POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP
in Health Services Research and Healthcare Quality Improvement
University of Wisconsin-Madison
The University of Wisconsin is offering a two-year post-doctoral fellowship in health services research and healthcare quality improvement funded by the Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research (http://www.pophealth.wisc.edu/HSR/traininggrant.htm). The objective of this training program is to produce independent investigators who have a strong interdisciplinary foundation in applied research settings, healthcare systems and quality improvement, and evaluation methods.
The trainees will:
- Conduct research in their stated field of interest with a primary mentor
- Prepare papers for publication in scholarly journals
- Design a research proposal for possible external funding
- Participate in seminars and attend formal courses as needed.
The program will provide an individualized Career Development Plan with activities geared to each scholar’s career level, interests, and learning needs. Each plan will be formulated in collaboration with the scholar, the scholar’s faculty mentors and the program directors. Trainees will be encouraged to develop a mentoring team with Program faculty from multiple disciplines (Medicine and Public Health, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Pharmacy, Nursing, and Public Affairs).
Trainees can choose from a variety of research areas including:
- Translating research into practice and policy
- Patient safety and quality
- Quality improvement
- Patient-centered care
- Payments, markets, and organization
- Healthcare disparities
- Large database methods
Post-doctoral trainees, who have completed PhD or MD education, will be selected based on substantial previous research training and research goals consistent with ongoing faculty projects. To be eligible, applicants must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
Applicants should submit a statement of career and research objectives, curriculum vitae, and relevant publications to the program director, Maureen Smith, MD MPH PhD, at maureensmith@wisc.edu
