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VA Advanced Fellowship Program in Health Services Research and Development (HSR&D)
History and Purpose
In 1991, the Office of Academic Affiliations (OAA) started VA's Advanced
Fellowships Program in Health Services Research and Development (HSR&D). A broad
array of concerns was challenging health care delivery in VA and the nation. These
concerns ranged from issues involving approaches for incorporating patient perspectives
in decision making to quality, cost, and measurement issues. Few physicians had
the training in health services research needed to address these critical issues,
and the need for such trained physicians was increasingly dramatically. In response,
OAA started the HSR&D Fellowship Program to develop a cadre of physicians with
health services expertise for the VA healthcare system and to foster the development
of high quality health services research and development at local and national levels.
Program Overview
The fellowship provides two years of post-residency research, education,
and clinical learning opportunities to eligible physicians. Fellows spend approximately
75 percent of their time in research and education and 25 percent in clinical care
at competitively selected VA sites. Mentors of national stature provide guidance
to fellows in rich learning environments. Graduates are expected to be role models
in leading, developing, conducting, and evaluating innovative health services research
in a variety of clinical settings.
Fellowship Requirements
Eligible physicians must have graduated from an Accreditation Council for
Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) accredited residency; be board certified or board
eligible; be
a U.S. citizen; and have an active, unrestricted U.S. medical license. They must desire
to lead and shepherd health services research in rapidly changing health care settings.
International medical graduates must also have an Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG)
certificate that is valid indefinitely.
Application
To inquire about the application process and to learn more about the program,
interested physicians should write to the site of their choice and send a cover
letter and curriculum vitae to that site.
Health Services Research Fellowship Address List
Dan Berlowitz, M.D.
Director, Fellowship Program in Health Services Research (152)
VA Medical Center
200 Springs Road
Bedford, MA 01730
Paul Conlin, M.D.
Co-Director, Fellowship Program in Health Services Research (151-DIA)
Victoria Parker, D.B.A.
Co-Director, Fellowship Program in Health Services Research (152M)
VA Boston Healthcare System
150 South Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02130
Rebecca J. Beyth, M.D.
Director, Fellowship Program in Health Services Research (151B)
Elena Andresen, Ph.D.
Co-Director, Fellowship Program in Health Services Research (151B)
VA North Florida/South Georgia Healthcare System
1601 S.W. Archer Road
Gainesville, Florida 32608
David Edelman, M.D.
Director, Fellowship Program in HSR (152)
VA Medical Center
508 Fulton Street
Durham, NC 27705
Kevin B. Weiss, M.D.
Director, Fellowship Program in Health Services Research (151H)
VA Medical Center
5th and Roosevelt Roads
P.O. Box 5000
Hines, IL 60141
Mark Kunik, M.D., MPH
Director, Fellowship Program in Health Services Research (152)
Jessica Davila, Ph.D.
Co-Director, Fellowship Program in Health Services Research (152)
VA Medical Center
2002 Holcombe Boulevard
Houston, TX 77030
Bradley Doebbeling, M.D.
Director, Fellowship Program in Health Services Research (151)
VA Medical Center
1481 West 10th Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Gary Rosenthal, M.D.
Director, Fellowship Program in Health Services Research (151)
VA Medical Center
601 Highway 6 West
Iowa City, IA 52246
Steven S. Fu, MD, MSCE
Director, Fellowship Program in Health Services Research (152)
Craig S. Roth, M.D.
Co-Director, Fellowship Program in Health Services Research (152)
VA Medical Center
One Veterans Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55417
Douglas K. Owens, M.D.
Director, Fellowship Program in Health Services Research (152)
VA Palo Alto Healthcare System
3801 Miranda Aenue
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Steven M. Asch, M.D.
Director, Fellowship Program in Health Services Research (152)
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
11301 Wilshire Boulevard, #111G
Los Angeles, CA 90073
Stephan D. Fihn, M.D., M.P.H.
Katharine A. Bradley, M.D., M.P.H.
Co-Directors, Postdoctoral M.D. Fellowship Program in
Health Services Research & Development
Please Contact:
Emily Hart
Administrator, Postdoctoral M.D. Fellowship Program
HSR&D Center of Excellence
1100 Olive Way, Suite 1400
Seattle, WA 98101
Telephone: (206) 764-2651
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