Overview

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Research Fellowship at the Institute for Healthcare Studies (IHS)

The Department of Emergency Medicine has a close relationship with the IHS which is located in the Feinberg School of Medicine. EM Department Chair, James G. Adams, MD and other faculty members sit on the Executive Committee.

Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply for two-year post-doctoral fellowships. During the fellowship, the individual receives a two year, full-time stipend, and has an excellent opportunity to pursue research skills as well as to pursue a Masters of Science in Health Services and Outcomes Research. Fellows are assigned a substantive and methodologic mentor to guide their research experience and activities. Fellows also participate in weekly seminars and receive mentored training in grant writing skills. Additionally, fellows have the opportunity to work with mentors and develop their own health services research projects and individual lines of research.

Learn more about the Institute for Healthcare Studies

Learn more about the fellowship application process