Institutional Training Programs: Brown University

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Brown University, Providence

Center for Gerontology and Health Care Research

Contact

Vincent Mor, Ph.D., Program Director
William Rakowski, Ph.D., Professor of Medical Science
Joan Teno, M.D., M.S., Professor of Community Health and Medicine
Susan Allen, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Medical Science
Melissa Clark, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Community Health and Medicine

Postdoctoral Training Program
Center for Gerontology and Health Care Research
Brown University
Box G - S103
Providence, RI 02912
Phone: (401) 863-3211

Web site: http://www.chcr.brown.edu

Content Areas

Management of Chronic Disease.
Long-term Care Quality.
Organizational Factors Affecting Quality of Care.
Prevention Services.
Priority Populations (older adults, chronically ill).

Program Description

The Brown University Center for Gerontology and Health Care Research has a long-established commitment to studies of health services in elderly and chronically ill populations. The Center's AHRQ-funded postdoctoral training program educates both physician and nonphysician researchers, emphasizing research skills necessary to address these populations in the priority areas indicated above. Didactic training linked with hands-on supervised experience in health services research is provided. Fellows are assigned a faculty mentor whose research is congruent with the fellows' interests. Under the guidance of their mentors, fellows identify a specific sub-project that they design, implement, and analyze. In addition, fellows also complete at least one minor project based upon their own interests and prior work. Fellows' present findings at national meetings, publish manuscripts, and submit or participate in research proposal development. Didactic training opportunities are available from the graduate program in Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Health Services Research offered by the Department of Community Health, and physicians have the opportunity to obtain a Master of Science degree. All fellows participate in weekly seminars covering issues ranging from policy analysis to the ethical conduct of research, and participate in weekly research seminars in epidemiology and health services research methods. Fellows also have access to the resources of other research groups at Brown associate with the new Program on Public Health; Center for Statistical Studies, Center for Primary Care and Prevention, Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Center for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, Center for Clinical Trails in Evidence-Based Healthcare, Brown University AIDS Program (BRUNAP), International Health Institute, and Institute for Community Health Promotion.

The Brown Program in Public Health provides substantial public service activities to centers institutes and organizations, and agencies throughout the state and region. The Program's faculty and students continue to strengthen community relationships by building upon current efforts to translate research findings into policy and practice. The Program has strong ties to the Rhode Island Department of Health and these activities and connections improve public policy and contribute to improving the health of the population as a whole and target populations throughout the state. These include the underserved, minority, elderly and other vulnerable members of the populace.

Current as of November 2007

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Institutional Training Programs (T32s): Brown University. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/fund/training/T32-3.htm