Health Services Research and Health Policy

Health Services Research and Health Policy

Objectives: Students graduating from the PhD program in Health Services Research and Health Policy will be able to:

• Read and understand health services research articles published in peer reviewed journals.
• Undertake original research, relying on underlying economic and other social science theory and using sophisticated empirical analyses, to evaluate current issues in health policy.
• Formulate policy options and interventions, and where appropriate evaluate their effectiveness.
• Develop communication skills for both teaching and disseminating research findings at professional conferences.

Students collaborate with faculty in a research-intensive environment and may learn from applied social and behavioral scientists practicing in nearby public health agencies. In addition to the required curriculum, students are encouraged to enroll in courses across the school of public health and in courses offered by social and behavioral science departments at the university.

Additional Information: Students entering this program will enroll in courses and collaborate with faculty on programs of research during the first two years of study. Students will concentrate in one of two cognate areas, economics or political science. The third and fourth years of study are devoted primarily to research and completing of a dissertation.
 
Entering students should have a baccalaureate degree, preferably with some training in economics or related areas of study. Students with completed MPH degrees or other masters degrees in economics or related areas may be admitted in advanced standing.

All applicants are required to submit GRE scores completed within the past five years. International students are required to take the TOEFL.


Application Information

Program Application Deadline:   January 3, 2008

Faculty: 19

Students: Initial entering class of 3

Mailing Address:
Department of Health Policy and Management
Rollins School of Public Health
Grace Crum Rollins Building, 6th Floor
Emory University
1518 Clifton Rd., NE
Atlanta, GA 30322
USA

Telephone: +1 404-727-3487
Fax: +1 404-727-9198
Email: aantelo@sph.emory.edu