1. Center for Education in Health Sciences
Current Programs and New Offerings
Presented by:
Jane L. Holl, MD MPH, Director
Institute for Public Health and Medicine (IPHAM) Seminar Series
January 11th, 2018

2. Center for Education in Health Sciences
Created within IPHAM in 2013
Modelled on the Driscoll Graduate Program (DGP) in the Life Sciences
“... expand opportunities for students and trainees, enhance educational content and program format, assist in the creation of new programs, report on novel graduate education methods and approaches, and elevate the reputation of the Northwestern University as a destination for novel, rigorous, and relevant graduate education and training in the Health Sciences.”
Brought together four (4) existing master and certificate programs, a PhD Program, and pre- and post-doctoral training programs

3. 2018 Educational Assistance Enhancements at Northwestern University
Full-time, benefits-eligible employees
Scope of tuition benefits varies with years of service and salary requirement
Educational benefit: at least 90% reduced tuition
All Northwestern University schools
Undergraduate and graduate programs and courses
Annual limit: no limit to $12,000/year
QUESTIONS:

4. Graduate Programs in Health Services and Outcomes Research (HSOR)

5. Graduate Programs in Health Services and Outcomes Research (HSOR) Program Director: Megan McHugh, PhD
Prepares students to:
Conduct methodologically robust HSOR
Create and disseminate new knowledge
Secure grant funding to support their research
HSOR alumni:
Primarily in academic, research intensive faculty positions
All have published their Capstone (master’s thesis) paper
Flexible program:
“Hybrid” format accommodates non-Chicago residents
Full- or part-time MS degree options
Graduate certificates available

6. Graduate Programs in Health Services and Outcomes Research
Alumni Testimonials
“Publishing in academic journals is critical for tenure and promotion in my current job, and this program gave me the skills to do it well.”
Mansha Mirza, PhD, MS (‘12) , Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy, University of Illinois at Chicago
“The curriculum really helped me develop a more sophisticated understanding of research methods. I can have intelligent conversations with biostatisticians, identify the pitfalls of different study designs, and plan appropriately for sample size selection. These were the kinds of practical topics covered by the master’s, and it really helped me and gave me a head start.”
Kyle Zanocco, MD, MS (‘13), Assistant Professor of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA

7. Graduate Programs in Health Services and Outcomes Research
Jacqueline Kruser, MD, MS
2017 MS HSOR graduate
Research Foci: Chronic critical illness and clinical momentum
NHLBI F-32 award
Instructor of Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care and Medical Social Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University

8. Graduate Programs in Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety (HQPS)

9. Graduate Programs in Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety Program Directors: Kevin Weiss, MD, MPH and Donna Woods, EdM, PhD
Mission: To develop a workforce of healthcare leaders with the requisite knowledge and skills to address the considerable quality and safety challenges in healthcare.
In a recent analysis, 88.5% of alumni increased their quality and safety leadership role.
Program Highlights: Interdisciplinary, executive format, and part-time.
Master of Science
Certificate
Faculty Development
2-year program
1-year program
Designed for clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals who wish to become leaders in healthcare quality and patient safety. Includes mentored, experiential learning through a Capstone experience
Designed for healthcare professionals who want to acquire an in-depth overview of the fields of healthcare quality and patient safety
Designed for faculty who wish to develop the educational tools, methods, and curricular approaches for integrating quality and safety info medical education

10. Graduate Programs in Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety
Alumni Testimonials
“The program immediately expanded my professional opportunities. My employers, clients, and colleagues are extremely impressed with the knowledge I gained in the program.
Mavis Prall, MSJ, MS (‘10) Program Director, Content Marketing IBM Watson Health
“I wanted to take my career in healthcare quality to the next level. Earning this graduate degree did exactly that and enabled me to have the skill sets necessary to lead as current president of the National Association for Healthcare Quality.”
Nancy Curdy, MSN, MS-HQPS, RN, CPHQ, CPPS (‘14) President, National Association for Healthcare Quality Director of Patient Safety, Piedmont Healthcare

11. Graduate Programs in Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety
Kevin J. O’Leary, MD, MS
2009 MS HQPS graduate
Research Foci: electronic discharge summaries and clinical mastery learning
Director, Academy for Quality and Safety Improvement (AQSI)
Professor of Medicine, Chief, Division of Hospital Medicine Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University

12. Graduate Program in Biostatistics

13. Master of Science in Biostatistics (MSB)
Graduate Program in Biostatistics Program Director: Denise Scholtens, PhD
Master of Science in Biostatistics (MSB)
Provides graduate biostatistics training for students who intend to plan, direct, and execute health research and/or analyze health data
Some students continue with PhD training following the MSB
1 year full-time or 2-3 years part-time
Concentrations:
Population Health Analytics
Statistical Bioinformatics
Statistical Methods and Practice

14. Graduate Program in Biostatistics
Alumni
Kofi Atiemo, MD, MS Surgical Fellow, Feinberg School of Medicine
Sylvia Badon, MS PhD Candidate in Epidemiology, University of Washington
Abi Baldridge, MS Biostatistician, Feinberg School of Medicine
Alyssa Beebe, MS Analytic Consultant, Blue Health Intelligence
Mark Logsdon, MS Data Science Manager, Press Ganey
Testimonials
"The Northwestern masters program in biostatistics gave me statistical and computational skills necessary to be successful in both industry and academia. The program and faculty encouraged me to challenge myself and focus my own interests, ultimately leading me to a PhD program in biostatistics." 
"The masters training in biostatistics I received at Northwestern was the foundation for my career in epidemiology, first as a statistical analyst and now as a doctoral student in epidemiology. I use the skills I gained in this program every day."

15. Graduate Program in Biostatistics
Sule Baptiste, MSB
2014 MSB graduate
Manager, Clinical Data Science
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois

16. Master of Public Health (MPH)

17. Master of Public Health (MPH) Program Director: Michael Fagen, PhD
Highly valued public health professional degree
Produces analytically skilled, boundary spanning public health leaders
Diverse student body including: physicians, nurses, allied health professionals, specialists in the physical and social sciences, as well as, leaders in community health research
12 months full-time or 24 months part-time
16 units plus experiential field experience
Concentrations
Community Health Research
Epidemiology
Global Health
Generalist

18. Master of Public Health (MPH)
Alumni
Amanda Auerbach, MPH Consulting Associate, Center for Health and Justice, TASC, Inc.
Laurel Chadde, MPH Senior Clinical Research Coordinator, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center
Pablo Denes, MD, MPH Cardiologist, NorthwesternMedicine
Kyle Oda, MPH Business Analyst II, Anthem Blue Cross
Testimonial
"The MPH program at Northwestern gave me a broader lens through which to approach my clinical practice and research career...I strengthened my analytic skills and was exposed to a different view of health."
MSN/MPH graduate

19. Master of Public Health (MPH)
Kate Klein, MA, MPH
2014 MPH Graduate
Associate Director, Center for Global Health IPHAM, Northwestern University

20. Health Sciences Integrated PhD Program (HSIP)

21. Health Sciences Integrated PhD Program Directors: Neil Jordan, PhD and Lucy Bilaver, PhD
Offers doctoral training across multiple disciplines within the health sciences
Builds upon existing MS programs and incorporates new areas of strength in measurement and health behavior
Prepares students for research positions in academia or healthcare institutions and leadership positions in governmental and policy organizations
Full-time, 4-6 year program
Four tracks with core coursework in Years 1 and 2
Health Services and Outcomes Research
Health and Biomedical Informatics
Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety
Social Sciences and Health

22. Health Sciences Integrated PhD Program
Alumni
Cynthia Barnard, PhD MBA (HQPS ‘16) Vice President, Quality, at Northwestern Memorial Healthcare
Julie Yonek, PhD (HSOR ‘16) Postdoctoral Fellow, Psychiatry, UCSF
Gayle Kricke, PhD MSW (HQPS ‘17) Clinical Quality Leader, Northwestern Medicine
Yinan Zheng, PhD (HBMI ‘17) Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Population Epigenetics, Northwestern University
Testimonial
“The program is unique nationally. It offers the student a tremendous array of classes across disciplines and subjects, from healthcare quality and safety to epidemiology to medical social sciences, all at the level of exceptional academic quality that characterizes Northwestern. The program design reflects a brilliant insight into the future of healthcare and the kinds of interdisciplinary collaboration which will be vital to tackle the cost and quality problems we face as a nation.”
Cynthia Barnard, PhD MBA

23. Health Sciences Integrated PhD Program
Gayle Kricke, PhD, MSW
2017 HSIP Graduate
Dissertation topic: Quality of End of Life Care
Clinical Quality Leader, NorthwesternMedicine

24. Integrated Postdoctoral Fellowship in Health Services and Outcomes Research

25. Integrated Postdoctoral Fellowship in Health Services and Outcomes Research Program Directors: Jane Holl, MD, MPH and Allen Heinemann, PhD
Purpose
Help ensure adequate numbers of highly trained individuals are available to carry out the nation's health services and outcomes research agenda
Funding and Trainees
20th Year
Multiple sources: AHRQ T32; National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) awards, Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training and Rehabilitation Research and Training Center Program awards, American College of Surgeons (ACS) Resident Research Scholarship and NU Surgical Outcomes Quality Improvement Center (SOQIC); Resident HSR Fellowship Dept. of Surgery, Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
Key Activities
Enrollment in MS HSOR
Participation in weekly “Work in Progress” seminar
Required Deliverables
4-6 peer reviewed publications
Submission of research proposal (e.g., F32, R0-3) for extramural funding

26. Integrated Postdoctoral Fellowship in Health Services and Outcomes Research Program Directors: Jane Holl, MD, MPH and Allen Heinemann, PhD
Alumni
Michael Wolf, PhD, MPH Professor of Medicine, FSM NU
Paula Tanabe, PhD, MSN, MPH Professor of Nursing, Duke University School of Nursing
Ruchi Gupta, MD, MPH Assoc. Professor of Pediatrics, FSM NU
Christopher Richards, MD, MS Assist. Professor of Emergency Medicine, FSM NU
Xiaoling Xiang, PhD, MSW Assist. Professor of Social Work , University of Michigan
Carmen Capo-Lugo, PhD Assist. Professor of Physical Therapy, University of
Alabama
Howard Kim, MD, MS Assist. Professor of Emergency Medicine, FSM NU

27. 2005 Post-doctoral Fellowship Graduate
Integrated Postdoctoral Fellowship in Health Services and Outcomes Research Program Directors: Jane Holl, MD, MPH and Allen Heinemann, PhD
Donna Woods, PhD EdM
2005 Post-doctoral Fellowship Graduate
Research foci: Healthcare quality and patient safety
Education focus: Co-Director Graduate Programs in Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University

28. Center for Education in Health Sciences

29. Center for Education in Health Sciences New Offering

30. Disability Policy Research Fellowship Background
One in five adults in the US, more than million people, have some form of disability.
Needs of people with disabilities are complex and call for specialized research.
Health services research (HSR) can identify strategies for improving health and function, reducing health disparities
HSR can also be used to inform federal and state laws and regulations that affect the lives of people with disabilities.

31. Disability Policy Research Fellowship Directors: Allen Heinemann, PhD and Megan McHugh, PhD
Trainee Objectives:
Develop competency and independence to conduct disability-relevant policy research;
Develop effective presentation and dissemination skills for key policy audiences;
Advance knowledge in a disability-related policy area by designing and conducting a policy research project; and
Prepare to become a leader in disability policy, helping to shape a healthy and productive future for Americans with chronic illness and disabilities.

32. Disability Policy Research Fellowship Directors: Allen Heinemann, PhD and Megan McHugh, PhD
Year 1
Complete the MS HSOR
Participate in the Integrated Postdoctoral Fellowship in Health Services and Outcomes Research
Design and execute a policy research project, under the guidance of mentors
Engage in professional development opportunities, including conferences

33. Disability Policy Research Fellowship Directors: Allen Heinemann, PhD and Megan McHugh, PhD
Year 2
Participate in an intensive, month-long health policy orientation in Washington, DC
Receive policy-specific mentoring, in addition to continued research mentoring
Serve as a professional staff member in Congress (e.g., Senate Finance Committee), a federal agency (e.g., Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services), or policy organization (e.g., Community Catalyst)
Engage in professional development opportunities related to research and policy

34. Disability Policy Research Fellowship Application Information
Eligible Applicants: Doctoral-level degree (MD, PhD, or equivalent) in any discipline (e.g., geriatrics, rehabilitation sciences, psychology, nursing, social work) and a focus at the intersection of aging, disability, and policy research
Application Deadline: February 1, 2018
Inquiries:
Allen Heinemann, PhD Megan McHugh, PhD

35. Center for Education in Health Sciences
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