Title: Collaborative PhD Program in Health Services Research in Occupational Safety and Health

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Section/SPIG: Occupational Health and Safety

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The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

A unique doctoral program is available to prepare researchers in the area of health services research with a focus on occupational safety and health issues. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Public Health offers a collaborative PhD program in Health Services Research in Occupational Safety and Health (HSROSH). This program facilitates research and collaboration with faculty in the Department of Health Policy and Administration and the University’s Occupational Safety and Health Education and Research Center, as well as in University of North Carolina Injury Prevention Research Center and Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research.

Occupational health services research focuses on the organization, financing, and management of occupational health care services to assess their impact on occupational health care delivery, quality, cost, access, and outcome. The program of study requires graduate coursework, including the health policy and administration department core courses; methods courses; health services research course; occupational safety and health courses; and a minor area such as epidemiology, economics, sociology, or political science. The on-campus program is designed to be completed in four years.

To be considered for admission, prospective students must apply to the PhD Program in Health Policy and Administration and submit an application form, supplemental application materials with personal statement indicating interest in HSROSH, three letters of recommendation, official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended, and official report of GRE scores. Application deadline is January 1.

Traineeships funded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health are available for full-time students admitted to the program. These traineeships are open only to citizens of the United States or those with permanent visa status.

For more information about this program, visit <http://www.sph.unc.edu/hpaa/academic/doctoral.htm> or contact:
Bonnie Rogers, (919) 966-1765, <rogersb@email.unc.edu> or Susan Randolph, (919) 966-0979, <susan.randolph@unc.edu>.