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As a research institute, LDI
does not confer degrees. It achieves its educational mission by working
collaboratively with related degree and postdoctoral programs. The programs most closely associated with LDI include:
Center
for Mental Health Policy & Services Research: Postdoctoral Fellowship
Program
Health Care Systems Department
Masters and Doctoral Programs in Nursing Administration
Masters of Science Program in Health Policy Research
National Research Service Award Program
The Robert Wood
Johnson Clinical Scholars Program at University of Pennsylvania
The Robert Wood Johnson Health
& Society Scholars Program at the University of Pennsylvania
VA Associated Health Professions Postdoctoral Training Program
in Health Services Research
Summer Undergraduate Minority Research (SUMR) Program

The executive education division of The
Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics (LDI) has joined Whartons Aresty Institute of Executive Education. The reorganization
allows the University of Pennsylvania to better serve leaders in health
care management.
The programs offered by LDI resides in Wharton Executive Education.
Both Wharton Executive Education and LDI served clients in the health
care industry independently, and collaborated in the past by sharing
faculty and other resources. This reorganization formalizes the relationship
by clustering the University's health care executive education expertise
within one organization. LDI will continue to be the nexus of the University's
health services research and health policy expertise.

Post Doctoral Training/Fellowships:
Center
for Mental Health Policy & Services Research: Postdoctoral Fellowship
Program
Director: Aileen Rothbard,
ScD
This program offers one- and
two-year post-doctoral research fellowships. The program provides an excellent
opportunity for social scientists to improve their knowledge of mental health
systems and gain experience in applying qualitative and quantitative research
methods to the evaluation of mental health systems.
National Research Service Award Program:
Co-Directors: Patricia
M. Danzon, PhD and
Sankey Williams, MD, MBA
This federally funded program
supports the training of physicians, dentists, and other doctoral candidates
in the principles of health services research through the Health Care
Systems Department's PhD program. Rigorous interdisciplinary training
in health services research prepares students for teaching and research
careers in academia, research organizations, and government. The fellowship
includes participation in research grants through LDI
The Robert Wood
Johnson Clinical Scholars Program at University of Pennsylvania
Co-Directors: Katrina Armstrong, MD and Josh Metlay, MD
The Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program at Penn offers a
two-three year, masters-level interdisciplinary training program designed
to provide Scholars will skills to improve health and healthcare in community
settings'
The Robert Wood Johnson Health
& Society Scholars Program at the University of Pennsylvania:
Co-Directors: David
A. Asch, MD and Robert Aronnowitz, MD
The Robert Wood Johnson Health & Society Scholars Program at the University of Pennsylvania aims to develop leaders who will produce significant scholarship, design interventions, and build the infrastructure and prestige of a new field focused on the multiple determinants of health
VA Associated Health Professions Postdoctoral Training Program
in Health Services Research:
Co-Directors: David
A. Asch, MD and Mark V. Pauly, PhD
Two postdoctoral fellows are
supported for two years at a time for training in health services research.
Fellows develop new skills in a mentored setting through leadership of
research projects of their own design and participation in the research
of more seasoned investigators.
Doctoral Level Training:
School of Nursing Doctoral Program in Nursing Administration:
Director: Cynthia C. Scalzi,
PhD
A joint endeavor of Penn's Nursing
and Wharton Schools, several programs prepare students for leadership roles
in teaching, research, and clinical practice by providing a foundation in
nursing science, management, and research methodology.
Wharton Health Care Systems Department PhD in Health Care Management and Economics:
Chair: Patricia M. Danzon,
PhD
Associate Director: June
M. Kinney
The Health Care Systems Department
offers a Ph.D. in health care management
and economics. Through its research grants and several fellowships, LDI
supports the training of clinicians and other department's doctoral candidates.
Masters Level Training:
School of Medicine Masters of Science Program in Health Policy Research:
Director: Katrina Armstrong, MD
The Master of Science in Health Policy Research Program at Penn is a two year, masters-level multidisciplinary training program designed to prepare graduates for health services research and health policy research careers in academic, government, community, and industry settings.
Wharton Health Care Systems Department MBA in Health Care Management:
Chair: Patricia M. Danzon,
PhD
Associate Director: June
M. Kinney
The Health Care Systems Department
offers a Ph.D. in health care management
and economics. Through its research grants and several fellowships, LDI
supports the training of clinicians and other department's doctoral candidates.
School of Nursing, Masters Program in Nursing Administration:
Director: Cynthia C. Scalzi,
PhD
A joint endeavor of Penn's Nursing
and Wharton Schools, several programs prepare students for leadership roles
in teaching, research, and clinical practice by providing a foundation in
nursing science, management, and research methodology.
Summer Undergraduate Minority Research (SUMR) Program:
LDI, along with Health Care Systems Department of the Wharton School, is
working to attract the next generation of health services researchers through
the Summer Undergraduate Minority Research Program (SUMR). The goal of the
program is to inform undergraduate minority students about the field of
health services research, as well as other undergraduates interested in
health care, and interest them in the Doctoral Program in Health Care Management
and Economics.
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