HMP Student Kristen Lunde Named 2018-2019 David A. Winston Health Policy Fellow

Kristen LundeKristen Lunde, 2018 Master of Public Health candidate, has been named one of two 2018-2019 David A. Winston Health Policy Fellows. The Winston Fellowship offers a twelve-month post-graduate experience in Washington, DC to students from member universities of the Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA) and the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH). Through systematic exposure to organizations, associations and coalitions in the private sector, as well as key offices in the Congress and the Administration, the program offers Fellows unparalleled opportunities to expand their knowledge of the political system and to learn how health policy is shaped. Three months of orientation visits to key policy development centers in Washington and surrounding areas are followed by a nine-month placement that allows each Fellow to explore current health policy issues in depth while gaining invaluable, firsthand experience in policy-making. The selection, as in past years, was extremely competitive.

Kristen Lunde currently attends the University of Michigan School of Public Health and will graduate in May 2018 with a Masters of Public Health. She is currently working as a research assistant with the Center for Value-Based Insurance Design in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

"I am thrilled to have been selected as a David A. Winston Health Policy Fellow. I look forward to engaging with the distinguished board members and former fellows as I continue my professional development. The opportunity to learn from a wide range of public and private sector experts and immerse myself in the health policy sector over the next year will have a significant and lasting impact on my career." Kristen stated.

For more information on the David A. Winston Health Policy Fellowship, its history and application process, please visit www.winstonfellowship.org or contact the Fellowship by Email: info@winstonfellowship.org.