Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program

Welcome to the UPenn Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program

The Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars program in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania provides training in health policy and community-relevant research to outstanding physicians who are committed to improving health and health care in the United States. Penn Clinical Scholars become highly capable health services researchers and leaders in the transformation of health care, both by developing research that is highly relevant to the broader community and by translating research findings into action.

Scholar Spotlight

Shreya Kangovi, MD (Internal Medicine/Pediatrics) is a 3rd-Year VA Scholar who is pursuing community-based research that will lay the groundwork for establishing an infrastructure of community health workers (CHW) who can improve health outcomes for socioeconomically vulnerable patients. Read more about Dr. Kangovi and her work with the Patient-Centered Transition (PaCT) Project below.

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Research Spotlight

Working in partnership with Bartram High School and Tilden Middle School this past summer, the 2011-2013 Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars at University of Pennsylvania set out to develop a comprehensive understanding of bullying at those schools and to identify strategies and best practices for bullying prevention and remediation. Read more about their findings and recommendations below.

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Alumni Spotlight

Raina Merchant, MD (Emergency Medicine) is an alumna of the UPenn Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar program (2007-2010) and is now a faculty member at the University of Pennsylvania and a Penn RWJ CSP Associate Director. Read more about Dr. Merchant and her MyHeartMap Challenge (MHMC) initiative below.

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