Overview

The Health Services Research in Pharmacy program's interdisciplinary approach combines theories and concepts from fields such as economics, sociology, psychology, management sciences, education, epidemiology, industrial/safety engineering, history, and law. The UW–Madison Division of Health Services Research in Pharmacy, which administers the degree, has a national reputation for its research productivity, extramural funding support, publication record, and teaching.

The HRSP Graduate Program at the University of Wisconsin Madison has educated generations of researchers who have taken challenging leadership and advisory positions in academia, industry, and government. Our faculty members and graduates have provided influential roles in communicating research findings to the public, policy makers, pharmacists, and other health care professionals to improve health outcomes, patient care, medication use, and the healthcare system. UW–Madison's Sonderegger Research Center (SRC) is housed at the School of Pharmacy and complements graduate student interactions with faculty, enriching student exposure with other researchers in the field.

The objective of the HRSP graduate program is to prepare students for independent, theory-based research, leading to new knowledge and understanding of medication use, patient and provider communication and behaviors, health outcomes, patient safety, and healthcare systems. Further, it evaluates the need for pharmacists to fulfill various roles, such as clinical practitioner, drug consultant, and drug distribution system manager, in order to meet the needs of diverse patients, providers, and organizations that use pharmacy services. This is accomplished by integrating knowledge of pharmacy and pharmaceuticals with theories and concepts from numerous disciplines.

Learning outcomes

Demonstrate an advanced critical knowledge and in-depth application of economic, policy, and/or social behavioral analyses to the study of the interrelationships between pharmacy, pharmaceutical services, health care systems, and patients.
Formulate research questions, design experiments to test hypotheses, apply appropriate quantitative and qualitative methods, and evaluate evidence relevant to questions in health economics, health care systems, healthcare organization and management, outcomes research, health care policy, and pharmacy services.
Communicate, both orally and in writing, scientific knowledge, research findings, and/or core principles effectively to a range of audiences.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Grant Writing for Health Services Research
Mixed Methods for Health Sciences: Purpose, Design and Approach
Community Engagement in Health Services Research
Dissemination, Implementation and Sustainment of Change in Health Services Research
Research Methods for Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy Research
Social Behavioral Theories in Pharmacy, Drug Use, and Health Behavior

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Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-03 00:00:00

Language

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Credits

32 SCH

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On Campus

Campus Location

Madison, United States

Disciplines

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Statement of Purpose
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Tuition Fees

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49624 USD / year

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30548 USD / year

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1015 - 1752 USD / month

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