UCLA/RAND Health Services Research Training Program

描述(申请人提供)：加州大学洛杉矶分校/兰德大学卫生服务研究博士后和博士后培训项目的目的是教育和培训未来的卫生服务研究人员和卫生政策分析师，致力于解决美国(S)最紧迫的卫生保健问题。目前的方案最初是在1992年资助的，现已要求延续五年。该项目依赖于一群核心教员，他们代表各种学科，这些学科对开展高质量的卫生服务研究至关重要，他们在研究和培训方面都有合作的历史。 博士前实习生可以在加州大学洛杉矶分校的卫生服务、流行病学或社会学系获得博士学位。那些选择卫生服务的人专攻经济学、社会学、管理学或流行病学。17门课程是必修课。博士后实习生必须拥有医学博士或博士学位，并必须至少学习八门课程。所有受训人员都必须参加加州大学洛杉矶分校或兰德分校的一个或多个正在进行的研究项目。该计划每年建议招收3至4名博士后学员和2至3名博士后学员，使任何时候都有7名博士前学员和5名博士后学员在该计划中。每个项目都将获得为期两年的资助。 加州大学洛杉矶分校和兰德大学的结合环境是学员的理想选择。加州大学洛杉矶分校提供广泛的学术学科，拥有国家认可的教师，他们拥有积极的研究计划，可以作为培训的基础。兰德是一家全职研究组织，拥有广泛的资助项目，为受训者提供机会从事研究，解决重要的国家卫生政策问题。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The purpose of the UCLA/RAND health services research pre-doctoral and post-doctoral research training program is to educate and train the future health services researchers and health policy analysts, devoted to addressing America(s most pressing health care problems. A five-year continuation of the current program, originally funded in 1992, is requested. The program relies on a group of core faculty who represent a variety of disciplines that are essential to conducting high-quality health services research, and who have a history of collaboration in both research and training. Pre-doctoral trainees can receive a PhD at UCLA in the Departments of Health Services, Epidemiology, or Sociology. Those choosing Health Services specialize in economics, sociology, management, or epidemiology. Seventeen courses are required. Post-doctoral trainees must have an M.D. or Ph.D., and are required to take at least eight courses. All trainees are required to join one or more ongoing research projects at UCLA or RAND. Each year, the program proposes to admit three to four new pre-doctoral trainees and two to three new post-doctoral trainees so that any one time, there are seven pre-doctoral and five pre-doctoral trainees in the program. Each will be funded for a two-year period. The combined environment of UCLA and RAND is ideal for trainees. UCLA offers a wide range of academic disciplines with nationally-recognized faculty who have an active research program that can serve as a basis for training. RAND is a full-time research organization with a broad range of funded projects that offer trainees the opportunity to work on studies that address important national health policy issues.