Kaiser Family Foundation Fellowship

UCSF’s Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies has established a yearlong health policy research fellowship for medical students in cooperation with the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF). KFF is a leading national health policy organization that conducts and disseminates health policy research findings to inform health policy decision-making. Its headquarters are in San Francisco, near Mission Bay, and they also have a satellite office in Washington, D.C. Information about the Kaiser Family Foundation’s work on health care coverage, access to care, health care costs, women’s health, HIV care, global health, and a variety of other health policy topics can be found at kff.org.

As a part of the fellowship, students are embedded within projects underway or planned at the KFF. They are co-mentored by KFF staff and UCSF faculty members. Students would be expected to be based in the San Francisco location but may have opportunities through their work with KFF to participate in activities in Washington, D.C. as well.

The fellowship provides funding for enrolled medical students, between their third and fourth year, who are taking a year to complete full-time research or scholarship. There is funding for up to two students per year. Funding is available to UCSF learners with rigorous project proposals of all types that span 12 contiguous months of dedicated scholarship. Please be sure to read the KFF fellowship specific timeline and requirements below. All UCSF awards include stipend for living expenses, UCSHIP health insurance (optional), reimbursement for loan interest expenses that accrue while on Leave of Absence (contingent on individual loan status), and continuation of Library, MyAccess, and general and professional liability insurance.