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The UC Davis PCOR Fellowship:

A two-year program to train primary care physicians for careers as scholars and educators

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What is Health Services Research?

Health Services Research examines some of the most complex and challenging issues in health care quality and effectiveness, patient outcomes, access to care, and health care costs. The goals of this research are to improve the health of the public by contributing new knowledge about how to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of health care services through changes in healthcare practice and policy. The mission of the UC Davis Center for Healthcare Policy and Research is to facilitate research on the role of primary care in the health care system and on the interrelationships between health access, delivery, costs and patient outcomes.

Need for Health Services Training

With the wealth of biomedical knowledge and research, there is a need for individuals who can understand how to maximize the benefits of these advances. Health services research can contribute to improving access to, quality of, and costs of care. Health services research can also provide health care policy makers with the information they need to make decisions that improve the health of the population.

The UC Davis Advantage

Faculty at UC Davis are internationally known for applying the latest medical knowledge to real-world clinical and public health problems. Fellowship program faculty are drawn from the disciplines of clinical medicine, statistics, economics, communication, management, and sociology. The UC Davis School of Medicine was founded in 1968 as the University of California’s flagship program in primary care. The UC Davis Health System has a long-standing tradition of high quality service delivery, education, and research in primary care. The PCOR Fellowship at UC Davis enjoys collaborative relationships with State agencies and public health organizations. By providing shared resources and opportunities for interdisciplinary exchange, the co-sponsorship of this fellowship by general internal medicine, family medicine, pediatrics and geriatrics provides the opportunity for better training. Fellows will have access to shared knowledge and resources from other fellows and a diverse faculty with broad interests in a wide array of questions related to primary care and public health. 

Eligibility

By the time of entry into the fellowship, the candidates must have completed an accredited residency program in internal medicine, family medicine, or pediatrics. Candidates for a combined geriatrics and health-service research fellowship must be independently accepted into the UC Davis Geriatrics Fellowship Program.