The Health Services Research (HSR) PhD Program is a collaborative program between the Clinical Science Graduate Program and the Department of Health Systems, Management and Policy at the Colorado School of Public Health (CSPH). HSR is an interdisciplinary program that evaluates organization, delivery and reimbursement in health care.
Studies focus on efficacy, outcomes, access to care, patient satisfaction, and cost efficiency of diagnostic, preventive, interventional, and therapeutic approaches. HSR includes identifying predictors of disease and determining the effectiveness of preventive interventions. The HSR PhD Program includes formal training in biostatistics, health services research methodologies, study design, health economics, health policy, and grant writing.
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PhD Health Services Research Curriculum:
COURSE REQUIREMENT |
COURSE # |
CREDITS |
|---|
Applied Biostatistics I and II or
Biostatistical Methods I and II |
BIOS 6601*
BIOS 6611* |
3
3 |
SAS Database Design and Management |
BIOS 6680 |
3 |
Clinical Science Research Seminar |
CLSC 6210+ |
1 |
Critical Appraisal Seminars in Clinical Science |
CLSC 6270 |
1 |
Grant Writing I |
CLSC 7101 |
1 |
Ethics and Regulation in Human Subjects Research |
CLSC 7150* |
1 |
Clinical Outcomes Assessment |
CLSC 7200 |
2 |
Epidemiology |
EPID 6630* |
3 |
Health Systems & Management |
HSMP 6603 |
3 |
Health Care Economics |
HSMP 6604 |
3 |
Health Services Research Methods I |
HSMP 6617* |
3 |
Health Services Research Methods II |
HSMP 6625 |
3 |
Special Topics: Foundations in Health Services Research |
HSMP 6670++ |
2 |
Foundations in Public Health |
PUBH 6600** |
2 |
Total Required Health Services Research Credits |
|
29-31 |
Cognate Course Credits |
|
6 |
| Doctoral Thesis |
|
30 |
TOTAL PROGRAM CREDITS |
|
65 MIN. |
* Courses required before Preliminary Exam (biostatistics, ethics, epidemiology, and methods).
+ CLSC 6210 must be taken over three consecutive terms, but is only worth 1 credit granted at the end of the third term pending successful fulfillment of mandatory requirements.
++ HSMP 6670 must be taken over four consecutive terms, but is worth only 2 credits (1 credit granted at the end of each academic year pending successful fulfillment of mandatory requirements.
**PUBH 6600 is required for Health Services Research students without a public health background.
Competencies: