersey Nursing Initiative Nurse Faculty Scholars Nursing and Health Policy Collaborative at the University of New Mexico Scholars in Health Policy Research Physician Faculty Scholars Project L/EARN

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Annual Meetings and Seminars Clinical Scholars Annual Meeting, San Diego, Calif., November 1215, 2012

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Ladder to Leadership: Developing the Next Generation of Community Health Leaders New Connections: Increasing Diversity of RWJF Programming Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Center for Health Policy at the University of New Mexico Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nursing and Health Policy Collaborative at the University of New Mexico Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Center for Health Policy at Meharry Medical College Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Health Leaders Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Executive Nurse Fellows Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health & Society Scholars Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellows Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Investigator Awards in Health Policy Research Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nurse Faculty Scholars Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Physician Faculty Scholars Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Scholars in Health Policy Research

Community Health Leaders Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Tex., October 1719, 2012 Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nev., October 35, 2012 Investigator Awards in Health Policy Research Annual Meeting, Princeton, N.J., October 1012, 2012 Nurse Faculty Scholars National Meeting, Princeton, N.J., November 2830, 2012 Summer Medical and Dental Education Program Annual Grantee Meeting, Location TBD, December 67, 2012 Are you using these free resources? RWJF Daily Clips service: humancapital@iqsolutions.com to sign up Media Interview Guide Media Tip Card: humancapital@iqsolutions.com for a PDF or hard copy

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