The University of Pittsburgh Postdoctoral Program in Health Services Research

项目摘要。匹兹堡大学卫生服务博士后计划 研究将提供一个为期2年的培训经验，在卫生服务研究的积极性，创造性 具有健康专业或研究博士学位的个人。该计划的目标是提供4-7 研究员每年：1）严格的个性化教学培训，在全面的健康 服务研究方法; 2）指导的卫生服务研究经验; 3）开发工具 并提交有竞争力的卫生服务研究资助申请; 4）合作的实践经验 与利益攸关方组织合作; 5）培训必要的领导能力和专业技能， 作为健康服务研究人员。培训将根据每个学员的能力进行个性化， 需求教学课程将通过匹兹堡大学临床研究所管理 研究教育，将涵盖研究设计，统计分析，测量，成果和 有效性，大型数据库的二次分析，卫生保健财务和组织，高级 卫生服务研究课题，赠款写作和研究道德。研究员将选择一个或多个 经验丰富的教师导师和计划，设计，实施，完成，并报告一个辅导的卫生服务 研究项目。教师导师将是一个或多个匹兹堡大学或附属健康的成员 服务研究单位，包括卫生保健研究中心，VA健康公平中心 研究和推广，卫生政策和管理系，行为学系 社区健康科学和兰德健康。该计划将维持一个伙伴关系网络 与内部和社区组织，包括匹兹堡大学医学中心（UPMC） 健康计划，UPMC质量改进和创新中心，犹太医疗保健基金会， 匹兹堡地区健康倡议，Highmark健康计划信息学和宾夕法尼亚州健康 护理费用控制理事会。这些伙伴关系提供场地和资源，以帮助研究员学习 医疗服务、病人安全、质量改进、卫生政策、融资和 组织，减少差距，重要的是，让研究员与社区合作的经验， 持份者该计划的成功将通过申请人池，计划和导师-研究员来衡量 评估和跟踪职业成果。 本案无关卫生服务研究人员和领导者谁可以有效地评估医疗保健和健康 系统，并提出和实施创新的解决方案，以改善美国的公共卫生。的 匹兹堡大学及其合作伙伴处于培训卫生服务领导者的最前沿 研究谁将大大有助于改变我们的卫生保健系统的世纪。

Project Summary. The proposed University of Pittsburgh Postdoctoral Program in Health Services Research will provide a 2-year training experience in health services research for motivated, creative individuals with prior health professional or research doctorates. The program's objectives are to provide 4-7 fellows each year with: 1) rigorous individualized didactic training in a comprehensive spectrum of health services research methodologies; 2) a mentored health services research experience; 3) the tools to develop and submit competitive health services research grant applications; 4) practical experience in collaborative work with stakeholder organizations; and 5) training in the leadership and professional skills necessary to excel as health services researchers. The training will be individualized to each fellow's competencies and needs. The didactic curriculum will be administered through the University of Pittsburgh Institute for Clinical Research Education and will cover research design, statistical analysis, measurement, outcomes and effectiveness, secondary analysis of large databases, health care finances and organization, advanced health services research topics, grant-writing, and research ethics. Fellows will select one or more experienced faculty mentors and plan, design, implement, complete, and report a mentored health services research project. Faculty mentors will be members of one or more University of Pittsburgh or affiliated health services research units, including the Center for Research on Health Care, the VA Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, the Department of Health Policy and Management, the Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, and RAND Health. The program will maintain a network of partnerships with internal and community organizations, including the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Health Plan, the UPMC Center for Quality Improvement and Innovation, the Jewish Healthcare Foundation, the Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative, Highmark Health Plan Informatics, and the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council. These partnerships offer venues and resources to help fellows study important questions in health care delivery, patient safety, quality improvement, health policy, financing and organization, and disparity reduction and, importantly, give fellows experience collaborating with community stakeholders. The success of the program will be measured by applicant pool, program, and mentor-fellow evaluations and through tracking of career outcomes. Relevance. Health services researchers and leaders who can effectively evaluate health care and health systems and propose and implement innovative solutions are needed to improve the US public health. The University of Pittsburgh and its collaborating partners are at the forefront of training leaders in health services research who will contribute substantially to transforming our health care system for the 21st century.