The 3rd event in the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing “Linking Research and Practice” series presents the opportunity for stimulating dialogue and generating creative ideas. Specifically, the event will encourage the expansion and initiation of community-oriented translational research, and evidence-based practice in the Philadelphia region.

Who:   Donald Schwarz, MBA, MD, MPH

When: Friday, May 29, 2015  9:00 – 10:30 a.m.

Where: Fagin Hall, Room 435, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, 418 Curie Blvd, Philadelphia, PA

Dr. Donald Schwarz is a Director at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and leads the Foundation’s efforts to catalyze public demand for healthier people and places. Dr. Schwarz previously served as Deputy Mayor for Health and Opportunities and Health Commissioner for the City of Philadelphia.  Before that, he was Vice-Chairman of the Department of Pediatrics of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Deputy Physician-in-Chief and Craig-Dalsimer Division Chief for Adolescent Medicine at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.