Florida resident Steven A. Field, MD, is currently a health sciences teacher with the Hillsborough County, Tampa school district. A graduate of the University of South Florida and the MD program at Hahnemann Medical College, Steven A. Field is also a recipient of the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation Fellowship.
Founded in 1946, the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation is a charitable organization that advocates for the rights of persons with intellectual disabilities. The Foundation implemented the Public Policy Fellowship Program in 1980 to support this goal. The one-year program in Washington, D.C. is designed to prepare individuals for leadership roles in public policy by providing experience in public administration. It also familiarizes fellows with the work of the disability community and requires that fellows demonstrate experience in one of several areas -
1.Advocacy to improve the lives of individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities
2.Efforts to improve community services for disabled individuals in any service area, ranging from health care and employment to education and housing
3.Development, implementation, or support of training programs designed for disabled individuals or those around them
4.Engagement in efforts to empower disabled individuals, related to either their own life choices or to influencing public policy at the national or state levels
