HSR Information Central

Education and Training

Finding Education and Training Opportunities - Federal (U.S.)

• AHRQ Institutional Training Programs - (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ))  - AHRQ funded institutions that recruit and train predoctoral and/or postdoctoral health services researchers.

• AHRQ Research Training - (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ))  - An array of intramural and extramural predoctoral and postdoctoral educational and career development grants and opportunities in health services research.

• CMS Research Data Assistance Center (ResDAC) - (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS))  - Provides free assistance and training to academic and non-profit researchers interested in using CMS data for research.

• Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS)Postgraduate Training Program - (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC))  - EIS is a unique 2-year post-graduate training program of service and on-the-job learning for health professionals interested in the practice of applied epidemiology.

• HSR Training Opportunities for Minorities - (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ))  - Information on training opportunities for health services researchers, with a special focus on minorities.

• HSR&D Career Development Program - (Health Services Research and Development Service, Veterans Administration (HSR&D))  - A description of Career Development and other mentoring and training opportunities within VA HSR&D for clinicians and non-clinicians.

• NLM Extramural Programs: Career Development and Training Support - (National Library of Medicine (NLM) U.S.)  - Links to NLM extramural grant programs, including career development and training support.

• NLM Opportunities for Training and Education - (National Library of Medicine (NLM) U.S.)  - A variety of education and training opportunities for health professionals.

• NLM University Informatics Research Training Programs - (National Library of Medicine (NLM) U.S.)  - NLM-supported predoctoral and postdoctoral training in medical informatics or special training tracks combining informatics with health services research, health administration, or public health

• Preparing for a Career in Health Services Research: Opportunities for Minority Students - (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ))  - AHRQ supports both predoctoral and postdoctoral training through the National Research Service Award (NRSA) program. AHRQ awards NRSA training grants to institutions for predoctoral and postdoctoral training and individual NRSA fellowships to applicants who have completed their doctoral degrees. In addition, AHRQ supports dissertation grants for doctoral candidates. Minority candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for these fellowships and grants.

• Training for Minority Researchers - (National Cancer Institute, NIH (NCI))  - Describes National Cancer Institute training and career development opportunities available to minority individuals interested in pursuing cancer research careers in basic, clinical, prevention and population control sciences.

• VA HSR&D Early Post-doctoral Opportunities for Clinicians and Non-clinicians - (Health Services Research and Development Service, Veterans Administration (HSR&D))  - Postdoctoral training programs for clinicians and non-clinicians in health services research and medical informatics.

• VA HSR&D Training Opportunities - (Health Services Research and Development Service, Veterans Administration (HSR&D))  - Training opportunities in HSR at the VA.

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Finding Education and Training Opportunities - Other

• The Barbara Jordan Health Policy Scholars Program - (Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF))  - Brings talented college seniors and recent graduates to Washington, D.C., where they are placed in congressional offices and learn about health policy issues, with a focus on issues affecting racial and ethnic minority and underserved communities.

• Capacity for Applied and Developmental Research and Evaluation (CADRE) in Health Services and Nursing - (Canadian Health Services Research Foundation and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research)  - Training and grant awards to develop increased capacity in applied health services and policy research

• The Commonwealth Fund/Harvard University Fellowship in Minority Health Policy - (Commonwealth Fund, Harvard Medical School US)  - The Commonwealth Fund/Harvard University Fellowship Program in Minority Health Policy is a one-year, full-time program designed to create physician-leaders who will pursue careers in minority health and health policy. Based at Harvard Medical School under the direction of Joan Reede, M.D., M.P.H., M.S., dean for diversity and community partnership, the fellowship combines an intensive year of training in health policy, public health, and management with special program activities on minority health issues. Applicants complete academic work for a master's degree in public health or public administration.

• Directory of Training Programs in Health Services Research and Health Policy - (AcademyHealth)  - A searchable database of information about U.S. and international post-baccalaureate certificate, master's, doctoral, and postdoctoral programs in the fields of health services research and health policy

• Fellowship Opportunities - (Commonwealth Fund)  - Fellowship programs in health and public policy.

• First Tuesdays/Public Policy Events - (Urban Institute (UI))  - Series of public policy events on a wide variety of current topics. Drawing from Institute researchers and area experts, these lunchtime discussions offer authoritative analysis and audience interaction on topics ranging from social services and politics to faith well-being. Audio-recordings of past events are accessible at this site.

• Health Policy Fellowships - (Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF))  - Compilation of fellowships available to students, researchers, journalists and other professionals.

• Health Policy Orientation Program - Provides in-depth introduction to the key players, formal and informal policymaking processes, and critical health policy issues.

• Health Services Research and Public Health: University Courses and Programs - (National Library of Medicine, NICHSR)  - Links to HSR university programs.

• Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation - An independent philanthropy focusing on the major health care issues facing the nation. The Foundation is an independent voice and source of facts analysis for policymakers, the media, the health care community, and the general public.

• HSR: Opportunities for an Expanding Field of Inquiry - (National Academies Press (NAP))  - Examines HSR work force and training issues.

• Kellogg Health Scholars Program - (W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) U.S.)  - Two-year postdoctoral fellowship program invites applicants to join a growing cadre of leaders skilled in research on the social determinants of health, academic-community partnering, community-based participatory research, and application of research to strengthen advocacy and achieve policy change.

• National Training Center and Clearinghouse - (National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM))  - Classes, tutorials and training materials on National Library of Medicine products and services (including PubMed, NLM Gateway, LocatorPlus, Loansome Doc, ClinicalTrials.gov) and on non-NLM sites.

• NRSA Mental Health & Substance Abuse Systems and Services Fellowship Program - (Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research)  - Provides experience in applying research methods to the systematic analysis and evaluation of mental health, substance abuse services, and their associated public policy issues.

• NRSA Pre-Doctoral and Post-Doctoral Training Program - (Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research)  - Emphasizes the organization, financing, utilization, quality and evaluation of personal health care services and public policies for ensuring access to such services.

• NRSA Primary Care Research Fellowship - (Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research)  - Trains primary care physicians for academic careers with an emphasis on research.

• Public Health Education and Training - (Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce (PIAPHW))  - Educational events and resources specifically geared toward public health.

• Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program - (Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research)  - Provides experience in applying research methods to the systematic analysis and evaluation of mental health, substance abuse services, and their associated public policy issues.

• Triangle Clinical Research Fellowship in Reproductive Health - (Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research)  - Designed for obstetricians and gynecologists to learn clinical research and advanced epidemiologic methods.

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Online Courses and Materials

• Cyber Seminars - (Health Services Research and Development Service, Veterans Administration (HSR&D))  - Cyber seminars provide state-of-the-art training and special interest sessions as live Web conferences and as on demand archived presentations.

• The Economics of Health Care - Developed by the United Kingdom's Office of Health Economics (OHE), this is an interactive "e-source" on the basic principles of health care economics. The course is split into five units, which show how economists approach the problem of health care.

• Etext on Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Information Resource - (National Library of Medicine (NLM) U.S.)  - An online introduction to basic concepts in HTA and to key sources of information.

• Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) Tutorial - (Duke University Medical Center Library US, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Health Science Library US)  - Intended for any health care practitioner or student who needs a basic introduction to the principles of Evidence-Based Medicine.

• Finding and Using Health Statistics: A Self-Study Course - (National Library of Medicine, National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology)  - This online course describes the range of available health statistics and presents strategies to successfully find health statistics.

• Health Economics Information Resources: A Self-Study Course - (National Library of Medicine, NICHSR)  - A four-module, online, interactive introduction to basic concepts in health economics and to key sources of information.

• Health Services Research (HSR) Methods Web site - (AcademyHealth)  - HSRmethods.org provides current information on key research methods and resources in HSR

• Health Services Research - A Historical Perspective (Captioned version) - (National Library of Medicine, NICHSR)  - Available via the Web, this 48-minute video presentation requires RealPlayer; VHS copies of the video also are available free from nichsr@nlm.nih.gov.

• Health Services Research Doctoral Core Competencies - (BioMed Central)  - This manuscript, by Dr . Christopher Forrest and colleagues, presents an initial description of doctoral level core competencies for health services research (HSR). The competencies are described in broad terms which reflect the unique expertise, interests, and preferred learning methods of academic HSR programs. The paper discusses the important learning objectives and methods for HSR training, and clarifies the unique skills of HSR graduates.

• Health Services Research Methods Seminars - (AcademyHealth)  - Full-day June Annual Research Meeting Seminars, 2-hour live and archived Web-based Cyber Seminars, and full-day Fall Methods Seminars on using Federal and state databases.

• HTA 101 - Introduction to Health Technology Assessment - This online e-book explains the 10 basic steps of Health Technology Assessment.

• Informed Consent and Authorization - (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ))  - Section of AHRQ toolkit offers some strategies for those who seek to serve as change agents in their organizations to improve the informed consent and authorization process.

• Insurance Education - (America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP))  - Current, comprehensive, and economically priced self-study courses for professionals seeking to advance their understanding of the health insurance industry.

• Introduction to HSR Class Manual and Slides - (National Library of Medicine, NICHSR)  - An online introduction to the issues and methodologies of health services research.

• JHSPH OpenCourseWare Project - (Johns Hopkins School of Public Health (JHSPH))  - Provides access to content of the School's most popular courses.

• Key Topic Guide on Quality and Verification of Health Information - (Massachusetts Health Data Consortium (MHDA))  - Directs to articles, guidelines, and research that can help both health professionals and consumers gain skills and insight into the critical evaluation of health information.

• The Match-Merge Dilemma How to Tackle Your De-Duplication Challenges Archive - (Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration (MCHB))  - A Workgroup on Unique Records is developing a toolkit to address match-merge issues in public health. In the Webcast, members of the workgroup will describe the new portfolio of useful resources, including principles and concepts, public health agency project examples, a profile questionnaire, and a self-assessment tool. This approach is designed to assist public health professionals in assessing the problem, evaluating solutions, and making informed decisions.

• Measuring Health Disparities - This interactive course focuses on some basic issues for public health practice -- how to understand, define and measure health disparity. This course examines the language of health disparity to come to some common understanding of what that term means, explains key measures of health disparity and shows how to calculate them. This computer-based course provides a durable tool that is useful to daily activities in the practice of public health.

• Medicare Learning Network Educational Web Guides - (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS))  - Medicare Learning Network (MLN) Educational Web Guides provide educational and informational resources related to certain Medicare Fee-For-Service initiatives. Link to products and web-based training modules.

• NHANES Web Tutorial - (National Center for Health Statistics, CDC (NCHS))  - There are two tutorials covering Continuous NHANES and NHANES III. New users to NHANES data and analyses should start with the Continuous NHANES tutorial as this tutorial is the most complete and covers NHANES Analyses. Analysts who are experienced with NHANES analyses and are interested in NHANES III data can start with the NHANES III tutorial.

• NTCC Educational Clearinghouse Database - (National Training Center and Clearinghouse (NTCC), National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM))  - Educational materials related to the use of information resources such as those developed by the National Library of Medicine

• Online Research Ethics Course - (University of Montana US)  - Intended to provide a foundation for institutions that are working to promote Responsible Conduct of Research.

• Online Training Courses - (The Foundation Center)  - Free online classes on various aspects finding funding.

• Program Planning and Monitoring Self-Instructional Manuals - (Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research)  - Offer technical guidance for data and evidence-based planning within a framework that encourages development of creative, responsive and accountable interventions.

• A Short Introduction to Epidemiology - (Centre for Public Health Research)  - A brief introduction to epidemiology.

• State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP): Implementing Effective Programs and Understanding - (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ))  - Online learning program with six modules and suggestions on how to use. Designed to assist State health policymakers in understanding the dynamics of State Child Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) implementation as well as accessing and using research findings to develop and implement their SCHIP programs.

• Training Finder - (Public Health Foundation (PHF))  - Includes a searchable database of courses and training for the health workforce.

• Virtual Classroom - (The Foundation Center)  - Online tutorials on proposal writing and research funding.

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