Shine Academy Health Services Research Workshop

Discover how health decisions shape entire populations! Step into the world of Health Services Research (HSR)—exploring what it is, why it matters, and how your insights can drive real-world change.

What is Shine Academy?

An in-person, hands-on, three-day workshop introducing graduate students to Health Services Research (HSR 101). You’ll explore core system-level perspectives and get hands-on experience working directly with real administrative claims datasets (MarketScan and Medicaid) used in peer-reviewed research.

What You'll Learn:

Understand HSR Foundations: Explore core concepts of Health Services Research, population impact, and healthcare policy

Navigate Claims Data: Query and explore large-scale databases like MarketScan and Medicaid

Build Research Cohorts: Apply standard cohort-building methods from published HSR literature

Analyze & Interpret: Run practical analyses and understand payer population data limitations

Event Details:

This is a three-day workshop with the following dates: 10/16, 10/23, and 10/30, 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM