The faculty studying Population Health at NYU Grossman School of Medicine’s Vilcek Institute of Graduate Biomedical Sciences offer interdisciplinary instruction and research opportunities addressing the burden and multilevel determinants of health. Graduates are prepared for careers in population health research.

Our faculty have research strengths in healthcare delivery science, epidemiologic methods, comparative effectiveness and decision science, implementation science, behavior change theory and practice, medical ethics, and health informatics. Students can participate in a wide range of ongoing municipal, national, and international studies focused on diverse facets of cardiovascular disease, opioid use and other substance use disorders, sexual and reproductive health, mental health, obesity, cancer, sleep health, and infectious diseases such as COVID-19 and HIV.

As a PhD candidate, you have the opportunity to work with faculty on a diverse set of biomedical and social science collaborations. Successful applicants who wish to study Population Health have completed previous training in population health, public health, informatics sciences, and comparative effectiveness. Applicants with a master’s degree in a relevant field and with research experience are preferred, but all applicants with appropriate training are considered.

Coursework

In addition to courses taken by all PhD candidates at Vilcek Institute of Graduate Biomedical Sciences, students researching Population Health often enroll in the following courses:

Population Health Theory
Epidemiologic Methods
Advanced Epidemiologic Methods
Advanced Regression Modelling
Healthcare Delivery Science
Introduction to Dissemination and Implementation Research
Economic Evaluation in Health and Medicine
Medical Ethics
Population Health Seminar

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Contact Us

For more information, email Robby Zehra, graduate program manager, at Robert.Zehra@NYULangone.org. To learn more about research in population health at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, contact one of our Pre-Candidacy Faculty Advisors or Student Representatives.

For general information about graduate programs at Vilcek Institute of Graduate Biomedical Sciences, email Vilcek-Info@NYULangone.org.