MSHP Health Policy Research at University of Pennsylvania

Programme overview

Based in Perelman School of Medicine, the Master of Science in health policy research (MSHP) is a two-year training program. The curriculum spans four major domains: health economics, health policy, qualitative and quantitative measurement, and statistics. The students in the program for the most part have terminal degrees in other clinical fields (largely MDs) and take part in the MSHP during their clinical-fellowship training.

Faculty: Perelman School of Medicine | Duration: 12 course units | Study mode: full-time | Location: Philadelphia, PA, United States

What you will study

Requires 12 course units in total. Listed required courses include HPR 5010 Economics of Health Care Delivery; HPR 6000 Health Services Research and Innovation Science; HPR 6030 Health Services and Policy Research Methods I: Primary Data Design and Collection; HPR 6040 Introduction to Statistics for Health Policy; HPR 6060 Fundamentals of Health Policy; HPR 6070 Health Services and Policy Research Methods II: Causal Inference Using Secondary Data.

Career pathways

Students completing the MSHP program are well-situated to pursue careers in academia, non-profit organizations, and health policy governmental positions.

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Entry requirements

Curriculum Students complete 12 course units of coursework and must achieve a B- or better in each course and maintain an overall GPA of 3.0 or better.

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