A.   The following courses are required for all fellows:

• Introduction to Biostatistics
• Introduction to Epidemiology
• Intermediate Biostatistics 
• Intermediate Epidemiology 
• Data Analysis Techniques for Health Services Research
• Health Economics and Healthcare Financing or Introduction to the Principles and Management of Health Industry Systems
• Ethical Issues in Health Services Research or Ethical Issues in Clinical Research or Colloquium on Integrity in Biomedical Research
• Writing and Peer Reviewing for Publication

Details and course descriptions can be viewed at:  http://www.publichealth.northwestern.edu/mphcurriculum.htm

B.   In addition, fellows select two courses from among the following:

In the Master in Public Health Program, Feinberg School of Medicine

•       Decision Analysis and Models of Medical Decision Making
•       Health Economics and Healthcare Financing
•       Public Health Law
•       Applied Data Analysis
•       Survey Design & Methodology
•       Advanced Decision Analysis
•       Clinical Trials
•       Chronic Disease Epidemiology

Details and course descriptions can be viewed at:  http://www.publichealth.northwestern.edu/mphcurriculum.htm

In the Master in Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety, Feinberg School of Medicine

•       Introduction to Healthcare Quality
•       Introduction to Patient Safety
•       Fundamental Methods for Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety

Details and course descriptions can be viewed at:  http://www.medschool.northwestern.edu/ihs/education/master/curriculumandcourses.html

In the Health Industry Management Program, Kellogg School of Management

•       Health Policy
•       International Healthcare Systems
•       Introduction to the Principles and Management of Health Industry Systems

Details and course descriptions can be viewed at:  http://www20.kellogg.northwestern.edu/dpco/catinfo.asp?dept_seqno=15&level=MBA

Based on career objectives and prior training, a fellow may waive up to three courses or substitute up to three courses with permission from their mentors and Fellowship Program Director. 

C.  Other requirements include:

• Attend the weekly seminar offered at the Institute for Healthcare Studies which focus on current health services research at Northwestern, in Chicago, and nationally;
• Attend the weekly “Work in Progress” seminar sponsored by the Division of General Internal Medicine and the Institute for Healthcare Studies;
• Attend the weekly “fellows” seminar which offers an opportunity for collaborative evaluation of fellow’s research plans and findings, discussion of current health services topics and literature, and teaching of special topics related to health services research and policy;
• Participate in activities of the academic department in which their research is based;
• Submit research abstracts and manuscripts for publication ((1 in Year 1 and 2 in Year 2); and
• Submit one research proposal for extramural funding of research in the 2^nd Year.