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This graduate program is offered through University Graduate School. For a more detailed description, see that section of the bulletin. This program is designed to prepare credentialed health care professionals to conduct patient outcomes research in order to evaluate the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions within their own disciplines. The chief feature of this program is the emphasis on original research to determine therapeutic benefit in terms of physiologic, symptomatic, functional, perceptional, and quality-of-life outcomes.
There have been three major eras in the evolution of the US health-care
system since the late 1940’s: expansion, cost-containment, and now assessment
and accountability. In the expansion era, health care underwent remarkable
growth in technology, training, and delivery. Emphasis was on the perfection of
health care, with no consideration of costs or resource demands. Spiraling costs
and disenchantment with the curative power of technology brought on the
cost-containment era. Emphasis was now placed on limiting spending and
maximizing productivity, often at the expense of patient satisfaction. Today,
there is a growing understanding of the balance between use of health-care
resources on one hand and patient benefits on the other, or between assessment
and accountability. Based on a more sophisticated awareness of what actually
constitutes the costs and benefits of treatment, emphasis is now placed on
rational use of resources in light of a realistic appraisal of therapeutic
benefits. Patient-centered outcomes research concentrates on the assessment of
therapeutic interventions under conditions of real, not ideal, practice. Allied
health professionals are particularly well positioned to conduct therapeutic
outcomes research because their clinical work is oriented toward the holistic
factors that outcomes research purports to measure: multidimensional assessment
of health status and improvement of patient quality of life. Moreover, as demand
for useful and valuable outcomes measurement continues to grow among health-care
institutions and organizations, allied health professionals are increasingly
being called upon to conduct outcomes assessment at their place of employment.
Program Director: Professor Oldridge
Professors: Cullen, MacKinnon, Sothmann
Associate Professor: Quillen
"P" refers to a course prerequisite and "C" to a course
that must be taken concurrently.
AHLT W510 Trends and Issues in Allied Health (3 cr.) A seminar course to
review pertinent literature and other sources of information as a basis for
discussing trends and issues affecting the therapeutic professions and the
health-care delivery system.
AHLT W520 Research Methodology in Allied Health (3 cr.) P: G651 or
equivalent. Fundamental concepts of research, ranging from philosophical
foundations to practical applications. Course provides the conceptual framework
in which graduate students may develop their own research agenda. In keeping
with the diversity of research, this course strives to introduce graduate
students to the entire continuum of research paradigms, from qualitative,
naturalistic inquiry to quantitative, experimental designs.
AHLT W560 Topics in Patient-Centered Outcomes Research (3 cr.)
Explorations of selected patient-centered outcomes assessment methodology and
research evidence related to allied health science professions at an advanced
level.
AHLT W570 Research Communication in Allied Health (3 cr.) P: W520 and
consent of both instructor and research advisor. Instruction and consultation in
the preparation of master’s thesis proposals, including computer applications
for conducting on-line literature searches, developing an individual
bibliographic database, designing an original research project, and devising a
sound methodology. Final outcome is a completed thesis proposal for submission
to a graduate student’s thesis committee. Course is open only to allied health
graduate students pursuing the research/thesis track in their program of study.
Students must begin the course with a specific research agenda already approved
by their research advisor.
AHLT Z599 Thesis in Health Sciences Education (3 cr.) Individual
investigation in the form of an organized scientific contribution or a
comprehensive analysis in a specified area related to health sciences education.
AHLT Z799 Master’s Thesis Continuation
Courses offered in other IUPUI Schools:
For further information, contact:
Master of Science in Therapeutic Outcomes Research at Indiana University–Purdue
University Indianapolis
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
Admission Requirements
Students accepted into the program must meet all requirements of both
University Graduate School and the School of Allied Health Sciences. Applicants
must submit the following: (1) official undergraduate transcripts; (2) a 300- to
500-word personal statement of academic and professional goals; (3) three
letters of recommendation from those familiar with applicants’ academic and
professional performance; (4) official scores of the Graduate Record Examination
(GRE); and (5) for international students, official TOEFL scores. The minimum
admission requirements are:
Course Requirements
A total of 30 credit hours beyond the bachelor’s degree, of which 12 credit
hours are in health outcomes, 3 credit hours are in electives, and 15 credit
hours are in research (including thesis work).
Thesis Requirement
The capstone experience is the writing and submission of a thesis based on
original research conducted by the student and supervised by a thesis committee.
Curricular electives are focused on developing expertise to articulate and
research a testable hypothesis in a specific content area pertaining to
patient-centered outcomes under the direction of a research advisor holding
graduate faculty membership in University Graduate School. Theses must follow
the Indiana University Guide to the Preparation of Theses and Dissertations.
CURRICULUM
SPEA H517 Managerial Epidemiology (3 cr.)
SPEA H615 Outcomes Assessment and Outcomes Management (3 cr.)
AHLT W560 Topics in Patient-Centered Outcomes Research (3 cr.)
AHLT W520 Research Methodology in Allied Health (3 cr.)
AHLT W570 Research Communication in Allied Health (3 cr.)
AHLT Z599 Thesis in Health Sciences (6 cr.)
AHLT W799 Master’s Thesis Continuation (1 cr., can be repeated)Courses in Therapeutic Outcomes Research
Courses offered in the School of Allied Health Sciences
(1 cr., can be repeated) Used as continuation credits for completing the
master’s thesis in a format acceptable to the student’s advisory committee,
leading to successful defense of the final product. May be repeated for credit.
SPEA H517 Managerial Epidemiology (3 cr.)
SPEA H615 Outcomes Assessment and Outcomes Management (3 cr.)
Therapeutic Outcomes Research Program
School of Allied Health Sciences
1140 W. Michigan Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202
(317) 278-1690
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