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Program Tracks
The program will offer two different tracks:
- A residential model that includes a nine-to-12-month placement in Washington, D.C. or at a state agency (as a legislative assistant in Congress, a professional staff member in an executive agency or in a policy organization); and
- A non-residential model that includes a health policy project and brief placement(s) throughout the year at relevant sites (as opposed to a nine-to-12-month relocation). The health policy projects may be national, state, local, or institution-based.
Whereas the residential model provides fellows with a hands-on policy experience in settings that offer exposure to a wide range of policy issues, the non-residential model focuses on the completion of a specific health policy project with placement opportunities tailored to the fellows’ individual policy interests and background. Once selected, the NPO (along with staff from the American Political Science Association Congressional Fellowship Program) will work with each fellow to identify appropriate projects, placements, and mentors.
Fellows in both tracks will to participate in core program components that are designed to provide them with the knowledge and skills needed to translate their work into policy action (see Core Program Components for Both Tracks).
Examples of residential placements for potential fellows include:
A fellow is placed in the office of a Representative whose district has a large percent of adults 65+. The fellow builds on the Congressman's interest and augments the office's expertise in issues around the future health care workforce for older Americans and increasing consumer involvement in Medicare (as well as other issues on the legislative agenda).
A fellow is placed with a Representative on the House Ways and Means Committee with a particular focus on nursing home quality and addressing incentives around nursing home care (as well as other areas on the legislative agenda).
To obtain a feel for the fellowship experience, please see perspectives written by former fellows of the American Political Science Association Congressional Fellowship Program at http://www.apsanet.org/section_165.cfm (under “Articles About the Program”).
Examples of non-residential projects for potential fellows include:
A fellow works with the California Department of Aging on quality of nursing home care and evaluating options for long-term care financing. In addition to working with the state office, the fellow would have meetings at CMS, National Governors Association, Congress, American Health Care Association, and the California Nursing Home Association.
A fellow who has done work on medication simplification/coordination works on a Medicare Part D implementation project. In addition to meeting with officials at CMS, the fellow would have meetings at AARP, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Senate and House Committees, the Administration on Aging, the Urban Institute, the National Quality Forum, and the American Enterprise Institute.
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