Program Information
The Department of Health Services Research, Management and Policy offers a doctoral degree in Public Health, Health Services Research Concentration. Health services research is a multidisciplinary field of inquiry, both basic and applied, that examines the use, costs, quality, accessibility, delivery, organization, financing, and outcomes of healthcare services. The objective is to increase knowledge and understanding of the structure and processes of the healthcare system, and to assess subsequent effects on individuals and populations. Health services research draws on a variety of disciplines, and integrates their conceptual frameworks and methods to provide new ways of studying and understanding the health care system.
The Ph.D. Program in Public Health-Health Services Research prepares individuals to conduct inquiry that will inform government officials, corporate leaders, clinicians, health plan managers, and others making decisions about complex health-related problems and issues. Students in this Ph.D. Program learn to apply research methods and scientific knowledge to the study of health services organizations and systems.
Graduates of the Ph.D. Program in Public Health-Health Services Research will find career opportunities in academic, private sector, and public service settings. For example, some graduates will combine research interests with a teaching career and accept academic appointments in a wide range of health-related departments in the nation’s colleges and universities. Other graduates will pursue health services research in the context of healthcare delivery and choose employment opportunities with hospitals and health systems, managed care companies, the pharmaceutical industry and consulting firms. Finally, graduates may pursue careers in government or other public service entities (such as private foundations), whose programs are increasingly dependent upon the findings and methodologies of health services research.
For more details about our program, please see our website: https://hsrmp.phhp.ufl.edu/academic-programs/phd-in-ph-hsr/.
Degrees Offered with a Major in Health Services Research
- Doctor of Philosophy
Requirements for these degrees are given in the Graduate Degrees section of this catalog.
Health Services Research Program Courses
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| HSA 6910 | Supervised Research | 1-5 |
| HSA 6911 | Research Seminar in Health Services Research | 1 |
| HSA 6930 | Special Topics in Health Services Administration | 1-3 |
| HSA 6940 | Supervised Teaching | 1-5 |
| HSA 7106 | Seminar in Health Care Access and Utilization | 3 |
| HSA 7116 | Health Services Organizational Research | 3 |
| HSA 7157 | Research Foundations of Health Policy | 3 |
| HSA 7437 | Advanced Health Economics | 3 |
| HSA 7707 | Health Services Research Methods I | 3 |
| HSA 7708 | Health Services Research Methods II | 3 |
| HSA 7759 | Quality and Outcomes in Health Services Research | 3 |
| HSA 7905 | Advanced Individual Study in Health Services Research | 1-3 |
| HSA 7936 | Seminar in Health Care Costs and Financing | 3 |
| HSA 7938 | Advanced Seminar in Health Services Research | 3 |
| HSA 7979 | Advanced Research | 1-4 |
| HSA 7980 | Research for Doctoral Dissertation | 1-15 |
Health Services Research, Management, and Policy Departmental Courses
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| HSA 5174 | Fundamentals of Health Care Finance | 3 |
| HSA 6105 | Professional Skills Seminar | 1 |
| HSA 6114 | U.S. Health Care System | 3 |
| HSA 6115 | Introduction to Management of Health Services Organizations | 3 |
| HSA 6126 | U.S. Health Insurance System | 3 |
| HSA 6152 | Overview of U.S. Health Policy | 3 |
| HSA 6177 | Advanced Health Care Finance | 3 |
| HSA 6188 | Strategic Management in Health Administration | 3 |
| HSA 6196 | Healthcare Data Analytics II | 3 |
| HSA 6198 | Information Management in Health Administration | 3 |
| HSA 6342 | Human Resource Management for Health Services Managers | 3 |
| HSA 6385 | Performance Management for Health Care Managers | 3 |
| HSA 6395 | Healthcare Data Analytics I | 3 |
| HSA 6427 | Legal and Ethical Issues in Health Administration | 3 |
| HSA 6436 | Health Economics | 3 |
| HSA 6855 | Internship in Health Administration | 5 |
| HSA 6905 | Individual Study in Health Administration | 1-3 |
| HSA 6910 | Supervised Research | 1-5 |
| HSA 6911 | Research Seminar in Health Services Research | 1 |
| HSA 6930 | Special Topics in Health Services Administration | 1-3 |
| HSA 6939 | Capstone Seminar in Health Administration | 3 |
| HSA 6940 | Supervised Teaching | 1-5 |
| HSA 7106 | Seminar in Health Care Access and Utilization | 3 |
| HSA 7116 | Health Services Organizational Research | 3 |
| HSA 7157 | Research Foundations of Health Policy | 3 |
| HSA 7437 | Advanced Health Economics | 3 |
| HSA 7707 | Health Services Research Methods I | 3 |
| HSA 7708 | Health Services Research Methods II | 3 |
| HSA 7759 | Quality and Outcomes in Health Services Research | 3 |
| HSA 7905 | Advanced Individual Study in Health Services Research | 1-3 |
| HSA 7936 | Seminar in Health Care Costs and Financing | 3 |
| HSA 7938 | Advanced Seminar in Health Services Research | 3 |
| HSA 7979 | Advanced Research | 1-4 |
| HSA 7980 | Research for Doctoral Dissertation | 1-15 |
College of Public Health and Health Professions Courses
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| GEY 5935 | Topics in Gerontology | 3 |
| GEY 6220 | Overview of Geriatric Care Management | 3 |
| GEY 6306 | Interpersonal Communication Within the Aging Network | 3 |
| GEY 6646 | Issues and Concepts in Gerontology | 3 |
| GEY 6936 | Professional Development in Gerontology/Geriatrics | 1-2 |
| HSC 6905 | Independent Study | 1-3 |
| HSC 6910 | Supervised Research | 1-5 |
| HSC 6940 | Supervised Teaching | 1-5 |
| PHC 6053 | Regression Methods for the Health and Life Sciences | 3 |
| PHC 6120 | Community Assessment and Partnerships | 3 |
| PHC 6193 | Qualitative Data Analysis | 3 |
| PHC 6195 | Health information for Diverse Populations: Theory & Methods | 3 |
| PHC 6316 | Health, Risk, and Crisis Communication | 3 |
| PHC 6447 | Ecology of HIV/Aids in the Rural South | 3 |
| PHC 6607 | Critical Issues in Public Health | 1 |
| PHC 6917 | Supervised Research Project | 1-6 |
| PHC 6945 | Public Health Practicum | 1-6 |
| PHC 6946 | Public Health Internship | 1-9 |
| PHC 7587 | Theory Development and Testing in Behavioral & Community Public Health | 2 |
| PHC 7752 | Seminar in Instrument Development for Public Health | 2 |
| PHC 7907 | Social and Behavioral Science Journal Club | 1 |
| RCS 6036 | Or to Forensic Vt P | 3 |
| RCS 6601 | Forensic Rehabilitation Consultation I | 3 |
| RCS 6602 | Forensic Rehabilitation Consultation II | 3 |
| RCS 6905 | Individual Work | 1-4 |
| RCS 6931 | Special Topics | 1-3 |
| RSD 6110 | Rehabilitation Science Theory and Application I | 3 |
| RSD 6905 | Individual Work | 1-4 |
| RSD 6910 | Supervised Research | 1-5 |
| RSD 6930 | Special Topics in Rehabilitation Science | 1-4 |
| RSD 6940 | Supervised Teaching | 1-3 |
| RSD 7979 | Advanced Research | 1-12 |
| RSD 7980 | Research for Doctoral Dissertation | 1-15 |
Health services research
SLO 1 Knowledge
Students will achieve Competency in the Theory and Methods of Health Services Research
SLO 2 Knowledge
Students will identify important components of the health care system and contributors to individual and population health.
SLO 3 Skills
Students will be able to identify important health services research questions, obtain relevant data, and conduct analyses to test conceptually driven hypotheses.
SLO 4 Professional Behavior
Students will understand and demonstrate ethical conduct of research.