Jones Sonya Rochelle, Filerman Gary L
J Health Adm Educ. 2007 Winter;24(1):33-41.
The objective of the David A. Winston Health Policy Fellowship is to attract and to encourage promising individuals to become successful participants in the health policy process, particularly at the interface of the public and private sectors. From 1987, when the Fellowship was established, through 2004-2005, there have been nineteen Fellows and approximately 65 additional finalists. All but one Fellow hold an MHA or equivalent degree and several hold additional advanced degrees. In comparison to the Fellows, fewer finalists hold additional advanced degrees. The Winston Fellowship Board initiated this study to identify the impact of the Fellowship on the careers of the recipients and, if possible, to track the careers of the finalists to determine the extent to which they have been active in the policy process. The findings are based on a high response rate from former Fellows and a small sample of finalists. Compared to the finalists, the Fellows have been more involved in the policy process and first post-Fellowship employment of Fellows has trended towards Congress in recent years. Fellows noted strengths and weaknesses of the program and made suggestions for improvement. There was agreement among the Fellows that the Fellowship program did influence career direction and content, but it was not possible to draw clear inferences of cause and effect.
大卫·A·温斯顿健康政策奖学金项目的目标是吸引并鼓励有前途的个人成功参与健康政策制定过程，尤其是在公共部门和私营部门的交叉领域。从1987年该奖学金设立至2004 - 2005年，共有19位获奖者以及约65位入围决赛者。除一位获奖者外，其他获奖者均拥有卫生管理硕士学位或同等学历，还有几位拥有其他高级学位。与获奖者相比，入围决赛者中拥有其他高级学位的人数较少。温斯顿奖学金委员会发起这项研究，旨在确定该奖学金对获得者职业生涯的影响，并尽可能跟踪入围决赛者的职业生涯，以确定他们在政策制定过程中的活跃程度。研究结果基于前获奖者的高回复率以及一小部分入围决赛者的样本。与入围决赛者相比，获奖者更多地参与了政策制定过程，近年来获奖者在获得奖学金后的第一份工作倾向于进入国会。获奖者指出了该项目的优势和不足，并提出了改进建议。获奖者一致认为，奖学金项目确实影响了职业方向和内容，但无法得出明确的因果推断。
