Jim Bernstein Health Policy Scholars Program
The Jim Bernstein Health Policy Scholars Program is an opportunity offering Duke undergraduates the chance to work with community partners in North Carolina on issues related to the uninsured and/or access to care and for North Carolina residents. It is part of a partnership between Duke’s Center for Health Policy and the North Carolina Institute of Medicine, with generous financial support through the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation; this partnership began in Fall 2005.
Two undergraduate Scholars are selected each year from among qualified rising Juniors at Duke University. There are no eligibility restrictions related either to a prospective Scholar’s state of residence, departmental major or academic program of study being pursued except that each Scholar selected must exhibit the academic potential and interest to pursue a senior honors thesis or project that meets the requirements of their departmental major or program to graduate with distinction.
Undergraduate Scholar One works during Junior year with a health policy faculty member on the NC Health Policy Gateway and a companion site titled Who’s Who in NC Health Policy. The Gateway is a Web portal for NC health policy information currently located here; this site is currently being completely re-designed as part of the Scholars program. During the summer between Junior and Senior year, this Scholar works with the NC Office of Research, Demonstrations and Rural Health (ORDRH) on projects related to access to care for the uninsured in North Carolina, with the expectation of developing a mutually agreeable topic for a senior honors thesis to be pursued during the subsequent academic year.
Undergraduate Scholar Two works during Junior year with the NC Institute of Medicine (NC IOM) on issues related to access to care; some of this work may entail putting content onto the NC Health Policy Gateway. Access to care is broadly defined to include financial access issues related to the uninsured, those covered by Medicaid or similar vulnerable populations, geographic access issues related to those in rural areas, or health disparities that arise from barriers to access. During summer 2007, this Scholar works with the NC Institute of Medicine on projects related to access to care for North Carolina residents, with the expectation of developing a mutually agreeable topic for a senior honors thesis to be pursued during the subsequent academic year.
During Senior year, both undergraduate Scholars would devote their time to completing an honors thesis or project that meets whatever requirements are established by their departmental major to graduate with distinction.
The Graduate Scholar works during the academic year with the NC Institute of Medicine (NC IOM) on issues related to access to care and serves as a mentor to the undergraduate Scholar working on these issues at the Institute.
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