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2009 ESSAY CONTEST WINNERS | Congratulations to the following students who were awarded prizes in the KaiserEDU.org 2009 Student Essay Contest. More than 500 students submitted essays to the contest, and after careful consideration, our panel of judges selected these students’ essays as the top graduate and undergraduate entries. |
1st Place - Jason Wahlman
University of Minnesota School of Public Health
Public Health Administration and Policy
Expected Graduation: December 2009
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2nd Place - Elizabeth Walker
University of North Carolina School of Public Health
Health Policy and Management
Expected Graduation: May 2009
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1st Place - Anne Stake
Stanford University
Major: Human Biology
Expected Graduation: June 2010
Read the essay | 2nd Place - Lydia Mitts
Tufts University
Major: Art History and Community Health
Expected Graduation: May 2011
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Topic:
| President Obama has stated that reforming the health care system is one of his top priorities, and there is broad interest from policymakers and the public in making a change. During the campaign, he outlined a framework for reforming health care. The essay should cover: what elements of his plan should be prioritized given the current economic crisis, what elements are most likely to garner support and which ones will be most challenging and why? |
| Finalist entries were judged by a panel of professionals with experience in health policy and politics, including Sheila Burke, M.P.A., faculty member of Harvard University and former chief of staff to Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole; Judy Feder, Ph.D., professor at Georgetown University and former health advisor to the Clinton administration; Dean Rosen, J.D., M.S., partner at Mehlman Vogel Castagnetti, Inc. and former chief health care advisor to Senate Majority Leader William H. Frist; Drew Altman, Ph.D., Kaiser Family Foundation president and CEO; and Diane Rowland, Sc.D., Kaiser Family Foundation executive vice president. The judges evaluated essays on originality, expression of ideas, strength of argument, and clarity. |
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Disclaimer:
Conclusions or opinions expressed in these essays are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Kaiser Family Foundation or the final judges. |
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