Education & Career Development
Faculty and student development is a cornerstone of the Institute.
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In partnership with various University of Michigan units, IHPI offers several paths for faculty researchers, advanced trainees, and students to expand and enhance their knowledge, skills, and professional development.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR
faculty researchers and students
Faculty Grant Development & Training
IHPI offers training, services, and other resources for members who are developing proposals for research project grants, career development awards, and other health services research funding.
Faculty Mentoring & Career Development
Continuing education and training opportunities in health services research and health policy are available to IHPI members, with a particular focus on early career faculty professional development.
Student Education & Engagement
Students at all levels and across disciplines have many opportunities to enhance their understanding of health services research and health policy, gain research experience and skills, and develop their professional network.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR
advanced trainees
National Clinician Scholars Program at IHPI
The National Clinician Scholars Program at the University of Michigan Institute for Healthcare Policy & Innovation aims to offer unparalleled training for clinicians as change agents driving policy-relevant research and partnerships to improve health and healthcare.
Master’s in Health and Health Care Research Program
The Health and Health Care Research (HHCR) program is a one-year (two semester) master’s degree program (M.Sc.) designed for clinicians who want to gain expertise in health policy, the sociocultural determinants of health, and an array of methods relevant to health services research.
Program Spotlight - Health Policy and Health Economics Path of Excellence
The Health Policy and Health Economics Path of Excellence (PoE) is one of eight Paths of Excellence the U-M Medical School has developed for medical students to gain more in-depth knowledge and experiences in a field of interest.
Digital Education Opportunities
Understanding and Improving the U.S. Healthcare System
This residential online course provides U-M students from a wide variety of backgrounds with an asynchronous, engaging, practical, and interactive way to understand the U.S. healthcare system and gain insight about how they can improve the system.
Impacting the Opioid Crisis: Prevention, Education, and Practice for Non-Prescribing Providers
This free, self-paced U-M MOOC aims to help providers understand every facet of the opioid crisis. The course is designed primarily for non-prescribing healthcare, behavioral health, dental, and social services professionals, as well as graduate-level students in these fields.
Addressing Racial Health Inequity in Healthcare
A Michigan Online MOOC series is now available that addresses the sociological contributions and historical backdrop of why racial inequities exist in health care and analyzes approaches to achieving equity in health care.