Health Services Research Fellowships

CHQOER offers post-doctoral training fellowships in health services research, sponsored by the Department of Veterans Affairs.  Our goal is to develop well qualified, independent investigators with the skills necessary to conduct high quality, funded research on complex problems relating to the improvement of the quality and effectiveness of health care.
 
We provide:
a supportive, multidisciplinary professional environment; opportunities to participate in a wide range of research projects in the areas of patient-centered care, medication effectiveness, and patient safety; assistance in the realization of professional interests and research goals of individual fellows.

Opportunities and Resources
Fellows participate in ongoing projects of the CHQOER, as well as independent projects and applications for research funding.
Tenure is two years.  Stipend is $40,000 in the first year, and $43,000 in the second year, plus health and life insurance.
Additional support is provided for research expenses and travel to professional meetings.

About CHQOER 
The Center for Health Quality, Outcomes, and Economics Research was established in 1990 as a multidisciplinary health services research center, based at the Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital, Bedford, Massachusetts. CHQOER is also an integral part of the Department of Health Services at the Boston University School of Public Health.
CHQOER investigators have access to a wide range of databases, including the rich clinical and administrative databases of the national VA health care system, and other resources that may be used in research projects.  We emphasize multidisciplinary collaboration and the creative combination of diverse research methods.  The large, diverse faculty of CHQOER includes research professionals representing the disciplines of medicine, nursing, dentistry, sociology, psychology, epidemiology, and statistics. 
 
The Center's three research priority areas are: patient-centered care, medication effectiveness, and patient safety.  Across these domains, researchers develop innovative methodologies and models of care to provide the most effective, efficient and appropriate care to our nation's veterans.

Fellowship Qualifications
Applications are invited from individuals:
who have recently completed a doctoral degree in any of the professional disciplines of health services research, such as the social and behavioral sciences, epidemiology, statistics, management, and nursing.  
demonstrate significant promise for contributing to the field of health services research
 
This program is not intended for physicians, although physicians are encouraged to investigate other training opportunities at CHQOER and the Boston University Schools of Medicine and Public Health.
 
All fellows must be United States citizens.
 
Application Procedures
New fellowships begin October 1.
Application deadline: March 15.
Applicants should submit:
Curriculum vitae
Brief narrative statement of prior research training and experience, career goals, and reasons for seeking fellowship.
Description of specific areas of health services research interest.

For More Information please contact:
 
Amy Rosen, Ph.D. or Susan Eisen, Ph.D.
Fellowship Director
CHQOER (152)
Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital
200 Springs Road
Bedford, MA  01730
Tel:  781.687.2960 or 781-687-2858
Fax: 781.687.3106