Health
Economics
The Population
Health Ph.D Program at the University of
Wisconsin-Madison
Overview
The University of
Wisconsin-Madison has a rich history of scholarship and training in health
economics. Many students interested in pursuing doctoral-level studies in
the field of health economics will find that the Ph.D. in Population
Health offered by the University of Wisconsin-Madison will provide them
with solid grounding in health economics via elective area coursework and
concentrated dissertation research, as well as general multidisciplinary
training in the population health sciences via core coursework.
(Prospective students interested in pursuing a Ph.D. in economics with a
concentration in health economics might consider studies in the UW-Madison
Economics Department
http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/econ/grad/.)
Population Health
Core Curriculum
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Introduction to
Biostatistics |
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Introduction to
Quantitative Methods (SAS) |
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Principles of
Population Health Science |
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Introduction to
Epidemiology |
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Introduction to
Health Services Research |
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Epidemiologic
Methodology |
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Quantitative
Methods in Population Health I |
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Quantitative
Methods in Population Health II |
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Doctoral Seminar |
Health Economics
Specialty Area Courses
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Microeconomic
Policy Analysis |
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Health Economics |
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Assessment of
Medical Technologies |
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Seminar in Health
Economics |
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Public Economics |
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Health Care
Finance |
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Applied Risk
Anlaysis |
Health Economics and
Related Faculty
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Dennis Fryback,
Ph.D., Medical Technology Assessment |
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David Kindig,
M.D., Ph.D., Health Policy |
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John Mullahy,
Ph.D., Health Economics |
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Maureen Smith,
M.D., Ph.D., Health Services Research |
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David Vanness,
Ph.D., Health Economics |
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Barbara Wolfe,
Ph.D., Health Economics |
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Karen Holden,
Ph.D., Policy toward Disabled and Elderly |
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David Weimer,
Ph.D., Health Policy |
Financial Support
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NIMH Training
Grant in Health and Mental Health Economics |
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AHRQ Training
Grant in Population-Based Health Services Research |
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Merck Foundation
Fellowship in Health Economics |
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Research and
Project Assistantships on Health Economics-related Research Projects |
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