Education and Training

VA Quality Scholars (VAQS) Fellowship Program

The mission of this advanced fellowship program is to prepare scholars to be leaders who can apply knowledge and methods of health care improvement to the care of veterans, innovate and continually improve health care, teach health professionals about health care improvement, and perform research and develop new knowledge for the ongoing improvement of the quality and value of health care services. PI: Robert Dittus, MD, MPH

Vanderbilt Patient/pRactice Outcomes Research in Effectiveness and Systems Science(PROgRESS)

The goal of the PROgRESS Program is to train early-career researchers who can address healthcare knowledge gaps and translate knowledge into application. This T32 is funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and focuses on patient-centered outcomes research, implementation science and health and community policy. PIs: Christianne Roumie, MD, MPH, and Carlos Grijalva, MD, MPH.

The Vanderbilt Interdisciplinary Hospital-based Systems of Care Research Training ProgrAm (VISTA)

This two-year training program will train three postdoctoral investigators per year, with a focus on patient-oriented and health systems research for acute heart, lung, or blood disorders in the hospital setting. This T32 program, funded by NIH/NHLBI, is rooted in the model of learning health systems. PIs: Michael Ward, MD, PhD, MBA; Sunil Kripalani, MD, MSc; Alan Storrow, MD.

Realizing Accelerated Progress, Investigation, Implementation, and Dissemination in Learning Health Systems (RAPID-LHS) Center

The RAPID-LHS Center will formally train faculty scholars well versed in the best methods for engaging and improving the learning health system. Faculty may receive up to 2 years of support either as a RAPID-LHS Operational Scholar or a RAPID-LHS Academic Research Scholar. Didactic and experiential learning will be guided by the RAPID-LHS Center leadership and methodology core faculty and an individualized mentorship team. PIs: Christianne Roumie, MD, MPH; Sunil Kripalani, MD, MSc; Peter Embi, MD, MS, Russell Rothman, MD, MPP.

• Master in Public Health (MPH)
• Master in Biostatistics (MS)
• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Biostatistics
• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Health Policy
• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Epidemiology
• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Bioinformatics
• Certificate in Biomedical Ethics