Population Health Sciences

Website: http://medicine.utah.edu/population-health-sciences/phd/

295 Chipeta Way
Salt Lake City, UT 84108

Phone: 801-587-2100
Email: PHSPHD@hsc.utah.edu

The mission of the Population Health Sciences PhD program is to produce academic leaders who are committed to improving patient and population-oriented care in an increasingly complex health care delivery system. The objectives of the Population Health Sciences PhD program are aligned with ongoing initiatives at the University of Utah Health Sciences Center that are focused on improving health care quality and strengthening value-based outcomes. The PhD in Population Health Sciences will prepare graduates to shape and foster data-driven quality healthcare in this country and abroad. The collaboration between health systems researchers, translational epidemiologists, and biostatisticians throughout the program exemplify team-based and collaborative research from inception. There will be a seamless transition from students to professionals in the field to leaders in healthcare transformation, mirroring the shift in medicine towards multi- and trans-disciplinary collaboration.

• Meet admission requirements as set by the Graduate School at the University of Utah

  • Graduate applicants to the University of Utah are students who have completed the equivalent of a U.S. four-year Bachelor’s degree at either a regionally accredited U.S. institution or an institution recognized by the Ministry of Higher Education in their home country.

  • At least a 3.0 or higher undergraduate weighted mean GPA on a 4.0 scale. If the undergraduate GPA is below 3.0, applicants must have received a post-baccalaureate degree with a GPA of 3.0 or above.

  • International GPAs are evaluated by the Office of Admission and converted to a 4.0 scale.

• It is recommended that all applicants have previous research experience.

• Applicants applying for an emphasis in either Clinical and Translational Epidemiology or Health Systems Research are required to have passed a graduate-level biostatistics course with a B grade or better. It is also recommended that applicants have experience in STATA statistical computing.

• Biostatistics emphasis applicants are required to have passed with a B grade or better Calculus III (or three semesters of calculus) and Linear Algebra.