1

Breadth of HSR theoretical and conceptual knowledge.

Health, Financing of Health Care, Organization of Health Care, Health Policy, Access and Use, Quality of Care, Health Informatics, Literature Review.

2

In-depth disciplinary knowledge and skills.

(Variable depending on the discipline or interdisciplinary area of specialization.)

3

Application of HSR foundational knowledge to health policy problems.

Health, Financing of Health Care, Organization of Health Care, Health Policy, Access and Use, Quality of Care, Health Informatics, Literature Review.

4

Pose innovative HSR questions.

Scientific Method and Theory, Literature Review, Proposal Development.

5

Interventional and Observational Study Designs.

Study Design, Survey Research, Qualitative Research.

6

Primary data collection methods.

Health Informatics, Survey Research, Qualitative Research, Data Acquisition and Quality Control.

7

Secondary data acquisition methods.

Health Informatics, HSR Data Sources, Data Acquisition and Quality Control.

8

Conceptual models and operational measures.

Scientific Method and Theory, Measurement and Variables.

9

Implementation of research protocols.

Health Informatics, Survey Research, Qualitative Research, Data Acquisition and Quality Control.

10

Responsible conduct of research.

Research Ethics.

11

Multi-disciplinary teamwork.

Teamwork.

12

Data analysis.

Advanced HSR Analytic Methods, Economic Evaluation and Decision Sciences.

13

Scientific communication.

Proposal Development, Dissemination.

14

Stakeholder collaboration and knowledge translation.

Health Policy, Dissemination.