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PHS Postgraduate Teaching
The aim of this cross-institutional structured PhD programme in health services research is to improve health through quality healthcare management and delivery in the Irish system. This is to be achieved through the development of a critical mass of PhD scholars who will excel in research, policy evaluation and translation of evidence into practice.
Combining HRB funded scholars, self- or other-funded scholars and health economics fellows who join the programme, it is expected that over 50 Scholars will have registered by October 2010 (Year 4 of intake onto the programme).
The programme is multidisciplinary and collaborative, grounded in methodological rigour and diversity. It is a four-year structured PhD training programme when completed on a full-time basis (part-time options are also available).
Year 1
In year one, Scholars undertake a 24 week taught programme which includes modules on:
1. Population & Individual health
2. Health Systems, Health Policy & Health Informatics
3. Evidence Synthesis & clinical Trials
4. Applying Research Methods: Quantitative &Qualitative
5. Hands on Data Analysis with STATA
6. Health Economics & Econometrics
In addition, in year one, each PhD Scholar will have the opportunity to complete an 8-week work placement in an Irish health policy or practice organization.
Years 2, 3 and 4
In years two to four scholars carry out their specialised PhD project under the supervision of their supervisory teams. Continued support and ongoing training will be provided to Scholars asthey undertake their PhD - a programme of workshops, tailored to the meet the needs of Scholars at each stage of the PhD process will run throughout years two to four. In year two or three as best suits the project, each scholar will have the opportunity to undertake an international work placement in a prestigious international academic institution related to their PhD project.
HRB PhD Scholars Programme Brochure 2012
Application Procedure for Academic Year 2012/13
We are now taking applications for the 2012/13 academic year. Please submit a cover letter outlining your interest in and suitability for the PhD programme, along with a copy of your Curriculum Vitae and names and contact details (including email) of two referees to hsriadmin@rcsi.ie.
Deadline for applications is noon on Friday, 27th April 2012.
All documents should be submitted in PDF format.
Please direct any queries to hsriadmin@rcsi.ie
Please note that funds are only available through the Irish Health Research Board to fund PhD fees at EU levels.
Some applicants may not be in a position to take up a full-time Scholarship. Self-funding or funding from other external resources can be considered. Part-time completion of the Programme is also possible.
Full details of the ad can be seen at the following link;
Scholars of the HRB PhDScholars Programme in Health Services Research and ChRAIC PhD Scholarships in Health Systems Research for Africa
Scholars of the HRB PhD Scholars Programme in Health Services Research and ChRAIC PhD Scholarships in Health Systems Research for Africa. HRB PhD Scholars are affiliated with RCSI, TCD or UCC. CHRAIC PhD Scholars are affiliated with RCSI, TCD or NUIG.
Structured PhD in Health Systems Research for Africa
Researchers from three Irish institutions, six African countries and one non-governmental organisation (NGO) comprise a long-term partnership for capacity building for pro-poor health research in Africa. This programme, the Connecting Health Research in Africa and Ireland Consortium (ChRAIC),is supported by Ireland's development assistance programme, through Ireland's Higher Education Authority (HEA), and increasingly from the Irish institutions involved.
- The Irish researchers are from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), Trinity College Dublin (TCD), the National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG).
- The African researchers are from Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Sudan and Uganda. The Malaria Consortium's main headquarters is in the UK and its main Africa office is in Uganda.
- The Council for Health Research for Development (http://www.cohred.org/), which has unique expertise in research capacity building, and the Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research (http://www.alliance-hpsr.org/), which focuses on research prioritisation and research into policy processes, are both advisers to the Programme.
PhD training in Health Systems Research for Africa is one component of the Programme of research capacity strengthening. Five scholarships for this PhD were provided by Irish Aid and currently places are offered on the PhD programme for self funded candidates. The PhD programme is part of a Five YearProgramme that will provide the foundation for a long-term partnership of capacity building for pro-poor health research in selected African countries.
Year 1
The first year comprises a 24-week taught programme. Most of the Year 1 teaching is in Dublin, but the teaching are in Galway and Cork, which are around 3-4 hours train journey from Dublin. The modules include some common modules with the Health Services Research Scholars (see above), namely: Population Health; Health Informatics; Evidence Synthesis & Clinical Trials; Applying Research Methods: Quantitative & Qualitative, and; Hands on Data Analysis with STATA. Additional modules are provided by NUIG on the Social Determinants of Health and two modules, from the Masters in Global Health at Trinity College Dublin, launched in 2005 and with a focus on health systems in Low and Middle Income Countries are included.
Year 2 and 3
In year 2 and 3 fieldwork will usually be in Africa. The themes for health systems research are:
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Governance: research that contributes to strengthening the capacity of government institutions and the involvement of civil society and other stakeholders in providing services that meet the health needs of the poor.
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Human resources for health: research toidentify strategies for ensuring that health workers are available, able and motivated to deliver health services, especially to those who are poor or marginalised.
- Access and Equity: research that contributes to understanding and overcoming barriers that the poor and other disadvantaged groups experience in seeking to access health services.
MSc in HealthCare Ethics and Law
The Department of General Practice co-ordinates a postgraduate MScin Health Care Ethics and Law run by Professor David Smith. This part-time multi-disciplinary course consists of six modules run over two years. The modules address ethical dilemma that face health care professionals every day and include the theoretical background to ethical and moral principles;autonomy and paternalism; ethical and legal issues at the beginning and end of life, ethical issues in research and public health and challenges that face health care policy makers in the allocation of resources.
Other Postgraduate Courses Supported by the Division of Population Health Sciences
The Department of Psychology provides annual work placements for students pursuing a Masters in Applied Social Research in Trinity College Dublin. In addition, the Department is involved in providing teaching to the Masters in Neurology and Gerontology delivered by the School of Physiotherapy, RCSI and the Masters in Women's Health delivered by the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, RCSI.
The Department of Epidemiology and Public Health Medicine provides a full module on applied data analysis with Stata for the HRB PhD scholars programmes. It also delivers a module on data analysis, including meta-analysis, to the Masters in Surgery (MCh), in collaboration with the Department of General Practice.
The Department also supports postgraduate courses delivered by the school of physiotherapy, providing both small group teaching and individual support for students engaged in research. The Department also supports postgraduate research through the provision of a comprehensive suite of online teaching materials covering many aspects of research design and analysis, writing up, literature searching and bibliographic management. The Department also provides a service, in collaboration with the Research Ethics Committee, to assist postgraduate students to address the statistical and methodological issues in achieving ethical approval.
The Department of General Practice is involved in providing teaching to the Masters in Surgery (MCh) delivered by the School of Surgery - RCSI , the Masters in Neurology and Gerontology delivered by the School of Physiotherapy - RCSI, the Clinical ResearchNurses Programme in the Faculty of Nursing and the PhD Programme in Bio-Analysis and Therapeutics (BioAT) in PRTLI Cycle 5