The program is housed within the Department of Health Policy and Management of the Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health. Core faculty for the training program are full-time members of that department or the Departments of Medicine or Pediatrics in the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, with joint appointments in Health Policy and Management. All students are expected to participate as teaching assistants and are expected to serve part-time as research assistants on projects related to their training. In the predoctoral component of the training program, students can opt to pursue degrees in the health services and outcomes research track or a health care policy track. All students must take a course in primary care research.
Preference is given to trainees interested in health services research in primary care.
Students are supported for a 2-year period and are expected to obtain their own funding to complete the doctoral degree. The postdoctoral program requires a minimum of 2 years of training, with many students opting to continue their studies for completion of a research doctorate degree. In the postdoctoral aspect of the proposed program, preference is given to physicians trained in primary care because of their important role in enhancing the quality and impact of research in primary care.