Eight physicians in the Commonwealth Fund/Harvard University Fellowship in Minority Health Policy will visit Washington, D.C., the week of March 25-29 to meet with top officials and learn about program, policy and research activities at the U.S.  Department of Health and Human Services.

For the past seven years, the Health Resources and Services Administration's Bureau of Primary Health Care has played a major role in this program by planning and coordinating the activities of the Fellows' Week in Washington.  Other participating HHS agencies include the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Food and Drug Administration, the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the Office on Minority Health and the Office on Women's Health. 

"Bringing these future leaders to Washington for a first-hand view of the major issues facing our nation’s minority and disadvantaged communities underscores the Department's commitment to expanding access to needed health care for all Americans," said HRSA Administrator Elizabeth M. Duke, Ph.D.

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