Pre and Post-doctoral Fellowships
Closely affiliated with the department are a number of pre and post-doctoral fellowship training programs. They provide funded opportunities in a number of areas.
- Health Services Research
- Biobehavioral Cancer Prevention and Control
- Occupational Health Services
- Biomedical and Health Informatics
The Health Services Research Training Program prepares leaders for careers in academia, public health, government and the health industry. Predoctoral trainees obtain a PhD and postdocs may obtain an MPH/MS in health services. The training offers multidisciplinary, applied research opportunities at the University, 18 research partners including government agencies and health organizations, and higher education institutions in the 5 state region. Mentorship is provided by individual experts, research teams, and program leaders. Trainees obtain advanced substantive knowledge of health policy, the health care system, social determinants and population health. In addition, trainees pursue their individual interests by taking courses in an area of emphasis, such as evaluative science, maternal and child health, health economics and finance. Lastly, they obtain rigorous training in research methods, communication skills and translation of research into practice. The Department of Health Services and its research partners have an excellent record of producing highly qualified researchers. The average graduate writes 2-3 journal articles in training and 90% have pursued careers in health services research.
The Biobehavioral Cancer Prevention and Control Training Program is designed to provide the necessary preparation for health services researchers and health policy analysts to address the tremendous array of issues that are relevant to 21st century cancer prevention and control in the United States. Upon completion of the training program, trainees will be qualified to become independent researchers in biobehavioral research and interventions, communications, and outcomes research as applied to cancer prevention and control.
This program provides trainees with a broad foundation in health services and occupational health, coupled with in-depth methodological training. Through coursework and field-based research, trainees have an opportunity to develop skills in data analysis, survey research, program evaluation, and policy analysis.
UW Biomedical and Health Informatics offers opportunities to individuals from a variety of backgrounds who are interested in working with BHI faculty on their ongoing research projects. In addition to traditional post-doctoral trainees (e.g. post-PhD, MD, DO, and DDS) applications from those with Master's degrees in Public Health, Computer Science, Library and Information Science and Nursing are encouraged to apply. The positions are funded by the National Library of Medicine and are available only to citizens or non-citizen nationals of the United States. Individuals on temporary or student visas are not eligible for these fellowships. Fellowship applications to the BHI program are due by January, 15th.
