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Health Services and Outcomes Research  Doctoral

The doctoral program emphasizes population-based, health services delivery and outcomes, and policy research.

Overview

What is Health Services and Outcomes Research at WVU like?

Description

The Health Services and Outcomes Research program emphasizes population-based, health services delivery and outcomes, and policy research. Health services research examines how people get access to healthcare, how much care costs, and what happens to patients as a result of this care. Outcomes research evaluates the effectiveness of health care interventions through changes in outcomes such as improvements in patient functional status, satisfaction with care, morbidity, and mortality. Data collected from outcomes research provide patients, health care providers, and payers of health services information about what does and does not work in real life settings.

Areas of specialization include pharmacoeconomics, health services research, pharmacoepidemiology, health behavior, and risk.

Financial support: A limited number of teaching and research assistantships (with a stipend of $30,000 per year) are available within the department.

Average time to graduation: 4 to 5 years

Application Deadlines

Each graduate program sets their own term of admission and application deadline. Applicants can only apply for admission for the term displayed below. Any questions regarding the application deadline should be directed to the graduate program representative.

Fall: February 1

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Requirements

What are the requirements to apply for Health Services and Outcomes Research at WVU?

University Requirements

To be eligible for admission into a graduate program at WVU an applicant must submit official, bachelors degree transcripts from a regionally accredited institution and hold a GPA of at least 2.75.

WVU operates decentralized admissions. Decentralized admissions allows each graduate program to set its own application requirements in addition to the University requirements.

Program Requirements

To be eligible for admission into the Health Services and Outcomes Research graduate program an applicant must submit the following documentation:

  • Letters of Recommendation - Three
  • Résumé /CV
  • Statement of Purpose
  • GRE

Additional considerations for applicants:

Applications that are incomplete or are submitted after the deadline may be reviewed if openings remain.

International applicants must also submit required materials for international applicants.

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