The UW Health Services PhD program and Department of Health Systems and Population Health (HSPop) have been preparing leaders for careers in academia, public health, government and the health industry for over twenty years.
In addition to the Health Services PhD program, doctoral students are eligible for training programs that further and support their development as researchers.
Applications for the training programs shared on this page are completed through the annual Health Services PhD admissions cycle or a participating UW PhD program’s admission cycle. For the pre-doctoral training programs, students should apply during the annual application process to their participating PhD programs.
AHRQ/NRSA Health Services Research Training Program
This training program is for pre-doctoral students in the Health Services PhD program within the UW Department of Health Systems and Population Health (HSPop) or those in the Health Economics and Outcomes Research PhD program administered by the Comparative Health Outcomes, Policy, and Economics (CHOICE) Institute within the UW School of Pharmacy. This training program is for students who wish to pursue careers in health services research that advances the mission and priorities of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
Occupational Health Services Research Training Program
This training program is for pre-doctoral students in the Health Services PhD program within the UW Department of Health Systems and Population Health (HSPop) who are interested in focusing on occupational health services research.
Training in Equity and Structural Solutions in Addictions
This training program is a pre- and postdoctoral training program funded by the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA). TESSA provides predoctoral and postdoctoral fellowship positions in multidisciplinary training for addiction health services research from an anti-racist lens.
Biobehavioral Cancer Prevention and Control Research Training Program
This training program is for pre- and post-doctoral students from a number of University of Washington PhD programs, including the Health Services PhD program within the UW Department of Health Systems and Population Health (HSPop).