Chapel Hill- The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Clinical Scholars program announces the selection of 29 new Clinical Scholars who will begin their prestigious two-year fellowships in July 2009.
The new RWJF Clinical Scholars are outstanding young physicians who were selected competitively from applicants enrolled in medical and surgical residencies across the United States. This training program, established in 1969 and supported by the RWJF since 1972, is one of the oldest and most prestigious fellowships awarded to physicians.
A national advisory committee chaired by Dr. David Stevens at Dartmouth Medical School selected the new Clinical Scholars. In addition to the support provided by the RWJF Clinical Scholars Program, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs will support eight Clinical Scholars and the American College of Surgeons will support one Clinical Scholar.
Training for each new scholar will occur at one of four universities: Yale University, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Michigan, or the University of California, Los Angeles. The new Clinical Scholars will spend two-to-three years examining the delivery, impact and organization of health care and be prepared to become leaders in American medicine. They will join a distinguished group of over 1,100 alumni who include prominent leaders of public and private agencies at the state and national levels, seven medical school deans, 28 Institute of Medicine members, medical school department chairs in more than 50 medical school departments and numerous medical school professors.
The 29 new Clinical Scholars completed their undergraduate education at 21 different universities and 22 different medical schools. The largest medical specialty group was internal medicine, with emergency medicine, pediatrics and surgery the next most represented specialists. A total of 11 medical specialties are included in this year’s class. The names of the 2009-2011 Clinical Scholars, their undergraduate and medical school affiliations and their residencies are listed in the table below.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation focuses on the pressing health and health care issues facing our country. As the nation’s largest philanthropy devoted exclusively to improving the quality of the health and health care of all Americans, the Foundation works with a diverse group of organizations and individuals to identify solutions and achieve comprehensive, meaningful, and timely change. For more than 35 years, the Foundation has brought experience, commitment, and a rigorous, balanced approach to the problems that affect the health and health care of those it serves. When it comes to helping Americans lead healthier lives and get the care they need, the Foundation expects to make a difference in your lifetime.
Contact: Kristin Siebenaler, M.P.A., RWJF Clinical Scholars program deputy director
919-843-1351
The Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program
2009-2011 National Cohort by Training Site
University of California, Los Angeles
Name Specialty Undergraduate Education Medical School Residency
Medell Briggs-Malonson, M.D., M.P.H. * Emergency Medicine University of California, Los Angeles Harvard Medical School University of California, Los Angeles-Harbor Medical Center
Alejandra Casillas, M.D., M.P.H. Internal Medicine Harvard College Harvard Medical School University of California, San Francisco
Rebecca Dudovitz, M.D. Pediatrics University of California Davis University of California, Los Angeles University of California, Los Angeles Community Health and Advocacy Training
Adriana Izquierdo, M.D., M.S.C.E. Internal Medicine Johns Hopkins University University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine University of California, San Francisco
Elise Lawson, M.D. ** Surgery Harvey Mudd College Stanford University School of Medicine University of California, Los Angeles
Lenard Lesser, M.D. Family Medicine Cornell University University of Rochester School of Medicine Tufts University Family Medicine at Cambridge Health Alliance
Demetria Malloy, M.D.* Internal Medicine Stanford University Tufts University School of Medicine University of California, Los Angeles/Greater Los Angeles VA Medical Center
Raymond Perry, M.D. Pediatrics University of Maryland, College Park Emory University School of Medicine University of Chicago
University of Michigan
Name Specialty Undergraduate Education Medical School Residency
Mahshid Abir, M.D. * Emergency Medicine University of California, Los Angeles University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Colin Cooke, M.D., M.S.c. Internal Medicine University of Michigan Ohio State University University of Washington
Stephen Henry, M.D. * Internal Medicine Harvard College Vanderbilt Medical School University of Michigan Hospitals
Kristin Jensen, M.D. Internal Medicine/ Pediatrics Duke University Loyola University Chicago - Stritch School of Medicine University of Michigan
Elizabeth Krans, M.D. Obstetrics and Gynecology University of Pennsylvania University of Mississippi School of Medicine University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Kerianne Quanstrum, M.D. Surgery Brown University University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine University of Michigan
Kimberly Smith, M.D. Internal Medicine University of Michigan University of Michigan Medical School Vanderbilt University Medical Center
University of Pennsylvania
Name Specialty Undergraduate Education Medical School Residency
Neera Goyal, M.D. Pediatrics Emory University University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Jeffrey Kullgren, M.D., M.P.H.* Internal Medicine Michigan State University Michigan State University College of Human Medicine Brigham and Women's Hospital
Sophia Jan, M.D. Internal Medicine/ Pediatrics CUNY Brooklyn College SUNY Downstate Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Janice Scobie, M.D., M.S. * Internal Medicine Cornell University University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Amy Tsou, M.D., M.A.R. Neurology University of Virginia University of Pennsylvania Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Brownsyne Tucker-Edmonds, M.D., M.P.H. Obstetrics and Gynecology Brown University Brown Medical School Duke University Medical Center
Niamey Wilson, M.D. Surgery Hamilton College Columbia University Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Yale University
Name Specialty Undergraduate Education Medical School Residency
Deepa Camenga, M.D.,M.P.H. Pediatrics Yale University University of Rochester University of Rochester
Jennifer Edelman, M.D. * Internal Medicine Cornell University Columbia University Yale-New Haven Hospital
Ryan Gregory, M.D., M.A. * Internal Medicine University of Texas University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston George Washington University
Kelly Kyanko, M.D. Internal Medicine Case Western Reserve University New York University School of Medicine Columbia University Medical Center
Kasia Lipska, M.D. Internal Medicine Yale University Harvard Medical School Brigham and Women's Hospital
Oliver Wang, M.D., M.B.A. Internal Medicine Stanford University Columbia University Yale New Haven Hospital
Katherine Yun, M.D. Pediatrics Princeton University Harvard Medical School Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital
* Clinical Scholar slot funded by the Department of Veteran Affairs
** Clinical Scholar slot funded by American College of Surgeons
