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Please Note
Information on this site pertains to MD students who matriculated in the 2006-2007 academic year or later. All other students matriculating prior to 2006 should refer to their year's specific Guide to the Scholarly Concentrations for more information .
Directors
Laurence Baker, PhD
Kathryn McDonald, MM/MBA
Objectives and Goals
Health Services and Policy Research is one of the seven Scholarly Concentration Foundations. Required course work is designed to explore the ways that health care systems, governments, doctors, and patients interact to deliver health care. From regulatory policy and market forces to financial incentives and the costs and benefits of new technologies, students study ways to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of health care systems at delivering high quality care in the U.S. and abroad.
Requirements
Students pursuing the HSPR Foundation Area along with an Application area are required to complete at least 6 units in HSPR. This requirement can be met by taking:
HRP 207Introduction to Concepts & Methods in Health Services & Policy Research – I (2 units)
And
HRP 208Introduction to Concepts & Methods in Health Services & Policy Research – II (2 units)
And two quarters of
HRP 283HSR Core Seminar (1 unit per quarter)
Students pursuing the HSPR Foundation area without an Application area are required to complete at least 12 units in HSPR. The requirements in this situation are as follows:
HRP 207Introduction to Concepts & Methods in Health Services & Policy Research – I (2 units)
And
HRP 208Introduction to Concepts & Methods in Health Services & Policy Research – II (2 units)
And two quarters of:
HRP 283HSR Core Seminar (1 unit per quarter)
And two courses (covering the structure and functioning of health care systems, or important concepts or methodologies used in health services and policy research) from:
HRP 223: Data Management and Statistical Programming (2-3 units)
HRP 252: Outcomes Analysis (3 units)
HRP 256: Economics of Health and Medical Care (5 units)
HRP 258: Introduction to Probability and Statistics for Clinical Research (3 units)
HRP 259: Introduction to Probability and Statistics for Epidemiology (4-5 units)
HRP 261: Intermediate biostatistics: Analysis of Discrete Data (3 units)
HRP 262: Intermediate biostatistics: Regression, prediction, and survival analysis (3 units)
HRP 351: Innovation and Management in Health Care (4 units)
HRP 391: Political Economy of Health Care (4 units)
HRP 392: Analysis of Costs, Risks, and Benefits in Health Care (4 units)
MED 230: Rethinking International Health (2-3 units)
MED 262: Economics of Health Improvement in Developing Countries (5 units)
MS&E 252: Decision Analysis I (3-4 units)
PUBLPOL 204A: Politics and Collective Action (4 units)
PUBLPOL 204B: Organizations (4 units)
PUBLPOL 205A: Judgment and Decision Making (4 units)
PUBLPOL 205B: Public Policy and Social Psychology: Implications and Applications (4 units)
NOTE: Some of the above courses have specific pre-requirements. Students are encouraged to talk with the concentration co-directors and staff for guidance on appropriate coursework, as well as to discuss exceptions or substitutions (e.g. if previous coursework and / or experience allow for enrolling in alternate courses).
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