Outcomes and Technology Assessment
The Population
Health Ph.D Program at the University of
Wisconsin-Madison
Overview
Evaluating health and
health care interventions for their costs and benefits is a critically
important activity in the public and private sectors.
University of Wisconsin faculty from the Schools of Medicine, Pharmacy,
and Engineering are leaders in both the methodology and application of
outcomes research and technology assessment. Students interested in
pursuing doctoral-level studies in the area of outcomes research and
technology assessment will find that the Ph.D. in Population Health
offered by the University of Wisconsin-Madison can offer solid grounding
in outcomes and technology assessment via elective area coursework and
concentrated dissertation research, as well as general multidisciplinary
training in the population health sciences via core coursework.
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 |
Outcomes and Technology Assessment
Area Courses
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Assessment of
Medical Technologies |
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Benefit-Cost
Analysis |
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Measuring Health Outcomes |
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Quality of Health
Care |
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Survival Analysis |
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Elementary
Demographic Techniques |
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Survey Methods |
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Introduction to
Clinical Trials |
Outcomes and Technology Assessment Area
and Related Faculty
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Dennis Fryback,
Ph.D., Medical Technology Assessment |
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Robert Haveman,
Ph.D., Benefit-Cost Analysis |
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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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David Weimer,
Ph.D., Benefit-Cost Analysis |
Financial Support
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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 Outcomes-related Research Projects |
