Upon completion of this Ph.D. program, graduates will have acquired the competency to:
- Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of the history, structure, and operation of health care systems domestically and internationally.
- Understand and apply bioethical principles and theories and utilize them in research, policy and practice.
- Design and conduct health policy and services research studies.
- Access, manage and utilize administrative and other secondary data sources in research studies.
- Prepare grant applications and manage research projects.
- Analyze and evaluate policies and programs.
- Utilize and report the results of advanced quantitative and qualitative data analysis.
- Interpret and report the findings of original research for scholarly audiences.
- Translate and apply findings from original and existing research in policy and practice.
- Educate and train students and professionals about health policy and management.