PhD Program

The University of Washington created the Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research and Policy Program (PORPP) in 1995 to consolidate and coordinate research and training efforts among a number of faculty. Program faculty and professional staff provide medical facilities, health insurance providers pharmaceutical and device companies and governmental agencies with analyses on the safety and cost-effectiveness of prescription drugs in order to achieve a better understanding of the risks and benefits of medical and pharmaceutical interventions. PORPP has helped the UW become a nationally recognized center for pharmacoepidemiology, pharmacoeconomics, and pharmaceutical policy research.

Pharmaceutical outcomes research employs economic and epidemiologic methods to evaluate clinical outcomes, morbidity, quality of life, and cost-effectiveness. The graduate program in pharmaceutical outcomes research and policy trains students in economic evaluation, pharmacoepidemiology, health services research, and pharmaceutical policy formulation and evaluation.

Career Opportunities

Graduate training leading to a degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences prepares students for career opportunities in:

• Teaching and research at colleges and universities.
• Safety and economic evaluation of products in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries.
• Policy analysis for professional associations, health care insurance providers, and governmental agencies.
• Management within hospitals, managed care organizations and programs concerned with reimbursement for pharmaceuticals and other medical technologies.

   

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