The Department of Health Policy and
Management, Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health,
offers a new program of instruction leading to the
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in Health Systems
Research. The program provides students with the
theoretical and methodological foundations necessary to
conduct creative and independent research on health
systems, with the ultimate goal of discovering new
pathways to improve the organization, financing, and
delivery of health services.
Curriculum Overview
The full-time curriculum involves
intensive and focused study in the theoretical
perspectives and methodological strategies relevant to
health services research—including issues of quality,
accessibility, cost, and equity within systems of care.
Students will develop scholarly expertise in these areas
of study, advanced skills in quantitative research
methods, confidence in their teaching, and a high
standard of scientific integrity and professionalism.
The program currently allows students to select one of
two possible disciplinary areas in which to pursue
concentrated study: (1) health economics research; or
(2) quality and health outcomes research.
Program Faculty
The Department has 15 full-time,
primary faculty members and more than 50 additional
faculty members who have primary appointments in other
academic units within UAMS, including pediatrics,
psychiatry, geriatrics, internal medicine, and pharmacy.
Areas of expertise of the program faculty include:
public and private health insurance, access to care and
safety-net health care systems, health disparities and
minority health, health care financing, decision
analysis, long-term care, maternal and child health,
aging, rural health care, quality measurement,
community-based participatory research, nutrition
policy, and health law.
Admission Requirements
Applicants must have received a
relevant graduate degree (e.g. M.S., M.H.S.A., M.P.H., M.P.A.,
M.B.A., M.D., J.D.) prior to entry into the program,
along with relevant experience in health policy or
health services. Additionally, applicants must receive a
combined score of at least 1200 on the Graduate Record
Examination (GRE) taken within five years immediately
before the requested semester of admission. Scores on
other graduate tests may be considered.
Application
Applications for Fall 2007 admission
are due February 1, 2007 for earliest consideration. For
application materials, contact the UAMS Graduate School
at 501.686.5454 or visit their website at
http://www.uams.edu/gradschool/
Program Director: Glen P. Mays,
Ph.D., M.P.H., phone 501.526.6633
CURRICULUM OUTLINE
Semester 1 (Fall Year 1) HSRE 9011 Primer on Mathematics and Statistics HSRE 9103 Health System Theory and Research
Seminar I HSRE 9113 Advanced Health Policy and Management
Disciplinary Concentration Course 1 HSRE 980V Directed research with faculty
Semester 2 (Spring Year 1) HSRE 9103 Health System Theory and Research
Seminar II HSRE 9313 Advanced HSR Research Methods Disciplinary Concentration Course 2 Disciplinary Concentration Course 3
Semester 3 (Summer Year 1) HSRE 980V Directed research with faculty HSRE 9013 Instructional Methods and Teaching
Practicum
Semester 4 (Fall Year 2) HSRE 9503 Grantsmanship and the Peer Review
Process HSRE 9303 Research Methods using Retrospective
Data HSRE 980V Directed research with faculty Disciplinary Concentration Course 4
Semester 5 (Spring Year 2) HSRE 9323 Advanced Econometric Research Methods Research Methods Elective (survey or qualitative
methods) Disciplinary Concentration Course 5 HSRE 980V Directed research with faculty
Semester 6 (Summer Year 2) Doctoral Candidate Examination (written) HSRE 990V Doctoral
Dissertation Research
Health Economics Concentration HSRE 9703 Introduction to Health Economics HSRE 9743 Pharmacoeconomics and Technology Assess HSRE 9713 Microeconomic Theory for Health Systems HSRE 9723 Advanced Health Economics I: Demand HSRE 9733 Advanced Health Economics II: Supply
Quality/Outcomes Research Concentration HSRE 9603 Introduction to Health Care Quality HSRE 9613 Methods for Quality and Outcomes
Research HSRE 9623 Special Topics in Performance
Measurement HSRE 9633 Consumer Satisfaction, Trust, and
Assessment HSRE 9643 Methods in Health Disparities Research
