Overview & Purpose
The Health Economics & Outcomes Research (HEOR) Fellowship Program provides training and hands-on experience in a broad range of health economics, outcomes research, and comparative effectiveness research (CER) opportunities. This 2-year program is structured to allow the Fellow to gain proficiency in the field of health economics, outcomes research and CER as conducted in academic, managed care, hospital, health policy, and/or pharmaceutical industry settings.
The objective of the first year is to educate the fellow on general principles and methods applied in health economics and outcomes research. Concurrently, the fellow will participate in ongoing outcomes research projects at the first-year fellowship site. All Fellows will spend the second year of the Fellowship at the US-based headquarters of Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation located in East Hanover, New Jersey. While at Novartis, "field-based" training will be undertaken as part of the Fellowship training. Fellows will participate in health economics and outcomes research projects and gain experience in how a pharmaceutical manufacturer uses clinical, economic, and humanistic data to support the development and commercialization of its products, with opportunities in dermatology, cardiovascular franchises and renal franchises.
University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy / UMPC Health Plan (1st year site)
At the School of Pharmacy, the Fellow will have the opportunity to earn an online Master of Science in PharmacoAnalytics – Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research. This program provides students with the tools and skills necessary to analyze large, healthcare datasets and apply data analytic and pharmacoepidemiology concepts to enhance pharmaceutical use and outcomes. A key feature of this program is competency-based learning, which requires students to demonstrate the application of didactic learning through hands-on analysis of real-world data and evidence. Students will develop core competencies related to study design, data collection, data management, data organization, data analysis, and data visualization/communication.
The Fellow will gain real-world HEOR experience at The Center for High-Value Healthcare (CHVHC), which is a nonprofit research organization housed within UPMC Health Plan that translates, through research and collaboration, the work of the UPMC Insurance services into evidence-based practice and policy change. The Center for Value-based Pharmacy Initiatives is a center within CHVHC that focuses on value/outcomes-based contracts and pharmacy-related outcomes research in collaboration with the pharmacy department of the Health Plan and other external partners.
Eligibility
Eligible candidates must have a doctorate in pharmacy or the combination of an undergraduate degree in pharmacy plus an advanced degree in health services research, public health, health policy, pharmacy, economics, medicine, or other related area. Experience in, or at a minimum, exposure to some aspect of outcomes research, health economics, or another related field of research is preferred.
Information
Deadline: Mid to Late October. Please refer to the brochure for the specific date.
For questions or additional information, please contact:
Kangho Suh, PharmD, PhD
Assistant Professor
University of Pittsburgh | School of Pharmacy
Email: kas551@pitt.edu