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Implementation Science at Penn: Past, Present, and Future
A Conversation with Karen Glanz, PhD, MPH, John Kimberly, PhD, and Meghan Lane-Fall, MD, MSHP, moderated by Rachel M. Werner, MD, PhD
Open to Penn affiliates
Our Mission
To improve health and health care by catalyzing collaborative, multidisciplinary research that influences policy and practice.
What We Do
As Penn’s hub for health care delivery, health policy, and population health, we connect and amplify over 500 Fellows across the University, and train the next generation of researchers.
Upcoming Events
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Penn LDI AcademyHealth Party 2023
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Fast Facts
$142 Million
In Research Grants Given Annually to Senior Fellows
141,957
Senior Fellow Journal Citations in 2018–2022
9,721
Articles Published by Senior Fellows in 2022
Featured Research Updates
Our work addresses some of the most pressing health and health care challenges facing our nation today.
How Race Distorts One Area of Health Care: The Problem of Race-Specific Tests in Lung Care
Using Different Baseline Lung Function for Black and White Patients Leads to Lower Rates of Diagnosis in Black Patients
Chart of the Day: An Online Education Platform Reduced Pregnancy-Related Anxiety
Study Finds Lower Worry Around Body Image, Delivery, and More for Low-Income, High-Risk Patients
Community Health Workers’ Role Grows With Evidence That They Improve Care and Equity
Benefits Include More Access to Care and Lower Costs, but Funding is Limited
Ending UNOS’s Monopoly Over the U.S. Organ Transplant System
First-Ever Change Aims to Improve Efficiency, Survival, and Equity — But LDI Experts Advise Caution
Our Experts
Our 500+ Fellows are national experts and thought leaders who bridge all of Penn’s schools, the University of Pennsylvania Health System, and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
Meredith Doherty, PhD, LCSW
- Assistant Professor, Social Work and Non-Profit Leadership, School of Social Policy & Practice
Steven Marcus, PhD
- Associate Professor, School of Social Policy & Practice
Mary Naylor, PhD, RN
- Marian S. Ware Professor, Gerontology, Penn Nursing
- Director, NewCourtland Center for Transitions and Health, Penn Nursing
Alice Abernathy, MD
- Fellow, National Clinician Scholars Program, Perelman School of Medicine
Lucy Andersen, BSN, RN
- PhD Student, NewCourtland Center for Transitions and Health, Penn Nursing
Nandita Mitra, PhD
- Professor, Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine
David Lydon-Staley, PhD
- Assistant Professor, Annenberg School for Communication
George Maliha, MD, JD
- Resident, Internal Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine