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Barbara Jordan Health Policy Scholars Program

The Barbara Jordan Health Policy Scholars Program is a summer program that brings talented young adults to Washington, D.C., where they are placed in congressional offices to learn first-hand about health policy and the legislative process, and to learn about issues affecting racial and ethnic minority and underserved communities.

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Howard University
The Scholars program is operated in partnership with Howard University
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About the Program

Learn more about the Program and find out what it is like to be a Barbara Jordan Health Policy Scholar.

Application Process

The deadline for the Summer of 2012 is Friday, December 16, 2011.

Meet the Scholars

Barbara Jordan Health Policy Scholars come from a variety of academic disciplines.  Learn more about the Scholars, their backgrounds and the offices in which they worked.

Barbara Jordan

"I have faith in young people because I know the strongest emotions which prevail are those of love and caring and belief and tolerance."  The Barbara Jordan Health Policy Scholars Program was initiated in 2000 to honor the legacy of Congresswoman Barbara Jordan, a former Kaiser Family Foundation Trustee.

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