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.jpg "studentessaylogo_fin.jpg(1)") 2008 ESSAY CONTEST WINNERS | Congratulations to the following students who were awarded prizes in the KaiserEDU.org 2008 Student Essay Contest. More than 300 students submitted memos to the contest, and after careful consideration, our panel of judges selected these students’ memos as the top graduate and undergraduate entries. |
1st Place - Andrew Walquist
Creighton University School of Pharmacy & Health Professions
Doctor of Physical Therapy Candidate
Expected Graduation: May 2009
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2nd Place - Adrienne Poon
Drexel University School of Public Health
Master of Public Health Candidate
Expected Graduation: June 2008
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1st Place - Alexander Hertel-Fernandez
Northwestern University
Major: Political Science and Global Health
Expected Graduation: June 2008
Read the essay | 2nd Place - Frank Chen
Harvard College
Major: Molecular and Cellular Biology
Expected Graduation: May 2010
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Topic:
| The date is November 24th, 2008. You have just started a job as an analyst working on the President-elect's health care transition team. The director of the transition team has asked you to draft a memo to flesh out the health priorities for the new Administration on a major health policy issue. Select an issue area and a candidate (from the list below) and identify the major policies or strategies that the Administration could develop to advance this issue. Make sure to include evidence and analysis to support your recommendations. Your priorities and strategies should be consistent with the proposals forwarded by the candidates in the campaign. You should also address the challenges in implementing your recommendations, such as budgetary and political considerations, delivery system issues, and how different stakeholders and constituencies would perceive the proposals. Your memo should not exceed 800 words. |
Issue Area:
Controlling Healthcare Costs
Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
Expanding Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Efforts
Improving Women's Health
Improving the Quality of Health Care
Presidential Candidates (as of 1/22/2008):
Democrats
- Hillary Clinton
- John Edwards
- Mike Gravel
- Dennis Kucinich
- Barack Obama | Republicans
- Rudy Giuliani
- Mike Huckabee
- Alan Keyes
- John McCain
- Ron Paul
- Mitt Romney |
| The entries were judged by a panel of professionals with experience in health policy and politics from inside and outside the Kaiser Family Foundation. The final judges included Senator William Frist, M.D., former Senate Majority Leader; Chip Kahn, M.P.H., president of the Federation of American Hospitals; Ruth Katz, J.D., M.P.H., dean of the George Washington University School of Public Health; Drew Altman, Ph.D., Kaiser president and CEO; and Diane Rowland, Sc.D., Kaiser 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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