Program News

Please see our Summer 2012 newsletter for information about the latest awards and publications of the Scholars and National Advisory Committee.

Conference on Implementation Science
July 11-13, 2012
Stanford University

We were delighted to host a conference on Implementation Science for PFSP Scholars and alumni, from July 11-13, 2012 at Stanford University. 

The conference speakers included: PFSP National Advisory Committee members Steve Asch, M.D., Mary Goldstein, M.D., Ken Kizer, M.D., and Hal Sox, M.D. Other speakers are Stephen Bartels, M.D. (Dartmouth College), Thomas Bodenheimer, M.D. (UCSF), Carolyn Clancy, M.D. (AHRQ), Marshall Chin, M.D. (University of Chicago), Russell Glasgow, Ph.D. (National Cancer Institute), Julie Lowery, Ph.D. (University of Michigan), Brian Mittman, Ph.D. (VA Greater Los Angeles), Alex Sox-Harris, Ph.D. (Palo Alto VA), Kurt Stange, M.D. (Case Western Reserve University), Bryan Weiner, Ph.D. (University of North Carolina) and Ken Wells, M.D. (UCLA).

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PFSP Commemorative Video

In this final year of the Physician Faculty Scholars Program, several special commemorative projects have been undertaken with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to capture and celebrate the program's achievements and legacy. One of the projects is the production of a short video which features interviews with National Program Office staff, National Advisory Committee members, Scholars and alumni about the PFSP and what it has meant to them.

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PFSP Alumni Appointed to Senior Leadership Roles

Several alumni of the Physician Faculty Scholars Program have recently been appointed to senior leadership roles.

Scott Braithwaite (Class of 2010) was elected to serve as President of the Society for Medical Decision Making (SMDM), the leading society devoted to improving the science behind health decisions, effective October 25, 2011. Braithwaite is Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine and Chief on the Section of Value and Comparative Effectiveness, New York University School of Medicine.

Aaron Caughey (Class of 2010) was appointed as Professor and Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Director, Center for Women’s Health at Oregon Health & Science University, in July 2010. Caughey was previously Assistant Professor in Residence, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine.

Nirav Shah (Class of 2010) was appointed as Commissioner of the New York State Department of Health, effective January 2011. Shah was previously Assistant Professor of Medicine at the New York University School of Medic

They are the first alumni of the Physician Faculty Scholars Program to be appointed to such positions. We congratulate them on the achievements

RWJF Physician Faculty Scholars Program Expanded to Include a Selected Group of Veterans Affairs Health Services Research Scholars

We are pleased to announce the expansion of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Physician Faculty Scholars program to include a selected group of Veterans Affairs Health Services Research Scholars. Up to five such Scholars will be selected by the PFSP National Advisory Committee (now expanded by 5 VA-Liaison members) to participate in the Physician Faculty Scholars Program. They will be designated "VA Faculty Scholars in the RWJF PFSP". Except for the source of their funding (the VA) and the fact that they are supported for five years in their existing Program, there will be no differences between the groups. The first VA Scholars will be selected through this current application cycle, to begin July 1, 2009. Current first-year recipients of VA HSR&D Career Development Awards are eligible to apply.

This joint decision by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, PFSP and VA HSR&D leadership will leverage the resources of both programs focusing on similar research and share the same goal of supporting junior medical school faculty working in important areas.

Press Release: Veterans Affairs and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Collaborate to
Bolster Availability of Top Caliber Physician Researchers (7/25/08)

Photos of Recent Events

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