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Pursuing your passion; remembering your roots

I love summer for many reasons, but one of them may surprise you - it’s the season when I get to spend time with our summer interns. Every year, starting in June, these young students help remind me...

Brenda Solórzano

Thrown for a Curve

For me, the best part of going to a baseball game is, actually, not the game itself; it’s the opportunity to enjoy one of my favorite, deliciously unhealthy treats: a Chicago-style hot dog . It’s not...

Bess Bendet

New strategy, same mission

We understand that creating real impact doesn’t happen by chance. So, over the past year, we worked with our Board and took a detailed look at the Foundation’s programs, goals, and activities to...

Peter Long, Ph.D.

From the ‘Cliffs of Insanity’ to ‘As you wish’

If you have ever seen the movie The Princess Bride , you know that it is an epic adventure that has a little bit of everything - revenge, miracles, and true love. You also know that the protagonists...

Peter Long, Ph.D.

The Patient Is In: Listening To Low-Income Californians

The dramatic expansions in health insurance coverage included in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) will give millions of low-income Americans greater choice in where and how they...

Peter Long, Ph.D.

Reconsidering Primary Care: A View from a Foundation President

Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act , there has been a persistent, urgent call to produce more primary care physicians. With many provisions of the health reform law to be implemented less...

Peter Long, Ph.D.

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