University of Chicago

Institutional Training Programs

University of Chicago, Chicago

Department of Health Studies

Contact

Kathleen Cagney, Ph.D.
Program Director
Department of Health Studies
University of Chicago
5841 S. Maryland Ave., MC 2007
Chicago, IL 60637
Phone: (773) 834-3924

Web site: http://harrisschool.uchicago.edu/

Content Areas

• Health Economics.
• Medical Sociology.
• Outcomes Research.
• Public Policy.
• Research Methods and Statistics.
• Patient/Provider Communication.

Program Description

This application supports the interdisciplinary research education of predoctoral and multidisciplinary training of postdoctoral students. Predoctoral research training is available for Ph.D. students in the Social Sciences, Policy School, and School of Social Service Administration after they have completed their second year of predoctoral training and also for students enrolled in the joint M.D./Ph.D. program. Postdoctoral training is available for physicians.

For the predoctoral training component, research doctoral students are selected from those enrolled in existing doctoral programs (e.g., anthropology, sociology, statistics, economics) to learn how to apply the tools of the disciplinary areas to health services research. Special programmatic effort is proposed to help these students become more knowledgeable in health services and in the interdisciplinary opportunities for research. Students in the joint M.D./Ph.D. program are selected from those who apply jointly to and are accepted to the Pritzker School of Medicine and a research doctorate program at the university.

For the postdoctoral program, selected physicians enroll in specialized coursework and are expected to complete a Master's degree in a related area. A minimum of 2 years of training is required. Coursework includes a first-year intensive summer series that provides an introduction to health services research methods, epidemiology, biostatistics, and health policy. Additional coursework is tailored to individual research interests and draws from such areas as medical anthropology, health economics, public policy, medical sociology, statistics, and health outcomes methodology.

An interdisciplinary faculty is available to work with the trainees, utilizing the existing resources of the University of Chicago plus: a new workshop/seminar, regular monthly meetings with the faculty, and specific matching for research mentors.

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