Section Highlights
- The Section of Health Services Research and the Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness & Safety (IQuESt) advance patient-centered care through innovative health services research, quality improvement, and national leadership in health care delivery.
- Faculty secured 21 individual and collaborative grants totaling more than $14.1 million in FY25, supporting research funded by the VA, Department of Defense, Alzheimer's Association, and other leading organizations.
- Faculty continue to shape the future of health care through national leadership roles, guideline development, and editorial appointments, contributing to advances in clinical practice, diagnostic excellence, and health equity.
- The section's commitment to excellence is reflected in numerous honors and promotions, including national physician-scientist awards, institutional recognition for service and educational leadership, and faculty advancements across all career stages.
- IQuESt Grand Rounds and professional development initiatives provide faculty, trainees, and staff with opportunities to collaborate, strengthen research skills, and foster leadership through workshops, grant writing programs, and educational programming.
- Guided by a mission to improve health and well-being, the section continues to drive meaningful change through multidisciplinary research, education, and innovations that enhance the quality, effectiveness, and safety of care.
IQuESt is a collaborative place to work. Whenever I think about why I have stayed at IQuESt for over 15 years, the answer always boils down to me getting to do interesting, meaningful science with people I love to work with.
Sylvia J. Hysong, Ph.D.
Chief's Message
View a message from Section of Health Services Research Chief, Laura A. Petersen, M.D., M.P.H.
Education
Our Health Services Research faculty train tomorrow's experts through a robust Postdoctoral Fellowship Program.
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