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Health Sciences Integrated Program
Degree Types: PhD
The Health Sciences Integrated Program (HSIP) offers doctoral student training in multiple disciplines within the health sciences. PhD students can choose to focus studies on:
- Health and Biomedical Informatics
- Health Services and Outcomes Research
- Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety
- Social Sciences and Health
- Biostatistics
The PhD program builds upon existing master's degree programs in these fields and incorporates new areas of strength in measurement and health behavior. Doctoral students receive rigorous interdisciplinary training in the core content needed for population health research in the 21st century.
Each student develops an individualized course of study that draws on the broad and deep resources found in The Graduate School and the Feinberg School of Medicine. HSIP provides a strong academic foundation for students to excel in research that addresses processes and methodologies in the clinical and population sciences.
The ultimate goal of the program is to produce graduates who will be leaders in population health science with the ability to connect approaches and methods from multiple disciplines.
Additional resources:
Program Contact
Contact Erica Ramos
Program Assistant
312-503-5533
Degree Requirements
The following requirements are in addition to, or further elaborate upon, those requirements outlined in The Graduate School Policy Guide.
PhD
The Health Sciences Integrated Program requires:
- Coursework (see track-specific requirements below).
- Two written Qualifying Exams and an oral defense.
- Teaching experience.
- Written Dissertation Proposal and an oral defense.
- Doctoral Dissertation and an oral defense.
Health and Biomedical Informatics (HBMI) Track
Informatics is the study of information: how you collect it, how you organize it, and how you use it to solve problems. Health and Biomedical Informatics is informatics applied to healthcare and biomedical research. This track contains many different sub-fields that use similar techniques and tools but apply them to different problem areas.
Total Units Required: 13.5
| Course | Title |
|---|---|
| Required Courses | |
| HSIP 400-1 & HSIP 400-2 & HSIP 400-3 | Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Doctoral Colloquium and Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Doctoral Colloquium and Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Doctoral Colloquium |
| 0 credit for HSIP 400-1 & HSIP 400-2, 1 credit for HSIP 400-3 | |
| HSIP 401-0 | Introduction to Health Measurement Science |
| HSIP 440-0 | Introduction to Medical Informatics |
| HSIP 441-0 & HSIP 442-0 & HSIP 443-0 | Health and Biomedical Informatics Methods I and Health Biomedical Informatics Methods II and Health Biomedical Informatics Methods III |
| or MSCI 330-0 | Electronic Health Record Data as a Foundation for Clinical Research |
| Option to take either HSIP 441 or MSCI 330. HSIP 442 and 443 required. | |
| BIOSTAT 302-0 | Introduction to Biostatistics |
| BIOSTAT 402-0 | Intermediate Biostatistics |
| HSR 462-0 | Topics in Health Services Research: Grant Writing (0.5 credit ) |
| Must choose one Health Care and Biomedical Knowledge (1 unit) | |
| Must choose one Computation (1 unit) | |
| See Student Handbook for approved courses under Health Care and Biomedical Knowledge and Computation | |
| Electives | |
| Must choose three electives (3 units) | |
| See Student Handbook for HBMI track Suggested Electives | |
Health Services and Outcomes Research (HSOR) Track
This track covers a multidisciplinary field of scientific investigation that studies how social factors, financing systems, organizational structures and processes, health technologies, and personal behaviors affect access to health care, the quality and cost of health care, and ultimately our health and well-being. Its research domains are individuals, families, organizations, institutions, communities, and populations.
Total Units Required: 14.5
| Course | Title |
|---|---|
| Required Courses | |
| HSIP 400-1 & HSIP 400-2 & HSIP 400-3 | Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Doctoral Colloquium and Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Doctoral Colloquium and Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Doctoral Colloquium |
| 0 credit for HSIP 400-1 & HSIP 400-2, 1 credit for HSIP 400-3 | |
| HSIP 401-0 | Introduction to Health Measurement Science |
| HSR 425-0 | Introduction to Quantitative Methods in Health Services & Outcomes Research |
| HSR 433-0 | Health Economics and Healthcare Financing |
| HSR 456-0 | Applied Qualitative Methods and Analysis for Health Researchers |
| HSR 460-0 | Applied Ethical Issues in Health Services Research |
| HSR 462-0 | Topics in Health Services Research: Grant Writing (0.5 credit) |
| HSR 465-0 | Intermediate Quantitative Methods in Health Services & Outcomes Research |
| PUB_HLTH 302-0 | Introduction to Biostatistics |
| PUB_HLTH 421-0 | Intermediate Biostatistics |
| PUB_HLTH 438-0 | Survey Design & Methodology |
| PUB_HLTH 445-0 | Writing and Peer Reviewing for Scientific Publication |
| Electives | |
| Must choose three electives (3 units) | |
| See Student Handbook for HSOR track Suggested Electives | |
Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety (HQPS) Track
This track focuses on the knowledge, skills, and methods required for improving healthcare delivery systems in regard to quality and safety. The topics covered include: healthcare quality context and measurement, changing systems of care delivery, healthcare disparities, accountability and public policy, safety interventions and practices, health information technology, simulation and the sciences of teamwork, human factors, risk assessment methods, and leadership and governance.
Total Units Required: 13
| Course | Title |
|---|---|
| Required Courses | |
| HSIP 400-1 & HSIP 400-2 & HSIP 400-3 | Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Doctoral Colloquium and Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Doctoral Colloquium and Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Doctoral Colloquium |
| 0 credit for HSIP 400-1 & HSIP 400-2, 1 credit for HSIP 400-3 | |
| HSIP 401-0 | Introduction to Health Measurement Science |
| HQS 401-0 | Introduction to Healthcare Quality |
| HQS 402-0 | Introduction to Patient Safety |
| HQS 420-0 | Introduction to US Health Care System |
| HQS 440-0 | Fundamental Methods for Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety |
| HQS 501-0 | Advanced Healthcare Quality |
| HQS 502-0 | Advanced Patient Safety |
| HQS 510-0 | The Business of Healthcare Quality and Safety Improvement |
| PUB_HLTH 445-0 | Writing and Peer Reviewing for Scientific Publication |
| Must choose one Research Design course (1 unit) | |
| See Student Handbook for approved Research Design courses | |
| Electives | |
| Must choose two electives (2 units) | |
| See Student Handbook for HQPS track Suggested Electives | |
Social Sciences and Health (SSH) Track
The educational mission of this track is to prepare its graduates for scholarly and research careers in patient centered outcomes, their mechanisms, and intervention applications via training at the scientific interface of biomedical and social sciences. Particular emphasis is placed on measurement of quality of life, behavioral and functional outcomes, applications that improve quality of life, health and health care at the individual and systems levels, as well as the developmental mechanisms that shape these outcomes across the lifespan. The overarching goal of this track is to train scientists who are experts in a particular area of patient-centered outcomes research (e.g. outcomes sciences, developmental mechanisms, behavior and health), while also developing proficiency in multiple areas of relevance to leading an innovative team.
Total Units Required: 14.5
| Course | Title |
|---|---|
| Required Courses | |
| HSIP 400-1 & HSIP 400-2 & HSIP 400-3 | Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Doctoral Colloquium and Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Doctoral Colloquium and Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Doctoral Colloquium |
| 0 credit for HSIP 400-1 & HSIP 400-2, 1 credit for HSIP 400-3 | |
| HSIP 401-0 | Introduction to Health Measurement Science |
| HSIP 430-0 | Introduction to Social Sciences and Health |
| BIOSTAT 301-0 | Introduction to Epidemiology |
| or HSR 425-0 | Introduction to Quantitative Methods in Health Services & Outcomes Research |
| BIOSTAT 302-0 | Introduction to Biostatistics |
| or PUB_HLTH 302-0 | Introduction to Biostatistics |
| BIOSTAT 402-0 | Intermediate Biostatistics |
| or PUB_HLTH 421-0 | Intermediate Biostatistics |
| HSR 460-0 | Applied Ethical Issues in Health Services Research |
| HSR 462-0 | Topics in Health Services Research: Grant Writing (0.5 credit) |
| PUB_HLTH 301-0 | Behavior, Society & Health |
| PUB_HLTH 445-0 | Writing and Peer Reviewing for Scientific Publication |
| Must choose one approved SSH track required course (1 unit) | |
| See Student Handbook for approved SSH courses | |
| Electives | |
| Must choose four electives (4 units) | |
| See Student Handbook for SSH track Suggested Electives | |
Biostatistics (BIOSTAT) Track
The Biostatistics track within the Health Sciences Integrated PhD Program (HSIP) provides students with comprehensive training in the biostatistical methodology and applications, with emphasis on collaboration in biomedical research, including clinical, translational, and basic sciences. The program prepares students for independent research as methodologists and collaborators. Upon graduation, our students will be well prepared to pursue careers in academia, industry, government, or non-profit organizations.
Total Units Required: 11
| Course | Title |
|---|---|
| Required Courses | |
| All courses are 1 credit unless specified otherwise: | |
| HSIP 400-1 & HSIP 400-2 & HSIP 400-3 | Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Doctoral Colloquium and Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Doctoral Colloquium and Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Doctoral Colloquium |
| 0 credit for HSIP 400-1 & HSIP 400-2, 1 credit for HSIP 400-3 | |
| STAT 420-1 & STAT 420-2 & STAT 420-3 | Introduction to Statistical Theory & Methodology-1 and Introduction to Statistical Theory & Methodology-2 and Introduction to Statistical Theory & Methodology-3 |
| STAT 350-0 | Regression Analysis |
| or BIOSTAT 402-0 | Intermediate Biostatistics |
| BIOSTAT 521-0 | Survival Data Analysis |
| BIOSTAT 560-0 | Statistical Consulting (0.5) |
| PUB_HLTH 441-0 | Ethical Issues in Clinical Research (0.5) |
| PUB_HLTH 445-0 | Writing and Peer Reviewing for Scientific Publication |
| Electives | |
| Must choose three electives (3 units) | |
| See Student Handbook for BIOSTAT track Suggested Electives | |