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Submission Number: 87
Submission ID: 87
Submission UUID: e83e2890-b732-40ab-9f91-6a8f224a6594
Submission URI: /publishedsurvey

Created: Thu, 03/12/2020 - 13:07
Completed: Fri, 07/25/2025 - 14:44
Changed: Mon, 07/28/2025 - 10:23

Remote IP address: 252.162.45.91
Submitted by: Anonymous
Language: English

Is draft: No
Current page: Complete
Submitted to: Published Survey

Contact Information

1959 NE Pacific Street
Warren G. Magnuson Health Sciences Center, Suite H375
Seattle
Washington
98195
United States
Washington
Yes

Program Application Deadline

December 15, 2025
No
https://apply.grad.uw.edu/portal/gr_app
$90
December 15 - hard deadline - Expected Decision by: mid Feb
Yes

Program Description

The Comparative Health Outcomes, Policy, and Economics (CHOICE) Institute faculty, post-doctoral fellows and students conduct analyses of the comparative effectiveness, safety and cost-effectiveness of healthcare interventions to estimate value propositions and improve decision making by patients, clinicians, and policy makers.

The CHOICE Institute at the UW School of Pharmacy teaches you how to influence health policy and how to advance your research all the while modeling excellence. Our program offers an exceptional educational experience alongside highly engaged peers, faculty, and alumni. Our program is selective, accepting up to four new doctoral students a year. This allows for extraordinary access to our world-class faculty as well as peers who will challenge and engage you.

At UW, the six health sciences disciplines are co-located, allowing for innovative cross-discipline collaborations. Based in the biotech center of Seattle, The CHOICE Institute partners with numerous affiliate institutes, such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Institute for Health Metrics Evaluation, and many more. Faculty and students in pharmacy, medicine, dentistry, nursing, social work, and public health are uniquely positioned to take advantage of breakthrough research and medical technology opportunities.
Yes

Institution Information

Public
Yes
Fall
Yes

Degree Requirements

118
Research
Required
Required
Not Required
Required
Students complete courses in the fields of biostatistics, clinical trial design and analysis, health economics, epidemiology, and health policy in order to gain an in-depth understanding of the complex and interdisciplinary environment of outcomes research as a foundation. Total minimum credits required: 118
Yes

Degree Information

On Campus
Epidemiology, Health Outcomes, Health Policy, Health Services, Informatics, Pharmaceutical Science, Pharmacoeconomics, Pharmacy Policy, Public Health
Graduate training in the program prepares students for career opportunities in:

Academic and big data research, informatics and teaching
Pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device industries
Professional associations, health care insurance providers, and governmental agencies
Health-systems and managed care organizations
Non-profit organizations geared toward global health or pharmaceutical policy change
Yes

Program Statistics

Yes
4
Last academic year-country of origin of the accepted students:
1
3
3.85
Yes
Last academic year-graduates job placement:
1
2
Yes

GRE and Other Tests

Yes
Not Required or Recommended
Recommended GRE Score:
TOEFL or IELTS
For students for whom English is not their native language, results demonstrating proficiency in the English language on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) must be met. The minimum requirement for possible entrance to our program is a score of 100 on the TOEFLiBT or a IELTS overall band score of at least 7.0. The Graduate School states a lower score, but individual departments may adjust that for their requirements.
Yes

Letters of Recommendation

Yes
3
Yes

Other Admission Requirements

3.0
3.5
Requirements:
A professional degree in pharmacy, medicine, or a health-related discipline or a baccalaureate or master’s degrees in related fields such as epidemiology, economics, or public health.
Unofficial transcripts showing a minimum grade point average of 3.0
Official transcripts will be requested and verified by the Graduate School, only if offered admission.
A statement of personal background and goals
GRE scores
A curriculum vitae or resume
Three letters of reference
When requested, completion of a personal interview with the Graduate Admissions Committee
For students for whom English is not their native language, results demonstrating proficiency in the English language on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) must be met.
Yes

Financial Support

100
Tuition Waiver, Stipend, Research Assistantship, Teaching Assistantship, Department or University Scholarship, Other
N/A
We provide financial support to each entering student for up to two years through RAships, TAships, and research fellowships. After that, students are expected to seek their own scholarships, research assistantships or to compete for a limited number of endowed fellowships within the Department. Guidance is provided to locate external support.
Yes

Background Checks and Drug Screenings

We are not a participating PharmGrad program
We are not a participating PharmGrad program
Yes