Apr 15, 2026  
Fall 2025 Health Sciences Catalog 
    
Fall 2025 Health Sciences Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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HPD 685 - Research in Population Health and Clinical Science


This course will introduce students to health services and clinical outcomes research methods and applications of these approaches. The course will begin with an overview of key statistical methods, outcomes measurement issues, and methods for assessing the economic value of clinical treatments. The second part of the course will consider specific applications of health services and clinical outcomes research from a review and critique of published studies. Students will present and critique these studies together with the instructor. Specific areas of applications will include: Estimating the Production of Health Hospital Volume and Clinical Outcomes Estimating Clinical Outcomes with Patient-Level Data Racial and Ethnic Disparities and Medical Treatments Electronic Medical Records and Clinical Outcomes Cost Effectiveness Applications

1.5 credits

Grading Letter graded (A, A-, B+, etc.)

Repeatable May be repeated up to 3 credits



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