Congratulations to the following students who were awarded prizes in the KaiserEDU.org 2010 Student Essay Contest. More than 430 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.
Graduate Students:
1st Place - Marilyn Michelow
Weill Cornell Medical College
Program: Medical Doctor Read the essay
2nd Place - Sarah Katz
Georgetown University
Program: Masters in Health Systems Administration Read the essay
Undergraduate Students:
1st Place - Catherine Denver
Johns Hopkins University
Major: Bachelor of Science, Nursing Read the essay
2nd Place - Danielle De Luca Georgetown University
Major: Healthcare Management and Policy Read the essay
2nd Place - Yuri Hanada
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Major: Bachelor of Science, Biology Read the essay
Topic
It is January 2015. What do you see as the major health policy challenges still facing the nation? Please identify the top two priorities and discuss how they should be addressed.
Review and Evaluation
Finalist entries were judged by a panel of professionals with experience in health policy and politics, including Jonathan Cohn of the New Republic; Sheila Burke, of the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government; Ruth Katz, Congressional staffer and former Dean of the George Washington University School of Public Health; Drew Altman, Kaiser Family Foundation president and CEO; and Diane Rowland, Kaiser Family Foundation executive vice president. The judges evaluated essays on originality, expression of ideas, strength of argument, and clarity.
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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