The Clinical Outcomes Research track is designed to train health services researchers who wish to study clinical care, costs and outcomes. Their research may be conducted using observational (quasi-experimental) studies, randomized clinical trials or analyses of secondary data sets, including administrative data. Honing these skills requires a combination of epidemiology, statistics, measurement, and interpretative expertise. These individuals would develop their epidemiology skills and take courses to expand their understanding of how to measure outcomes of health care. Many will want to include work in cost-effectiveness as well.
| Clinical Outcomes Research |
| Required Core Policy Course |
| EITHER: PUBH 8801 - Health Services Policy Analysis: Theory (3) (Fall) |
| OR PUBH 6835 - Principles of Health Policy (2) Spring |
| Area of Emphasis Required Coursework |
| PubH 6342 - Epidemiology (2) |
| PubH 6343 - Epidemiology (3) |
| PubH 6864 - Conducting Health Outcomes Research (3) |
| PubH 6863 - Understanding Healthcare Quality (2) |
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Supporting Program (Must total minimum 12 credits)
Choose 8-10 credits with advisor and obtain approval from the Area of Emphasis faculty.
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| PubH 6717 - Decision Analysis for Healthcare (2) |
| PubH 6862 - Cost Effectiveness Analysis in Health Care (3) |
| PubH 8813 - Measurement of Health-Related Social Factors (3) |
| PubH 7450 - Survival Analysis (3) |
| PubH 6803 - Conducting a Systematic Literature Review (3) |
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Choose 2-4 Credits
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| PubH 6387 - Cancer Epidemiology (2) |
| PubH 6386 - Public Health Aspects of Cardio Vascular Disease (2) |
| PubH 6385 - Epidemiology and Control of Infectious Disease (2) |
Total Course Credits: 52-53
(Includes core and Area of Emphasis) |
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Prelim Exams: Methods and the Clinical Outcomes exam which is a 5 hour in-classroom format
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Clinical Outcomes Faculty: Bob Kane, Beth Virnig, Marshall McBean, John Kralewski
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RETURN to PhD Curriculum
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Last modified on Tuesday Sep 19, 2006