2019 LDI Dental Summer Research Fellowship Application

2026 LDI Dental Summer Research Fellowship Application

Thank you for your interest in the Leonard Davis Institute Summer Research Fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania. Penn Dental Medicine in collaboration with the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics and the Health Care Management Department of the Wharton School supports stipend-based summer research fellowships for dental students interested in working on a health services or health policy research project during the summer between their first and second year of dental school. The primary intent of the fellowship is to support dental students to work on campus with a Penn faculty mentor with expertise in health services and health policy. This type of research utilizes a social science approach to address important issues such as access and barriers to care, social determinants affecting health care, quality and outcomes. To apply for the Summer Research Fellowship, please complete this Online Application. When you apply you will also be automatically added to the LDI External Newsletter listserv.

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This portion of the application provides you with the opportunity to tell us more about your personal experiences and preferences.

Please address the following questions in your personal statement:

Why do you want to participate in the Summer Research Fellowship?
How do you anticipate the Summer Research Fellowship contributing to your career path?
Why should you be chosen to participate in the Summer Research Fellowship?
What aspects of health services research or health policy interest you?
Describe research positions you have held if any.

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Additional Required Materials: Due Feb. 15
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Two Letters of Reference: Due Mar. 1st
Two letters of recommendation from individuals who can speak to the applicant's aptitude for research. The recommenders should email the letter as a PDF attachment directly to Joanne Levy (levyj@wharton.upenn.edu) with the applicant name in the subject line. The letter should also specify the recommender's relationship to the applicant.

If you have any questions about the application submission, please email Joanne Levy (levyj@wharton.upenn.edu).
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