Health Services (PHHS)
Graduate Degree Program
College: Public Health
Abstract
The goal of this program is to provide interdisciplinary training in research, practice, and policy analysis relevant to the planning, administration, management, and evaluation of health and public health programs. The degree program will prepare students to advance research, policy, and practice to order to improve access, cost, and quality of health services, with a particular emphasis on federal, state, and local health policy. The PhD in Health Services requires a minimum of 50 credits organized in four modules. After module 1 (required core health services research courses), students select a cognate area or track. Potential tracks are: health economics, health policy, health equity/sociology of health, and an interdisciplinary track (developed with advisor’s approval). Together with their advisor, students select 5 elective courses in the track of which 2 must be methods courses relevant to the cognate area. After completing the track coursework, students must pass a qualifying exam. All students must take an ethics course, a proposal development course and must pass an oral proposal defense to be admitted to candidacy. After candidacy, students take a graduate seminar, and dissertation credits which culminate in a doctoral dissertation and an oral dissertation defense. For further information go to http://sph.umd.edu/department/hlsa/doctoral-program-health-services-phd
CONTACT
Dylan Roby, Ph.D.
Associate Chair & Director of Graduate Studies
Department of Health Service Administration
School of Public Health
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
Telephone: 301.405.6545
Email: droby@umd.edu
Website: http://sph.umd.edu/department/hlsa/doctoral-program-health-services-phd
Relationships: Health Administration (HLSA) Health Equity (HLEQ) Health Policy Analysis and Evaluation (HPAE) Principles of Public Health (Z076) Public Health Practice and Policy (PHPP)
Applications to the Health Services PhD program in the University of Maryland, School of Public Health are processed through the Schools of Public Health Application Services (SOPHAS).
Applications for the doctoral program in Health Services are reviewed with consideration to the following criteria:
- Minimum 3.0 undergraduate GPA
- Undergraduate and graduate transcripts
- GRE scores taken within the past 5 years
- 3 letters of recommendation that address the applicant’s academic capabilities and probability of success in graduate school
- Statement of professional goals and interests and their congruence with those of the program
- Relevant academic and work experience
Applicants to the Ph.D. program in Health Services should be sure to use the PHHS major code when seleting the program on the Graduate School application.
Application Deadlines
| Type of Applicant | Fall Deadline | Spring Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic Applicants | ||
| US Citizens and Permanent Residents | Priority: 16 Nov / Final: 15 Feb | N/A |
| International Applicants | ||
| F (student) or J (exchange visitor) visas; A, E, G, H, I and L visas and immigrants | Priority: 16 Nov / Final: 15 Feb | N/A |
Other Deadlines: Please visit the program website at http://sph.umd.edu/department/hlsa/doctoral-program-health-services-phd
| Last Name | First/Middle Name | Graduate Faculty Status | Academic Credentials | Positions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boudreaux | Michel | Full Member | B.A., Augsburg College, 2003; M.S., University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, 2009; Ph.D., University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, 2014 | Assistant Professor, Health Administration Assistant Professor, Health Equity Assistant Professor, Health Policy Analysis and Evaluation Assistant Professor, Health Services |
| Chen | Jie | Full Member | B.S., Shanghai University, 2001; M.A., SUNY-Stony Brook, 2006; Ph.D., SUNY-Stony Brook, 2008 | Associate Professor, Health Administration Associate Professor, Health Equity Associate Professor, Health Policy Analysis and Evaluation Associate Professor, Health Services |
| DuGoff | Eva Hisako | Full Member | B.A., Georgetown University, 2002; M.P.P., George Washington University, 2008; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, 2014 | Assistant Professor, Health Administration Assistant Professor, Health Equity Assistant Professor, Health Policy Analysis and Evaluation Assistant Professor, Health Services |
| Fenelon | Andrew | Full Member | B.A., University of California-Santa Barbara, 2007; M.A., University of Pennsylvania, 2008; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 2012 | Assistant Professor, Health Administration Assistant Professor, Health Equity Assistant Professor, Health Policy Analysis and Evaluation Assistant Professor, Health Services |
| Franzini | Luisa | Full Member | B.S., London School of Economics & Political Science, 1977; M.S., London School of Economics & Political Science, 1978; Ph.D., London School of Economics & Political Science, 1983 | Chair, Health Administration Chair, Health Equity Chair, Health Policy Analysis and Evaluation Chair, Health Services Professor, Health Administration Professor, Health Equity Professor, Health Policy Analysis and Evaluation Professor, Health Services |
| Roby | Dylan | Full Member | B.A., University of California-Los Angeles; D.P.H., George Washington University; Ph.D., George Washington University | Associate Chair, Health Administration Associate Chair, Health Equity Associate Chair, Health Policy Analysis and Evaluation Associate Chair, Health Services Director, Health Administration Director, Health Equity Director, Health Policy Analysis and Evaluation Director, Health Services Associate Professor, Health Administration Associate Professor, Health Equity Associate Professor, Health Policy Analysis and Evaluation Associate Professor, Health Services |
| Sehgal | Neil Jay | Full Member | B.A., University of California-Los Angeles, 2002; M.P.H., University of California-Med Los Angeles, 2005; Ph.D., University of California-Berkeley, 2015 | Assistant Professor, Health Administration Assistant Professor, Health Equity Assistant Professor, Health Policy Analysis and Evaluation Assistant Professor, Health Services |
| Simon-Rusinowitz | Lori | Full Member | B.S., University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, 1975; M.P.H., University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, 1978; M.A., Whitworth University, 1985; Ph.D., University of Illinois-Chicago, 1987 | Associate Professor, Health Administration Associate Professor, Health Equity Associate Professor, Health Policy Analysis and Evaluation Associate Professor, Health Services |
| Thomas | Stephen | Full Member | B.S., Ohio State University, 1980; M.S., Illinois State University, 1981; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, 1985 | Professor, Health Administration Professor, Health Equity Professor, Health Policy Analysis and Evaluation Professor, Health Services |