卫生政策与管理哲学博士-卫生服务研究与政策

集中于卫生服务研究和政策为公共卫生原则，研究和评估方法，政策分析以及与卫生和卫生服务提供有关的众多内容领域提供了坚实的基础。约翰·霍普金斯大学的课程是美国同类课程中历史最悠久，最受尊敬的课程之一。美国和其他国家/地区的医疗保健系统承受着巨大的压力。成本在上升，质量和结果不是最佳的，许多弱势群体无法获得足够的机会，而计划和技术的实施往往很差。急需由医生准备的研究人员和政策分析人员来解决公共和私人组织中的这些问题，并领导美国和全球的医疗改革。
The PhD concentration in Health Services Research and Policy provides a firm grounding in public health principles, research and evaluation methods, policy analysis and numerous content areas related to health and health services delivery and population health. The program at Johns Hopkins is one of the oldest and most respected of its type in the nation. In this concentration, students acquire the conceptual and methodological tools needed to conduct research, program evaluation, and policy analysis and synthesis to advance the state of knowledge. The curriculum emphasizes the following areas: public and private sector health insurance and financing, organization and delivery of health care, methods for measuring and improving quality and safety of medical care, methods to measure personal and population health status, methods for assessing the impact of government health care policy on individuals and populations, and patient-centered outcomes research and comparative effectiveness research methods for assessing the impact of technology and treatments on patient outcomes. Emphasis is placed on special need populations, such as older adults, minorities, persons with mental illness and substance abuse, high burden diseases, and disabilities.<br>The development of research and analysis methods, as well as content knowledge is also stressed. In addition to careers in academia, the program prepares students for leadership careers as health services researchers and health care policy analysts working in public or private agencies or organizations. There are many research opportunities within research centers of the Department and elsewhere within the Johns Hopkins University and Health System. Also the Baltimore-Washington area is the home to the largest concentration of public and private health services research and health care policy analysis organizations in the world. Formal and informal relationship with these agencies, including research practicas, thesis collaborations and part-time employment are encouraged and facilitated.