Areas of Study in Health Services Research
Health services research students must satisfy the general program requirements, however, these requirements allow broad latitude for specialization. The program faculty have defined four areas of training for emphasis within the health services research concentration.
Health Care Quality and Safety
Creating and evaluating methodologies to improve quality of care and patient safety within our health care system has become a national priority. A Certificate in Patient Safety offered in coordination with the Department of Industrial Engineering is available.
Health Economics
The University of Wisconsin-Madison has a rich history of scholarship and training in health economics. Health economics seeks to explore the issues related to the use and allocation of resources in health care and health services.
Health Policy
The University of Wisconsin-Madison has long been a leader in the field of local, national, and international health policy. Health policy seeks to explore and analyze the different health care decisions made to achieve goals or solve problems.
Outcomes and Technology Assessment
Evaluating health and health care interventions for their costs and benefits is a critically important activity in the public and private sectors.
Students are encouraged to work with their academic advisor to define a selection of electives to meet particular needs and interests. There are nearly limitless choices of challenging courses within the graduate offerings of departments in the University at large and these serve to enrich the interdisciplinary training for health services research students. Students may be particularly interested in the highly subscribed electives listed below in Courses.
