CHSR Educational Activities & Seminars
CHSR Work in Progress (WIP) Meetings
Work in Progress sessions provide opportunities for fellows and early career faculty to present research in progress and gain valuable feedback on their work. These weekly sessions are well-attended by an interdisciplinary group of trainees and faculty. Thus, they also provide participants with exposure to other researchers at Vanderbilt and the VA, and facilitate networking with colleagues who have similar or complementary interests.
CHSR Biostatistics Conference Series
The monthly Biostatistics Conference Series provides ongoing education in contemporary methodological issues in biostatistics related to HSR. The series is led by the CHSR Biostatistics Director, Dr. Robert Greevy, who is also available to provide consultative services related to study design, data collection, data management, analysis, and presentation of results.
Center for Clinical Quality and Implementation Research (CCQIR) Scholarly Series
These weekly seminars are hosted by the Center for Clinical Quality and Implementation Research, which is supported by CHSR. CCQIR serves as the nexus for implementation research and education at VUMC, bringing together more than 30 core faculty members from the Schools of Medicine, Nursing, and Management. The Scholarly Series provides continuing education in improvement science, implementation science, and leadership skills through a combination of didactic sessions, workshops, and journal clubs.
Training Programs
Medical Residents, Fellows, and Postdoctoral:
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.
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.
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.
Early Career Faculty:
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.