We’re developing collaborative research leaders who amplify patients’ and caregivers’ voices to make clinical research, healthcare delivery, and policy decisions. As a Population Health Sciences PhD Student, you’ll master applied research methods applicable to health measurement, be mentored by expert Duke Faculty, and partner on innovative research with Duke School of Medicine clinicians.
Make Your Next Career Move
Currently, the healthcare industry is facing a growing need for health measurement researchers who can improve:
- Clinical care
- Treatment decisions
- Drug and device development
- Health policy
Training with our expert Duke Faculty and clinicians will help build your network for a job in either academia, industry, non-profit organizations, or government.
Program Quick Facts
PhD students:
- Receive full funding with tuition and stipend.
- Can create a community of multidisciplinary collaborators, including clinicians and interventionalists.
- Obtain cross-disciplinary mentorship from leading faculty in Population Health Sciences, including CHM.
- Current courses offered in health measurement within DPHS:
- Principles of Health Measurement (Instructor: Theresa Coles, PhD)
- Applied Quantitative Health Measurement, Independent Study (Instructors: Bryce Reeve, PhD; Kevin Weinfurt, PhD; Theresa Coles, PhD; Li Lin, MS)
- POPHS 975: Independent Study- Quantitative Patient-Preference Data for Health and Health Care Decision Making (Instructor: Juan Marcos Gonzalez Sepulveda, Ph.D.)
CHM faculty are accepting applications for PhD students.