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AHRQ awards grants for Health Services Research Dissertation (R36)

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) supports dissertation research undertaken as part of an academic program to earn a research doctoral degree. Through this program, AHRQ seeks to expand the number of researchers who address its mission "to improve the quality, safety, efficiency and effectiveness of health care for all Americans." Recently, the Agency awarded two dissertation grants to individuals from the University of Pennsylvania:

• Rosemary Frasso-Jaramilo
  1R36HSA017471-01
  Low Maternal Health Literacy: An Obstacle to
  Pediatric Health Care Utilization
• Gregory Kruse
  1R36HS017481-01
  The Effects of Formularies and Pharmaceutical
  Promotion on Physician's Prescribing Behaviors

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