#TBT: NPC Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Health Policy
As part of our Throwback Thursday blog series, we’re taking a look at a topic that’s currently in the news and tagging it with previous research, videos or commentaries in a relevant way. As the saying goes, “what’s old is new again” – and we hope you enjoy our wonky twist on #TBT.
As part of our Throwback Thursday blog series, we’re taking a look at a topic that’s currently in the news and tagging it with previous research, videos or commentaries in a relevant way. As the saying goes, “what’s old is new again” – and we hope you enjoy our wonky twist on #TBT.
The National Pharmaceutical Council (NPC) and the University of Southern California’s (USC) Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics are now accepting applications for a new post-doctoral fellowship in health policy based in Washington, DC. The research fellow will have access to respected researchers and mentors from both USC and the biopharmaceutical industry, as well as gain hands-on health policy research experience and have opportunities to engage with diverse stakeholders.
NPC has long been a proponent of education and training. In 1959, NPC launched an educational program, the Summer Industry Internships for Pharmacy Students (and one of our #TBT picks of the week), designed to strengthen the relationship between the industry and the pharmacy community. The annual pharmacy internship program, a joint project between NPC and the American Pharmacists Association, placed pharmacy students in summer internships within NPC’s member companies in an effort to increase understanding between the two disciplines. Each year, approximately 100 pharmacy students spent 10-12 weeks obtaining hands-on experience at pharmaceutical companies.
More recently, NPC partnered with The George Washington University’s Milken Institute School of Public Health on a two-year post-doctoral fellowship in health policy and comparative effectiveness research. In 2012, the fellowship was awarded to Chuck Shih, PhD, who was formerly an analyst in the Coverage and Analysis Group at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and now is a senior officer of specialty drugs at The Pew Charitable Trusts. In a blog post, “A Day in the Life: Dr. Shih Talks about His NPC-Milken Institute SPH Fellowship,” (and our other Throwback Thursday pick of the week) Dr. Shih spoke about his experience of what it’s like to hold the fellowship.