OHPF News
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           Cheryl Graffagnino, MS, RD, LD (OHPF 2023) and Colleagues Publish Vaccine Incentive Program Findings Cheryl Graffagnino, MS, RD, LD (OHPF 2023) and Colleagues Publish Vaccine Incentive Program FindingsNovember 30, 2023 Congratulations to Cheryl Graffagnino, MS, RD, LD on publishing “Real-time Monitoring and Evaluation of the Vax Cash Program: A Case Study from Columbus, Ohio.” 
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           Focus on OHPF 2022 Alumnus Nicklaus Hess, DO Focus on OHPF 2022 Alumnus Nicklaus Hess, DOOctober 23, 2023 Since completing the Osteopathic Health Policy Fellowship, Dr. Hess has been selected for several exciting leadership opportunities. 
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           Advocating for Gender Affirming Care for Minors Advocating for Gender Affirming Care for MinorsOctober 04, 2023 Annually, OHPF participants are tasked with producing two "Health Policy Briefs" to showcase their program-related skills. Tim Kowalski, DO, OPHF Class of 2022 and vice president for professional and public relations at Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine Carolinas Campus, undertook one of the most formidable assignments to date. 
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           OHPF Fellow Named Project Officer for HRSA’s THCGME Program OHPF Fellow Named Project Officer for HRSA’s THCGME ProgramOctober 04, 2023 Congratulations to 2023 OHPF alumna, Thuy-Tien Le, DO, on her appointment as a project officer with the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Bureau of Health Workforce, supporting the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) Program. 
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           Shannon Jimenez, DO, Appointed Dean at the Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine Shannon Jimenez, DO, Appointed Dean at the Arkansas College of Osteopathic MedicineOctober 04, 2023 The Osteopathic Health Policy Fellowship (OHPF) would like to congratulate almna of the OHPF Class of 2008, Shannon Jimenez, DO, on her appointment as dean at Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine (ARCOM). 
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        OHPF Class of 2023 GraduatesSeptember 15, 2023 The graduation announcement of the OHPF Class of 2023 at our final session in Bethesda, Maryland in June, 2023. 
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        AACOM 2019 Health Policy Fellows Convene in Washington, DCDecember 20, 2019 AACOM’s Office of Government Relations hosted its 2019 OHPF Seminar on December 11 – 14 to provide fellows with a comprehensive overview of the federal government’s role in health and higher education policies. 
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        An Update on the Osteopathic Health Policy FellowshipDecember 03, 2020 On December 6, 2020, the Osteopathic Health Policy Fellowship (OHPF) will graduate its 26th class of fellows. Given the limitations of COVID-19, this class’s experience was unlike that of any other preceding it. 
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        Congratulations to OHPF Alumnus, David Russo, DO, MPHDecember 10, 2021 Congratulations to David Russo, DO, MPH and OHPF alumnus (2019) on publishing “Doctors Should Not be Penalized for Prescribing Opioid Alternatives” in the Portland (OR) Tribune. 
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        OHPF Class of 2022 Update – Challenges and Lessons from the Time of COVIDDecember 02, 2021 The pandemic of 2020-2021 challenged the Fellowship in the same way it challenged almost every aspect of the profession. Read about how the OHPF Class of 2022 persisted through the challenges. 
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        OHPF Kicks off 2022-23 Year at WVSOMAugust 25, 2022 The Osteopathic Health Policy Fellowship kicked off its 2022-23 year with a four-day visit to the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, in Lewisburg, West Virginia. 
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        OHPF Visits Des Moines, Iowa for the State Policy ExperienceNovember 21, 2022 Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine and the Iowa State Capitol served as the backdrop for the second in-person meeting of the Osteopathic Health Policy Fellowship class of 2023 from Nov 4-7, 2022