This course provides students with the tools to evaluate and improve health care programs and clinical outcomes. Students develop feasible and reliable program evaluation designs. Students analyze the nature of, and explanations for variations in clinical practice patterns and clinical outcomes. Emphasis is on the use of program evaluation for improvements in clinical outcomes, efficiency, resource allocation, and cost reduction. Requires 4 hours per week residency time for each credit hour enrolled. Graded pass/fail.

This course provides students with the tools to evaluate and improve health care programs and clinical outcomes. Students develop feasible and reliable program evaluation designs. Students analyze the nature of, and explanations for variations in clinical practice patterns and clinical outcomes. Emphasis is on the use of program evaluation for improvements in clinical outcomes, efficiency, resource allocation, and cost reduction. Requires 4 hours per week residency time for each credit hour enrolled. Graded pass/fail.