George Mason's PhD in Health Services Research

George Mason University's Health Services Research PhD program equips post-master students with advanced analytical and data-driven methods, focusing on the intricate dynamics of social, political, economic, and technological factors in healthcare services and public health systems. The program emphasizes interdisciplinary expertise, providing a deep understanding of public health foundations and social determinants. With a strong emphasis on technical proficiency and concentrations in Health Systems and Policy or Knowledge Discovery and Health Informatics, the program ensures a comprehensive education for independent, groundbreaking research. This transformative journey empowers scholars to contribute significantly to advancing public health and the well-being of diverse populations. Graduates are prepared to be scholars, educators, researchers, and leaders in higher education, health systems, health consulting management firms, non-government service organizations, and local, state, and federal health agencies. Students pursuing the knowledge discovery and health informatics concentration typically focus their research on the development of analytical methods with clinical, administrative, population, and public health applications. Research areas include but are not limited to: temporal data analysis, causal inference, machine learning, agent-based modeling, artificial intelligence, biomedical ontologies, and complex data analysis.