Career Outlook
In addition to university-related research positions, there are research- and health policy-related positions in government, non profits and private health organizations.
Representative job titles and hiring organizations
Policy Analyst, Health Insurance Coverage and Access, Kaiser Family Foundation
Cancer Survivorship Researcher, Kaiser Permanente Southern California
Youth Violence Technical Assistance Specialist, American Institutes for Research
Methods Fellow, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Quality Process Improvement Consultant, Baylor Health Care System
Vice President for Enterprise Quality and Patient Safety, Visiting Nurse Service of New York
Health Services Research Analyst, Case Western Reserve University
Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice (tenure track) Social and Behavioral Pharmacy or Health Outcomes, Purdue University
PhD Methodologist Researcher, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Job titles of Certificate students and alums
Jobs web sites
For jobs in health services research, visit the Career Center page of AcademyHealth, a leading national organization serving the fields of health services and policy research. <academyhealth.org>
For 'quality improvement' jobs, search Health Career Web. Key words: quality improvement jobs
Research-related funding sources
NIH - National Institutes of Health - Grants & Funding <http://grants.nih.gov/grants/oer.htm>
AHRQ - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality - Grants On-Line Database <http://gold.ahrq.gov/projectsearch/> Grants On-Line Database is divided into various searches. Each search includes Portfolio/Program, Priority Population and indication of whether it is a Recovery Act project.
GRANTS.GOV <http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/home.html> SEARCH Grants.gov for your federal grants by keywords or more specific criteria. All discretionary grants offered by the 26 federal grant-making agencies can be found on Grants.gov. You do not have to register with Grants.gov to find grant opportunities.