2009 PHSR Interest Group: Student Scholarship Call for Applications

The Call for Applications is now closed for Student Scholarships
to attend the 2009 Annual Research Meeting
and the Public Health Systems Research Interest Group Annual Meeting
June 28-July 1 in Chicago, IL 

Public Health Systems Research (PHSR) is a field of inquiry examining the organization, financing, performance, and impact of health systems?defined as the constellation of governmental and non-governmental actors that influence population health, including health care providers, insurers, purchasers, public health agencies, community-based organizations, and entities that operate outside the traditional sphere of health care.¹

The Student Scholarships recognize graduate students who demonstrate potential to contribute to the field of PHSR through promising research. Scholarship recipients will receive $1,000 to be put toward registration and travel to attend AcademyHealth's Annual Research Meeting (ARM) and the PHSR IG Annual Meeting, June 28-July 1 in Chicago, IL. Additionally, students will have an opportunity to present their research during the PHSR IG Meeting's poster session.

Masters or doctoral students engaged in research that shows potential to advance our understanding of public health systems are encouraged to apply. The Student Scholarships strive to highlight the diversity of research interests that broadly constitute PHSR. The diversity of PHSR is unified in its focus on population health. Thus research, whether inquiries into the organization of public health systems, the relationship between the built environment and the public health system, food safety, chronic disease, emergency preparedness, performance standards, or the quality of public health services, qualifies as PHSR if population health is the objective.

Application Guidelines:

To be considered for this scholarship, students must be enrolled in a masters or doctoral program and engaged in promising research. The Deadline for applications is April 15, 2008. To apply, students must submit the following:

• A completed Student Scholarship Form (word doc).
• An abstract for a poster to be presented at the PHSR Interest Group Meeting. (This research maybe in-progress.)
• A letter of recommendation from a faculty member or research project director.

The selection committee will judge applicants based on the following criteria:

• Quality of research
• Potential to contribute to the field of PHSR
• Enthusiasm for the field
• Support of faculty member or research project director

Instructions for Submitting Applications:

• Applications must be received at AcademyHealth by April 15, 2009
• Applications may be submitted by e-mail or postal mail

Email to: PHSR@AcademyHealth.org

Mail to:
AcademyHealth
1150 17 th St, NW, Suite 600
Washington, DC 20036
Attention: PHSR Student Scholarship Committee

Student Centered Events:

AcademyHealth's Annual Research Meeting brings together researchers, providers, and key decision makers to address the critical challenges confronting the public health and health care delivery system. At both the ARM and the PHSR IG Annual Meeting, you will have the chance to network with leaders in the field, present research, and learn about the latest findings and hot topics.

Specific events designed to support students include:

• Public Health Systems Research Interest Group Meeting:
  Present your research and make valuable contacts during the poster session.
• Seminars in HSR Methods
  Attend pre-meeting seminars in health services research methods and learn about complex sample survey data, methods of comparative effectiveness research, public use files for Medicare Part D, qualitative research, and selection bias. The five seminars are being offered in conjunction with the 2009 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting and are ideal for those who wish to hone their skills in new methodologies.
• Methods Workshops
  Sharpen your knowledge of new and emerging research methods by attending the popular 90-minute methods workshops at the Annual Research Meeting. The agenda features 16 methods sessions on topics such as selection bias, hierarchical linear modeling, cost-effectiveness analysis, complex survey data, advanced qualitative methods, and modeling health care costs and counts.
• Skill and Career Development Workshops
  Learn about winning strategies for obtaining funding for your research projects and how to build your career in health services research. Meet with editors of leading research and policy journals and gain insight into publishing. Discover better ways to communicate your research to users and the media.
• Meet-the-Experts Student Breakfast—Sunday, June 28, 8:15–9:15 a.m.
  Meet informally with nationally known experts in health services research, policy, management, and linical practice. A great opportunity to ask questions, get career advice, hear from experts – and get a free breakfast!

• Career Center
  Searching for a job or making a career change? The Career Center, in the Exhibit Hall, offers online resumes, job postings and resume review services.

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1 Mays, G.P., P.K. Halverson, and D.F. Scutchfield. ?Behind the Curve? What We Know and Need to Learn from Public Health Systems Research.? Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, vol. 9, no.3, 2003, pp. 179-182.

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