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VA Fellowship for Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars
History and Purpose
In 1978, the Office of Academic Affiliations (OAA) in conjunction with the Robert
Wood Johnson Foundation, established the VA Advanced Fellowships Program for Robert
Wood Johnson (RWJ) Clinical Scholars at selected VA medical centers. The program
was designed to introduce new skills and training in the non-biological sciences
and in health care research to young physicians committed to clinical medicine.
Graduates were expected to be role models in leading and developing solutions to
meet the most pressing health issues of the day. Since then, the VA/Robert Wood
Johnson Clinical Scholars program has become one of the premier fellowships for
physicians interested in influencing health policy.
Program Overview
The fellowship provides two years (with an option for a third year) of
post-residency research, education, and clinical learning opportunities to eligible
physicians. Participants are expected to complete a graduate level research project
using a broad array of disciplines. These may include epidemiology, biostatistics,
medical information sciences, economics, the social sciences, anthropology, history
of medicine, law, and ethics. A recent change to the program is to emphasize the
importance of community health, consistent with VA’s goals to optimize the
health of the veteran, the VA community, and to contribute to the health of the
Nation. VA RWJ Clinical Scholars participate in activities at their designated VA
Medical Center as well as participate fully in the overall RWJ Clinical Scholars
program at the affiliated institution. Experienced mentors of national stature provide
guidance to fellows in rich learning environments.
Fellowship Requirements
In order to be eligible for the RWJ Clinical Scholars Program, a physician
must be committed to a career consistent with the program’s purposes and priorities,
be highly regarded by those responsible for his or her clinical training, and be
a U.S. citizen. An eligible physician participating at a VA/RWJ site must be board
certified or board eligible to be certified by an American Specialty Board and have
an active, unrestricted medical license in any U.S. state.
Application
Applications are submitted online at http://rwjcsp.unc.edu/
National Program Office
Desmond Runyan, MD, DRPH
National Program Director
Kristin Siebenaler, MPA
Deputy Director
The Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program
Department of Social Medicine
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
333 MacNider CB#7105
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7105
Phone: (919) 843-1351
Fax: (919) 843-2666
E-mail: rwjcsp_admin@med.unc.edu
Web: http://rwjcsp.unc.edu/
Interested physicians wanting more information about the RWJ Clinical Scholars Program
at VA/RWJ sites should write to the VA/RWJ site of their choice.
VA Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Sites Currently Accepting Applications
Ann Arbor VAMC
Rodney Hayward, M.D.
6312 Medical Science Building 1
1150 West Medical Center Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0604
Email: rhayward@umich.edu
West Haven VA Medical Center
Rani Desai, PhD, MPH
333 Cedar Street, Room I-456SHM
P.O. Box 20888
New Haven, CT 06520-8088
Email: rani.desai@med.va.gov
Greater Los Angeles VA Health Care System
Steven Asch, M.D.
VA Wadsworth Medical Center
11301 Wilshire Boulevard (111G)
Los Angeles, CA 90073
email: sasch@rand.org
Philadelphia VA Medical Center
Judith A. Long, M.D.
1201 Blockley Hall
423 Guardian Drive
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6021
Email: jalong@mial.med.upenn.edu
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