The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health & Society Scholars program is designed to build the nation’s capacity for research, leadership and policy change to address the multiple determinants of population health.

Each year the program enables up to 18 outstanding individuals who have completed their doctoral training to engage in an intensive two-year program at one of six nationally prominent universities.

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David T. Grande

David T. Grande, M.D., M.P.A., was a physician studying health policy at Princeton University who wanted to further investigate social issues related to health care. But his education—a medical degree from Ohio State University and a master’s degree from Princeton University—did not provide enough training.Read more »
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