Institutional Training Programs (T32s)
University of Pittsburgh
School of Medicine
Graduate School of Public Health
Veterans Affairs (VA) Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion
RAND-University of Pittsburgh Health Institute
Contact
Kevin L. Kraemer, M.D., M.Sc.
Program Director
Center for Research on Health Care
Division of General Internal Medicine
School of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh
230 McKee Place, Suite 600
Pittsburgh, PA
E-mail:
kraemerkl@upmc.edu
Content Areas
- Research Design.
- Statistical Analysis.
- Measurement.
- Outcomes and Effectiveness.
- Large Databases.
- Health Care Finances and Organization.
- Patient Safety.
- Quality Improvement.
Program Description
This program provides a 2-year training experience in health services research for motivated, creative individuals with prior health professional or research doctorates. The program's objectives are to provide fellows with:
- Rigorous individualized didactic training in a comprehensive spectrum of health services research methodologies.
- A mentored health services research experience.
- The tools to develop and submit competitive health services research grant applications.
- Practical experience in collaborative work with stakeholder organizations.
- Training in the leadership and professional skills necessary to excel as health services researchers.
The didactic curriculum will cover research design, statistical analysis, measurement, outcomes and effectiveness, secondary analysis of large databases, health care finances and organization, advanced health services research topics, grant-writing, and research ethics. The program will maintain a network of partnerships with internal and community organizations which offer venues and resources to help fellows study important questions in health care delivery, patient safety, quality improvement, health policy, financing and organization, and disparity reduction and, importantly, give fellows experience collaborating with community stakeholders.
Current as of August 2008
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Institutional Training Programs (T32s): University of Pittsburgh. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/fund/training/T32-pitts.htm
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