Graduate Interdisciplinary Program in Health Services Research
Number of Units Required and Length of Study
All candidates for the M.S. degree must satisfactorily complete 45 units of
graduate course work, including a master’s thesis.
The M.S. program is typically completed in two years. The maximum length of
study for the M.S. degree is three years, which potentially may be extended
by one year through petition.
Mentoring, Advising, and Evaluation of Performance
Each student will be assigned a faculty advisor drawn from the core faculty. The faculty advisor generally serves as the student’s mentor for the master’s project. Depending on the topic of the project, additional faculty members may serve as co-mentors. Affiliated faculty often serve as co-mentors on specific research methods, and other medical school faculty may serve as "content experts" for projects concerned with specific diseases or medical treatments.
Course Requirements for the M.S. Degree
A total of 45 units are required for the master’s degree. Transfer
credit is not accepted for the M.S. degree.
To maintain minimum progress toward the degree, students who have not been
granted Terminal Graduate Registration status are required to enroll in at
least 8 units each quarter, except summer quarter. Students must maintain an
overall 3.0 (B) grade average in graded courses.
Core Requirements for Health Services Research
- At least eight units from
- HRP 256: Economics of Health and Medical Care
- HRP 391: Policical Economy of Health Care in the United States
- HRP 392: Analysis of Costs, Risks, and Benefits of Health Care
- At least six units from approved statistics courses at the 200 level or above
- HRP 261: Intermediate Biostatistics: Analysis of Discrete Data
- HRP 262: Intermediate Biostatistics: Regressin, Prediction, Survival Analysis
- At least three units from
- HRP 283: Health Research Services Core Seminar
- Master's thesis and Directed Reading
- HRP 299: Directed Reading
- HRP 399: Research (Thesis)
A Sample Program for the M.S. Degree
| Course number | Course Title |
Units |
First Quarter:
Autumn |
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| HRP 256† | Economics of Health and Medical Care | 5 |
| HRP 283† | Research In Progress Seminar | 1 |
| HRP 392† | Cost-Benefit Analysis in Health Care | 4 |
| -- | Total for Autumn Quarter | 10 |
Second Quarter:
Winter |
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| HRP 261† | Intermediate Biostatistics: Analysis of Discrete Data | 3 |
| HRP 283† | Research in Progress Seminar | 1 |
| MS&E 292* | Modeling Health Policy | 3 |
| HRP 299 | Directed Reading | 1 |
| -- | Total for Winter Quarter | 8 |
Third Quarter:
Spring |
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| HRP 262† | Intermediate Biostatistics: Regression, Prediction, Survival Analysis | 3 |
| HRP 283† | Research in Progress Seminar | 1 |
| HRP 252* | Outcomes Analysis | 3 |
| HRP 391† | Political Economy of Health Care in the U.S. | 4 |
| -- | Total for Spring Quarter | 11 |
Fourth Quarter:
Autumn |
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| HRP 256* | Economics of Health Care | 4 |
| HRP 399 | Research (Master's Thesis) | 4 |
| -- | Total for Autumn Quarter | 8 |
Fifth Quarter:
Winter |
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| HRP 399 | Research (Master's Thesis) | 8 |
Total Units |
45 | |
| † Indicates core requirement * Indicates elective course ** Students without prior training in statistics are strongly encouraged to enroll in STAT 141 (autumn, 4-5 units) prior to enrolling HRP 261 and 262. |
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For further program information:
Department of Health Research and Policy
Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford, CA 94305-5405
Telephone: (650) 723-5456
Fax: (650) 725-6951
Email:
For application forms and information:
Graduate Admissions
630 Serra Street, Suite 120
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6032
Telephone: (650) 723-4291
Fax: (650) 723-8371
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