Research Training and Education
AHRQ-Sponsored Training Opportunities
AHRQ provides an array of pre-doctoral and postdoctoral educational and career development grants and opportunities in health services research training. Research Training and Career Development activities are administered by the Division of Research Education in the Office of Extramural Research, Education and Priority Populations (OEREP).
Select for more information on Research Education and Career Development Opportunities.
| Training Programs for Individuals |
Investigator Stage | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Predoctoral | Postdoctoral | Early Career | |
| Health Services Research Dissertation Awards (R36) | X | ||
| AHRQ National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (F32) | X | ||
| AHRQ National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Health Services Research Training Program (T32) | X | X | |
| AHRQ Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (K08) | X | ||
| AHRQ Mentored Research Scientist Research Career Development Award (K01) | X | ||
Announcements
The following are the latest announcements from AHRQ's Division of Research Education:
- List of Accepted Abstracts for the 26th Annual AHRQ National Research Service Award Trainees Research Conference
- Supporting the Next Generation of Learning Health Systems Researchers: Grants Awarded Under the AHRQ-PCORI Institutional Mentored Career Development Program (K12)
- Special Emphasis Notice on AHRQ’s Interest in Health Services Research to Address the Opioid Crisis.
- Getting Recognition for Your AHRQ-Supported Study.
- AHRQ Career Development (K) Award Program Evaluation Report.
- Grantee Profiles Highlighting AHRQ Research Trainees.
Please visit AHRQ Policy Notices to learn about current and changing grant policies and procedures.
Additional Resources
Health services research training program information
- Development of the Learning Health System Researcher Core Competencies.
- HSR Core Competencies common to all doctoral trained health services research professionals.
- AHRQ's Patient-Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR) Trust Fund projects for training and career development.
- Establishing an AHRQ Learning Collaborative, A White Paper.
- An Organizational Guide to Building Health Services Research Capacity Final Report.
Staff Contacts
For general program information or technical assistance on proposed projects, please contact the appropriate staff member listed below. It is always helpful to include a brief (not to exceed one page) project summary and specific aims of your proposed study/project along with your questions.
Harry Kwon, Ph.D., M.P.H., MCHES, Division Director
Program Area: General program information
Phone and email:
Harry.Kwon@ahrq.hhs.gov
(301) 427-1529
Shelley Benjamin, M.S.W.
Program Area: National Research Service Award (NRSA) training programs (T32/F32)
Phone and email:
Shelley.Benjamin@ahrq.hhs.gov
(301) 427-1528
CDR Amy Chanlongbutra, Sc.D., M.P.H., CHES
Program Area: Health Services Research Dissertation program (R36)
Phone and email:
Amornrat.Chanlongbutra@ahrq.hhs.gov
(301) 427-1542
Jing Guo, Ph.D.
Program Area: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR) and Learning Health System (K12) programs
Phone and email:
Jing.Guo@ahrq.hhs.gov
(301) 427-1417
Tamara Willis, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Program Area: Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development program (K08) and Mentored Research Scientist Research Career Development program (K01)
Phone and email:
Tamara.Willis@ahrq.hhs.gov
(301) 427-1011
