One way AcademyHealth works to improve both the supply and quality of health services research is by assessing the skills and composition of the HSR workforce, and building programs that respond to emerging needs. This section includes evidence on the makeup of the HSR workforce as well as programs to improve and support its diversity and relevance.
The March edition of the Paradigm Project’s newsletter, The Blueprint, continues the Project’s tradition of looking outside of HSR to inspire innovation by highlighting lessons learned from journalists, a scientist who developed a YouTube channel, and a new paper by Dr. Jonathan Grant for AcademyHealth’s Paradigm Project that reviews nine approaches from other fields to incentivizing academic research to bolster social impact, as well as five “provocations” for AcademyHealth to consider.
Research into the way health systems function and affect communities should make a meaningful impact on the lives of the people and places studied. A new paper, commissioned by AcademyHealth’s Paradigm Project, offers new strategies to increase the societal impact that health researchers can have on the communities they study.
February’s edition of the Blueprint includes an update on the upcoming Paradigm Project expert meetings, articles to improve the methodology, impact, and timeliness of health services research, and resources on diversity, equity, and inclusion.
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the dynamics of networking. This tip sheet offers practical guidance for how to network at a virtual conference and make meaningful connections.
AcademyHealth President and CEO Dr. Lisa Simpson reflects on the passing of her teacher and mentor Dr. Philip R. Lee, a founding leader of health policy research, highlighting three lessons that have shaped her work over the last 30 years.
After several years of working to diversify the health services research (HSR) workforce and build a community through networking and mentoring, we want and need to do much more to accelerate systemic change.
In the second of a two-part series, AcademyHealth President and CEO Lisa Simpson highlights three strategies aimed at addressing the wide variation in the degree of disruption, disproportionate impact, and decision-making capacity across states and localities.
In the first of a two-part series, AcademyHealth President and CEO Lisa Simpson reflects on four challenges that need immediate attention to repair the fractured and failed health system.
AcademyHealth senior staff reflect on the purpose of conferences and meetings, how AcademyHealth is adapting to a virtual environment, and ask readers to complete a short survey.
