In North Dakota, references to the Rough Riders — a famed cavalry in the 1898 Spanish-American War — abound. The name graces hotels, grocery stores, and golf tournaments and has become a shorthand ...

First offered in 1925 and envisioned as a “reverse Rhodes Scholarship,” the Harkness Fellowships are the Commonwealth Fund’s longest-running program. Nearly 100 years later, they remain a flagship of ...

Helen Darling is president of the National Business Group on Health (formerly Washington Business Group on Health), a national non-profit, membership organization devoted exclusively to providing ...

Am I eligible to apply? Harkness Fellowships are designed for midcareer professionals who are committed to advancing health policy and practice in the Commonwealth Fund’s principal areas of interest: ...

The Commonwealth Fund has its origins in the philanthropic efforts of the Harkness family. Stephen V. Harkness began his career in New York State’s Finger Lakes region at age 15 as an apprentice ...

Vikki Wachino, M.P.P., founded the Health and Reentry Project (HARP) and is its executive director. She has dedicated her career to leading and inspiring organizations that advance policy change to ...

2023 AHCJ Reporting Fellow on Health Care Performance, Reporter, USA Today Adrianna Rodriguez is a bilingual health breaking news reporter who covers patient safety and other related news for USA ...

We believe everyone should be able to get the effective, affordable care they need to maintain and improve their health. Focusing on people who have low incomes and those who are medically underserved ...

Harkness Fellows on their time in the U.S. and how the experience impacted their careers post-fellowship: ...