Health Care Quality and Safety
The
Population Health M.S. Program at the University of
Wisconsin-Madison
Overview
Improving the quality and
safety of patient care is a high priority within the Madison community
of health care providers. University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty
from the Schools of Medicine, Pharmacy, and Engineering work with local
providers to assess their health care systems and measurement of
their impact on patient safety and quality of care.
The M.S. in Population
Health with a concentration in Health Care Quality and Safety is the
Masters-level equivalent of the Ph.D. in Population Health Sciences with
a concentration in
Health Care Quality and Safety. Both M.S. and Ph.D. students are
trained in the critical skills to study
and improve health care. In addition, M.S. students in Health Care
Quality and Safety are required to participate in a local Health Care
Quality and Safety project. Students in the Health
Care Quality and Safety area can also receive a Certificate in Patient Safety
offered in coordination with the Department of Industrial Engineering.
Population Health Core
Curriculum*
|
Introduction to
Biostatistics |
|
Introduction to
Quantitative Methods (SAS) |
|
Principles of Population
Health Science |
|
Introduction to
Epidemiology |
|
Introduction to
Health Services Research |
|
Quantitative
Methods in Population Health I |
* Sample M.S. core
curriculum shown, Ph.D. core curriculum differs
(see the
Graduate Program page for details)
Health Care Quality and
Safety Area Courses
|
Quality of Health
Care |
|
Introduction
to Clinical Trials |
|
Ethical and
Regulatory Issues in Clinical Investigation |
|
Patient Safety Risk
Assessment |
|
Medication Use
Safety |
|
Measuring Health
Outcomes |
|
Assessment of
Medical Technologies |
|
Job and
Organization Design |
|
Socio-technical
Systems |
| Human Performance
and Accident Causation |
| Human Factors
Engineering |
Health Care Quality and
Safety Area and Related Faculty
|
Patricia Brennan,
R.N., Ph.D., Medical Informatics |
|
Pascale Carayon,
Ph.D., Human Factors and Systems Engineering |
|
Dennis Fryback,
Ph.D., Medical Technology Assessment |
|
Bentzi Karsh,
Ph.D., Sociotechnical Systems |
|
Mark Linzer, M.D.,
Physician Worklife and Job Satisfaction |
|
Kathleen Skibinski,
R.Ph., Medication Safety Assessment |
|
Maureen Smith,
M.D., Ph.D., Quality of Care and Patient Safety |
| Bruce Thomadsen,
Ph.D., Medical Physics and Risk Assessment |
|
David Vanness,
Ph.D., Health Economics and Technology
Assessment |
Financial
Support
Students typically
hold a clinical fellowship or traineeship position, are supported by
NIH Career Development
(K) awards, or work with
their major professor on research grants held by the professor.
