Beth Prusaczyk, PhD, MSW

"I applied to become a fellow because I am dedicated to improving healthcare for older adults, a passion driven by my experiences in social work. I witnessed not only the suffering but also the strength of older adults living with physical and mental illnesses and the compassion healthcare providers brought to their jobs every day while working in a system fraught with challenges beyond their control. I aim to improve healthcare for older adults by ensuring that existing research findings ultimately translate into real-world practice or policy. I have previously focused my work in research but, through the program, I have gained the critical policy experience and skills necessary to be able to advance policies that concretely improve the quality, equity, effectiveness, and costs of healthcare provided to older adults."