HSR Information Central

Training and Education

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.

• Division of Extramural Programs - (National Library of Medicine (NLM) U.S.)  - Research Support; Resource Support; Career Support; Training Support; Small Business R&D Support.

• HRSA National Research Service Awards - (Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA))  - Provide fellows experience in applied research while expanding their overall knowledge of primary medical care research methodology and exploring areas where further research is needed.

• HSR&D Carrier 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.

• NCHS Research Data Center - (National Center for Health Statistics, CDC (NCHS))  - Provides assistance with developing the research proposal, access to, and manipulation of NCHS datasets.

• 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 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.

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Finding Education and Training Opportunities - Other

• 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 applications due January 3, 2006 - (Commonwealth Fund) 

• Directory of Training Programs in Health Services Research and Health Policy - 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

• Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) - (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC))  - Two-year, post-graduate program of service and on-the-job training for health professionals interested in the practice of epidemiology.

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

• Forums and Events - (Massachusetts Health Data Consortium (MHDA))  - The Consortium invites members and guests to participate in the various Forums which have been convened to bring those with similar interests together to exchange information and achieve mutual goals. The Consortium also offers the Focus of the Month program to provide education to both members and non-members.

• Health Insurance Tax Incentives: The Cure or the Disease? seminar at Urban Institute on May 2. - (Urban Institute (UI)) 

• Health Policy Audioconferences - (AcademyHealth)  - A series designed to explore major health policy issues and the roles of Congress, the White House, and the public.

• 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 undergraduate and graduate programs.

• Health Services Research Methods Seminars - 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.

• JHSPH OpenCourseWare - (Johns Hopkins School of Public Health (JHSPH))  - Web site provides access to distance education in health services research methodology and public health issues

• 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.

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

• 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.

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

• 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

• Child Health Toolbox - (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ))  - An online resource that helps measure the quality of child health care programs and offers tips and tools for evaluating health care service programs for children.

• 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.

• Data Methods Toolkit - (Urban Institute (UI))  - Provides information on qualitative methods which are most often used in implementation research and quantitative methods most often used in impact evaluation

• 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.

• Finding and Using Health Statistics: A Self-Study Course - (National Library of Medicine, National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology)  - An online introduction to basic concepts in health statistics and to key sources of statistical information.

• 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 - 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.

• HTA 101 - Introduction to Health Technology Assessment - Health technology assessment (HTA) is the systematic evaluation of properties, effects or other impacts of health technology. This online e-book explains the 10 basic steps of HTA.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Research Impact Framework provides prompts and descriptive categories that helpe researchers systematically identify a range of impacts related to their work.

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

• User Liaison Program - (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ))  - Disseminates health services research findings through interactive onsite workshops, teleconferences, distance learning programs, and research syntheses.

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

• Women's Reproductive Assessment Program's (WRAP) Contraceptive Training - (Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research)  - Development, implementation and evaluation of a contraceptive counseling intervention.

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