Health Services Research (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

Melvin Seale
Assistant Clinical Professor & Director of Graduate Studies
Department of Health Service Administration
School of Public Health
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
Telephone: 301.405.6125
Email: mseale@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)

Courses: SPHL HLSA

PART 1. SOPHAS APPLICATION

Complete the online SOPHAS application.
Choose the University of Maryland College Park School of Public Health program to which you would like to apply.
You may apply to only one UMD SPH program per application cycle.
You must send an official transcript for all completed college courses. These transcripts go directly to SOPHAS.
We require 3 letters of recommendation. Your references will receive an email invite from SOPHAS to complete the recommendation online.
Test scores. GRE and English proficiency (IELTS and TOEFL) scores must be sent to 5688 & 5814.
Pay the SOPHAS application fee.
Your SOPHAS application will go through several phases including submission, completion and verification. Verification can take up to four weeks, therefore we recommend starting the application early.

PART 2: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SUPPLEMENTAL APPLICATION

The supplemental application is completed online via an emailed invitation from the UMD graduate school.
The invite is sent within one week of your SOPHAS verification date to the email on file with SOPHAS.
The title of the email is ‘please complete the school of public health supplemental application.’
This application requires demographic and residency questions, transcript, and application fee.
You must submit a PDF copy of your undergraduate degree transcript (the transcript that indicates degree awarded).
The application fee is $75.00
Upon completion of BOTH parts, you will receive notification of ‘Under Committee Review’, which means the application has been sent to the review committee.

For more information, please visit the School of Public Health website.

APPLICATION DEADLINES

Graduate Application Deadlines-Fall
Type of Applicant	Fall Deadline
Domestic Applicants
US Citizens and Permanent Residents	Priority: 15 Nov
	Final: 14 Feb
International Applicants
F (student) or J (exchange visitor) visas; A,E,G,H,I and L visas and immigrants	Priority: 15 Nov
	Final: 14 Feb

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