The Ph.D. Program in Health Policy at Harvard University is an interfaculty program between the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS), the School of Public Health, the Medical School, the John F. Kennedy School of Government, and the Graduate School of Business Administration that began in September 1992.

Students in the Ph.D. Program in Health Policy choose a concentration and meet specific curriculum requirements in one of seven disciplines: Decision Sciences, Economics, Ethics, Evaluative Science and Statistics, Management, Medical Sociology, or Political Analysis. In addition to selecting a concentration, during the thesis stage, students specialize in one of four areas of policy interest: Environmental Health, Health Care Services, International Health, Mental Health, or Public Health.

For more details about the program please visit:
http://www.hcp.med.harvard.edu/education/index.php
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For more details on the program, please visit:
http://www.lshtm.ac.uk/hsru/cceid/index.html
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Temple University's Fox School of Business and Managment offers a comprehensive doctorate in Business Adminstration. The Ph.D. in Risk, Insurance, and Healthcare is one of seven primary specializations under this program. At Temple, you will study under a faculty of highly regarded teachers and scholars. Temple faculty are nationally and internationally recognized authorities in the fields of actuarial science, healthcare management, and risk management/insurance. They have authored numerous texts and study manuals, published extensively in prestigious academic and professional journals, and been recognized by awards for teaching and research excellence.

For more details about the program, please visit:
http://www.sbm.temple.edu/~rmidept/rim.html
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The graduate degrees offered by the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science's Division of Social and Administrative Sciences are the doctor of philosophy (Ph.D.) and the master of science (M.S.) in pharmaceutical sciences with an emphasis in pharmaceutical economics, policy, and outcomes research. The goal of the M.S. program is to provide the individual with the essential skills and abilities to assume managerial and leadership positions related to the economic analysis and outcomes of pharmaceuticals and pharmaceutical services in health care organizations. The goal of the Ph.D. program is to provide the individual with an advanced knowledge base and extensive research skills to enable him or her to investigate and critically analyze the impact and outcomes of pharmaceutical products and services within health care systems. The widespread benefits of pharmaceuticals in today's society, coupled with an increased utilization and application of pharmaceutical services, has created a need for individuals with advanced training in pharmaceutical economics and outcomes research.

For more details about the program, please visit:

http://www.pharmacy.arizona.edu/graduate/pharmacoeconomics/pharmacoeconomics.html
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HSPA is an interdisciplinary Doctoral Program at the University of California, Berkeley, with students receiving their PhD from the campus Graduate Division. The program is within the jurisdiction of the Graduate Council and is administratively located in the School of Public Health. Students are required to take advanced course work in research methods, health economics, health care organizations, and health politics and policy analysis. Students receive a thorough grounding in research methods and in the application of these methods to the analysis of health policy issues. The Program requires a specialty field in one of the following areas: health economics, health care organizations, or health politics/policy analysis. Dissertation research is empirically based and relevant to the provision, financing, and evaluation of health services.

For more details about the program, please visit:
http://socrates.berkeley.edu:7047/cgi-bin/dbi_view?old_idx=div954851776.dtl
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The doctoral program in Health Services Organization and Policy is offered by the department of Health Management and Policy in the University of Michigan's School of Public Health. The HSOP Program leads to a PhD conferred by the University of Michigan's Rackham School of Graduate Studies and prepares students for careers in research, teaching, and policy analysis in the broad fields of health services and health policy.

One of the most attractive features of the HSOP program is its strong focus on a social science cognate. Students leave our program trained in both health services research and a cognate field that gives them a theory perspective on the applied issues of health services. Cognates featured are economics, political science, finance, sociology/organizational theory, and interdisciplinary studies. We strongly believe that command of a cognate field's theory perspectives are essential to bringing a theoretical perspective to research, and there is no better way to facilitate success in dissertation writing and career-long publication. Students take the equivalent of a master's degree in their cognate at one of UM's outstanding departments. In addition, each student must master applicable research design and data analysis methodologies, concentrating during the course of studies on the application of these methods to problems and issues in health services and health policy.

For more details about the program, please visit:
http://www.sph.umich.edu/hmp/programs/
http://www.umich.edu

Wharton's doctoral program in health care systems prepares scholars to contribute to multidisciplinary research while interacting in a research team setting. The program combines intensive graduate level training in health care systems and health services research combined with advanced training in a traditional business discipline. Students include physicians, future physicians, clinically trained professionals and those from a business, math, or social science background. The goal is to gain an interdisciplinary health-services research focus that is applicable across private and public sectors. Faculty members engage in a broad range of research related to health care management, economics and policy. Doctoral students are afforded opportunities to work closely with Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics faculty and to study and conduct research within the University of Pennsylvania Health Care System.

For more details about the program, please visit:
http://www.wharton.upenn.edu/doctoral/
http://www.upenn.edu

The Ph.D. programme is a three year position and provides a possibility to gain knowledge in health economics and health services research, undertake advanced learning in a specialized field, and perform original research in close collaboration with members of the faculty. The Ph.D. student will gain a broad knowledge of the field and skills in the application and development of appropriate methods. The three year position offers a exceptional opportunity to work in with ones own interests combined with the possibility to be supervised. A Ph.D. degree gives the possibility for a career at universities and is an excellent possibility to get interesting positions in private companies, consultancy firms, ministries etc.

The Health Economics Unit is involved in two Ph.D. programmes. With a masterxs degree in economics (or equivalent degree in Social Sciences) the Ph.D. student will be enrolled under the Ph.D. programme in Economics with specialization in Health Economics under the Faculty of Social Sciences. Within Health Economics, the students may specialize in one of the three research areas of the Health Economics Unit: Economic Evaluation including Health Technology Assessment, Organization and Financing of the Health Care Sector, and Health Policy. With a Masterxs degree in Health Sciences the Ph.D. student will be enrolled under the Ph.D. programme under the Faculty of Health Sciences. In this case, the student will normally specialize in Health Services Research.

For more details about this program please visit:
http://www.sam.sdu.dk/e/phd/oek.shtml

The University of Wisconsin-Madison has a rich history of scholarship and training in health economics. Many students interested in pursuing doctoral-level studies in the field of health economics will find that the Ph.D. in Population Health offered by the University of Wisconsin-Madison will provide them with solid grounding in health economics via elective area coursework and concentrated dissertation research, as well as general multidisciplinary training in the population health sciences via core coursework.

For more details about the program please visit:
http://www.pophealth.wisc.edu/grad/index-home.htm
http://www.wisc.edu

HPA doctoral students specialize in either epidemiology or health economics. Students usually complete the degree in four years. Courses are taken in four general content areas: Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Economics/Finance, and Research/Policy as well as in an area of specialization such as mental health services research, decision analysis or health policy. Students are encouraged to become members of the many faculty-directed research projects in order to develop their research skills.

For more details about the program, please visit:
http://info.med.yale.edu/eph/
http://www.yale.edu

The Doctor of Philosophy Program in Administration-Health Services is a degree program offered jointly and cooperatively by the Graduate School of Management in the School of Business and the Department of Health Services Administration in the School of Health Related Professions.

The program is for those who wish to pursue the conceptual, philosophical, and applied aspects of administrative processes in the health services. It provides doctoral-level study and research in administration with specific application to health services. Graduates find employment opportunities both in academic institutions and in health care or government organizations.

The primary mission of the program is to improve health administration practice and policy through the generation and conduct of research in the management of health service organizations. The mission is accomplished through the education of individuals for academic positions, and for high-level analytical and research positions in non-academic organizations.

Our program provides doctoral level study and research programs for selected individuals with proven academic ability, who wish to pursue advanced studies in the conceptual, philosophical, and applied aspects of administrative processes in health services. A limited number of high quality students are recruited locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally for full-time study. Opportunities are provided for students to work collaboratively with faculty on research projects leading to joint papers for publication and/or presentation at national conferences.

For more details about this program, please visit:
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The Department of Economics offers graduate work leading to a Doctor of Philosophy degree. The candidate for an advanced degree may specialize in the following fields: development economics, econometrics, economic history or thought, industrial organization (with special options in health and law and economics), international economics, labor economics (with special options in health and human resource economics), macroeconomics, microeconomics, and public economics (with a special option in urban economics).

The PhD program requires the completion of 24 units of study beyond the bachelor's degree. Specific requirements include 1 unit in mathematics for economists, 3 units of microtheory, 2 units of macrotheory, 3 units of statistics and econometrics, 6 units of field electives and approximately 8 doctoral thesis units. Candidates must maintain a grade-point average of B+ in micro, macro, and statistics work. Candidates must also successfully complete two fields through course work and/or a written examination. In addition, candidates are required to give an oral defense of the thesis proposal and pass an oral final examination covering the research. A student with an appropriate background in economics and mathematics who devotes full time (including summers) to graduate work can complete the PhD degree in four years beyond the bachelor's degree. An additional year is more common, especially for those holding part-time assistantships.

For more details about the program, please visit:
http://www.business.uiuc.edu/economics/grd.html
http:www.uiuc.edu

The graduate program of the Department of Economics is addressed to students of high promise who wish to prepare themselves in teaching and research or for responsible positions in government, research organizations, or business enterprises. Admission to the program is limited to candidates for the PhD. Students are expected to devote themselves full-time to their program of study. Numerous faculty are available to advise students wishing to write a dissertation in health economics. Students wishing more of a focus on health per se should consider the degree in Health Policy with an economics concentration. Students who seek the AM degree only cannot be admitted.

For more details about the program please visit:
http://www.gsas.harvard.edu/programs/degree/econ.html
http://www.harvard.edu

The goal of the program is to offer advanced and highly specialized courses in health economics and policy. This new program is being offered within the framework of the Swiss Network Health Economics (NHE), and the various partners of the NHE (Basel, Bern, Geneva, Lausanne, Lugano, Zurich) will offer specialized seminars for the participants. The "International PhD Program in Health Economics and Policy" is intended for PhD students from Swiss universities as well as foreign universities who are willing to enhance their specific knowledge and sharpen their capabilities in the field of health economics and policy.

For more details about the program, please visit:
International PhD Program in Health Economics and Policy
Institute of Health Economics and Management

This programme is intended for students, who want to receive a PhD-degree at the Erasmus University (department for Health Policy and Management). Following the European tradition the PhD-degree is granted on the basis of a clearly defined body of scholarly work as demonstrated by scientific publications. This is appropriate for advanced professionals, who are about to work in an independent way, drawing on the advice and consultation of the institute's faculty. As there is no obligation to follow courses in Rotterdam the programme is especially suited for those holding a (fulltime or part-time) position in research or health care, and at the same time wanting to acquire a PhD degree. A professor of the staff of the department will be appointed as supervisor (promoter) of the candidate's work and dissertation.

For more details about this program please visit:
http://web.eur.nl/bmg/english/
http://www.eur.nl

The Centre for Health Economics (CHE), Faculty of Business and Economics Monash University, has been at the forefront of health economics teaching and research in Australia for more than 13 years. As one of the two largest concentrations of senior health economists in Australia, it has a strong track record of health economics research, teaching and community service. Its more than 600 publications represent a significant part of the country's total health economics output. The overriding goal of the Centre is to undertake and promote high quality health economics research and teaching, with both a national and international focus.

PhD candidates are required to carry out an independent program of research under the supervision of an experienced member of the Faculty's academic staff. Candidates are required to submit an original thesis that makes a major contribution to the discipline by way of new knowledge. The maximum period of candidature is 4 years (full-time) or 8 years (part-time). Enrolment can be by internal or external mode.

Program Coordinator: Dr. Leonie Segal
For more details on the program, please visit Teaching Higher Degrees

The City University of New York Graduate Center offers a standard PhD Program in Economics. The first year of the program consists of core courses in Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, and Econometrics. The second year consists of field courses, and the final two or three years are devoted to the dissertation. Students must pass examinations in the core areas and in two specialized fields selected from the following: Economics of Human Resources (Health Economics and Labor Economics), Applied Econometrics, Public Economics, Macro and Monetary Economics, Financial Economics, International Economics, and Industrial Organization.

Health Economics is covered in the field of the Economics of Human Resources because health is one of the key components of the stock of human capital. The approach taken in the field stresses the distinction between health as an output and medical care as only one of a number of inputs into the production of health. Faculty who specialize in this field include Michael Grossman, Theodore Joyce, Sanders Korenman, Dahlia Remler, Partha Deb, Rachel Boaz, and Charlotte Muller

A distinguishing feature of the program is its close relationship with the New York office of the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). A number of doctoral faculty are affiliated with the NBER, and students in the program are regularly employed as research assistants on NBER projects, with some writing their dissertations as part of these projects. The New York office of the NBER is located in offices adjacent to the PhD Program in Economics. The NBER Health Economics Program, directed by Michael Grossman, plays a very important role in the New York office. Currently, ten of the fourteen professional staff of the office are members of the Health Economics Program.

A number of the alumni of the PhD Program in Economics are enjoying highly successful careers in Health Economics. These alumni include Douglas Coate (Rutgers University at Newark), Kenneth Wolpin (University of Pennsylvania), Alan Monheit (University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey School of Public Health), Dov Chernichovsky (Ben Gurion University, Israel and NBER), Fred Goldman (New School University and NBER), Eugene Lewit (Packard Foundation and NBER), Henry Saffer (Kean University of New Jersey and NBER), Ha Cheong Yeon (Myongi University, South Korea), Hope Corman (Rider University and NBER), Laura Nowak (College of Staten Island), Stephen Chaikind (Gallaudet University), Swati Desai (New York City Department of Human Resources), Melvin Krasner (New York University Medical Center), Tadashi Yamada (Tsukuba University, Japan), Dennis McCornac (Fulbright Economics Training Program of Harvard University, Vietnam), Farahmand Rezvani (Montclair State University), Avery Horowitz (Touro College), Edward Saueracker (Empire State College), Emil Berendt (Friends University), Theodore Joyce (Baruch College and NBER), Avi Dor (Case Western Reserve University and NBER), Patrick Gaughan (Fairleigh Dickinson University and Economatrix), Tetsuji Yamada (Rutgers University at Camden), Robert Kaestner (University of Illinois at Chicago and NBER), Frank Chaloupka (University of Illinois at Chicago and NBER), Kristine Jones (Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research), Nick Poulios (Hoffman-La Roche), Naci Mocan (University of Colorado at Denver and NBER), Jae-Il Myoung (In-Chun City University, South Korea), Philip Cooper (Agency for Health Care Research and Quality), Richard Anderson (Jersey City University), Yeong-Seok Ha (Kye-Myung University, South Korea), Gordon Liu (University of North Carolina and Beijing University, People's Republic of China), Jonathan Sampson (Black Hills State University), Yong Sung Lee (New Jersey Department of Health), David Durbin (Swiss Reinsurance), Mary Helen McSweeney (Iona College), Jonathan Peters (College of Staten Island), Susan Garavaglia (Schering-Plough), Nancy Reichman (Robert Wood Johnson Medical School), Geoffrey Warner (Indiana University-Purdue University), Geoffrey Joyce (RAND), Wenhui Li (New York City Department of Health), Ismail Sirtalan (Greater New York Hospital Association), Christopher Vaz (Greater New York Hospital Association), Haruko Noguchi (Toyo-Eiwa Women's University, Japan), Esel Yazici (Boyner Holding Company, Turkey), Dimitrios Tsaprounis (Greater New York Hospital Association), Sara Markowitz (Rutgers University at Newark and NBER), Douglas Ofiara (University of Southern Maine), Elisabeth Simantov (Center for Home Care Policy and Research, Visiting Nurse Service of New York), Deborah Viola (New York Medical College), Kyumin Shim (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Gregory Colman (Pace University), Kenneth Knapp (International Longevity Center), Won Chan Lee (Abt Associates), Neeraj Kaushal (Columbia University School of Social Work), John Bridges (University of Heidelberg, Germany and NBER), Gil Maduro (Center for Home Care Policy and Research, Visiting Nurse Service of New York), Dhaval Dave (Bentley College and NBER), Jasmina Spasojevic (Metropolitan College), Sungwook Kang (Samsung Health Care Management Institute, South Korea), Inas Rashad (Georgia State University), Changik Jo (Anderson College), and In Kyu Kim (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).

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University: McMaster University
Department: Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics

The Graduate Program in Health Research Methodology educates health professionals and people with diverse backgrounds in the social and biological sciences, in population health, clinical epidemiology, health care and health services research methods. Students undergo rigorous methodological training in the use of a wide variety of research techniques including the design of experimental, observational, and qualitative studies. They may learn about issues in measurement, health policy analysis, economic evaluation and program evaluation and develop the biostatistical skills needed to become independent researchers. The aim is to produce graduates capable of contributing to the solution of a wide range of problems in population health and the health care field.

The main objective of the doctoral level program will be to provide students with a broad perspective and advanced skills for in-depth exploration in focused areas of research methodology, and to prepare students with a capacity for independent scholarly work in health care research or population health. Specific objectives include:

• to undertake scholarly enquiry of the theoretical bases for the design of studies, measurement of health care and health status, and analysis and interpretation of the data derived from such studies
• to make original contributions to knowledge in the development of new methods or techniques of design, measurement or analysis which can be used in the evaluation of health and health care at the level of the individual, group, program, community, and population
• to advance existing methods or techniques applied to health care research or health care problems in a unique way
• to prepare students to contribute to the solution of problems in the Canadian health care system

For more details about the program, please visit: http://www.fhs.mcmaster.ca/grad/hrm/phd/proginfo.htm

University: McMaster University
Department: Department of Economics and the Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis

The Department of Economics and the Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis (CHEPA) at McMaster University collaborate in offering an opportunity for students to obtain PhD-level graduate training in economics with a concentration in health. The collaboration between the Department of Economics and CHEPA provides a unique opportunity for rigorous training in health economics. Notable features include the concentration of health economists and other health services researchers at McMaster. The availability of course work in both economics and other Faculties, particularly health sciences, broadens the training options. CHEPA also exposes students to behaviour and policy formulation in the health and health care sectors in a number of contexts, including behaviour of health care professionals, hospitals and other health care facilities, and public policy formation at the provincial, national and international levels.

Students electing to concentrate their research in health economics fulfil the normal requirements for the PhD program in economics. These include completion of courses in economic theory and econometrics and comprehensive examinations in economic theory and two fields.

For more details about the program, please visit: http://www.mcmaster.ca/economics/grad/phd_ma_health_econ.cfm

Int. PhD courses in Health economics and policy

Course: Empirical Methods in Health Economics: Analysis of Efficiency and Consumer Choices

• Prof. Massimo Filippini (University of Lugano, ETH Zurich)
• Prof. William Greene (New York University)

Presentation: This Laboratory course offers an analytical overview of the theory and practice of efficiency and productivity measurement in the health care sector. Both conceptual and methodological issues will be addressed. It is also intended to familiarize doctoral students with the software to initiate their own research in efficiency and productivity measurement.

Objectives: At the end of the course, participants should have acquired the following capabilities:

1. Use econometric approaches with cross-sectional and panel data to model and measure technical, allocative, and scale efficiency levels.
2. Assess the appropriate use of parametric approaches given the data and problem setting (understanding the advantages and disadvantages of different model specifications, functional forms and econometric approaches)

The course is part of the a series of seven modules offered as the International PhD Courses in Health Economics and Policy intended for PhD students who are wishing to enhance their specific knowledge and sharpen their capabilities in the field of health economics and policy.

Full details are available online