H. Jack
Geiger Congressional Health Policy Fellows
SITE PLACEMENT
The program director recommends Geiger Fellows for placement to the Congressional
Minority Caucus health chairs. Each fellow would be considered for placement
in one of the following offices:
The Congressional Tri-Caucus has a well-developed staff support network. This
network will be used to ensure the Fellows will have an expansive and in-depth
congressional experience, learning about public policy development while playing
a role in it and researching the public process as a participant.
This network will play an important
part of the Geiger Fellows’ mentorship
roles by providing introductory seminars and hosting political guidance discussions
to accompany Congressional orientation workshops during the first two months
of placement. In the second month following the fellowship start date, with
the advice of the Congressional and CFAH program staff, each fellow will be
matched with a congressional mentor to aid them in thinking through their plans
and outcomes during their fellowship. Mentors will typically include someone
associated with the Fellow's anticipated congressional work.
In addition, the Congressional Fellows
will be of significant benefit to their mentors, the Caucus and the congressional
health staff generally, with their
interpretations of current research that have implications for policy and legislation.
Fellows will do summary reviews of the data and state of knowledge – and
gaps – in relevant domains, and assist in framing legislation aimed at
meeting key needs of training of minority fellows working with community-based
organizations on health-related issues.
