Public and Population Health Informatics Fellowship

THE PROGRAM

The Indiana Training Program in Public & Population Health (PPH) Informatics is a fellowship program designed to educate and train the next generation of public health informaticians and is supported by the National Library of Medicine. The Program offers pre- and post-doctoral fellowships through the IU Fairbanks School of Public Health and leverages the Regenstrief Institute Public Health Informatics program to offer research opportunities.

Within the program, trainees work on projects such as:

• managing and analyzing large datasets in healthcare or public health organizations;
• developing and using analytical methods to address population health challenges;
• translating basic and clinical research findings into operational population-based settings;
• designing, developing and evaluating health IT programs and tools in PPH Informatics; and
• using social and/or behavioral science disciplines (e.g., economics, sociology, psychology and applying concepts and methods from these disciplines and their applied counterparts (e.g., organizational behavior, human-computer interaction) to solve PPH problems.

Pre-doctoral fellowship

Fellows will be actively enrolled in one of three PhD programs at the IU Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health at IUPUI
Trainees in all PhD tracks will conduct active PHI research with IU and Regenstrief Institute faculty in conjunction with health systems, local, state, and federal public health agencies.
Our National Library of Medicine grant covers tuition, health insurance, books, and travel expenses as well as provides a monthly stipend of $2,000 for living expenses.

Post-doctoral fellowship

Fellows will complete a customized plan of study in PPH Informatics while conducting research with faculty mentors at Indiana University and the Regenstrief Institute.
Training will include grant writing, teaching, and PPH service to prepare individuals for research-oriented careers.
Salary levels follow the NIH standard guidelines for post-doctoral fellows. Find more information here.

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Eligibility & Application Information

Eligibility Requirements

Pre-doctoral candidates must be:

Admitted to the IU Fairbanks School of Public Health in a doctoral program in Epidemiology or Health Policy & Management, with a focus on public health informatics
U.S. citizens or permanent residents per NIH policy.

Post-doctoral candidates must:

Possess a doctoral degree in information science, computer science or health science (e.g., PhD, DrPH), or a doctorate in a clinical science (e.g., MD, DDS/DMD, PharmD)
Have a relevant background in public health research, information science, computer science, data science, or a clinical research background
Individuals with a background primarily in laboratory-based research are typically not appropriate candidates for this fellowship opportunity
Ideal candidates typically include those with a strong background in informatics, analytics, or public health
U.S. citizens or permanent residents per NIH policy.

For additional questions about eligibility, please submit an inquiry through our Contact Us form (right).

Application Information

Pre-doctoral Fellowship

Individuals interested in the pre-doctoral fellowship program will apply through SOPHAS when they apply for admission to the doctoral program with the Indiana University Fairbanks School of Public Health.

Post-doctoral Fellowship

Have more questions about applying for the pre- or post-doctoral fellowship opportunities? Please submit an inquiry through our Contact Us form (right).

LEADERSHIP & TEAM

Brian E. Dixon, PhD, MPA

Titus K. Schleyer, DMD, PhD

Ashley Wiensch Program Manager

Jessica Halterman Project Manager

FACULTY MENTORS

Shaun Grannis, MD, MS

Eneida Mendonca, MD, PhD

Thankam Thyvalikakath, DMD, MDS, PhD

Joshua R. Vest, PhD, MPH

SELECTED WORKS & PUBLICATIONS

Ho YA, Allen K, Tao G, Patel CG, Arno JN, Broyles AA, Dixon BE.
Provider Adherence to Syphilis Testing Guidelines Among Stillbirth Cases.
Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 2020 Oct;47(10):686-690. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001230. PMID: 32936603; PMCID: PMC7494952.

Ho YA, Rahurkar S, Tao G, Patel CG, Arno JN, Wang J, Broyles AA, Dixon BE.
Validation of ICD-10-CM Codes for Identifying Cases of Chlamydia and Gonorrhea.
Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 2020 Jul 31:10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001257. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001257. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32740450; PMCID: PMC7855200.

Apathy NC, Harle CA, Vest JR, Morea J, Menachemi N.
Use of Electronic Health Records on Days Off: Comparing Physicians to Other EHR Users.
Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2020 Aug 3. doi: 10.1007/s11606-020-06078-5. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32748344.

Apathy NC, Vest JR, Adler-Milstien J, Blackburn J, Dixon BE, Harle CA.
Practice and market factors associated with provider volume of health information exchange.
Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. 2021 Mar 1:ocab024. doi: 10.1093/jamia/ocab024. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33674854.

Apathy NC, Menser T, Keeran LM, Ford EW, Harle CA, Huerta TR.
Trends and Gaps in Awareness of Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Tests From 2007 to 2014.
American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2018 Jun;54(6):806-813. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2018.02.013. Epub 2018 Apr 12. PMID: 29656919.

Balio CP, Wiley KK Jr, Greene MS, Vest JR.
Opioid-Related Emergency Department Encounters: Patient, Encounter, and Community Characteristics Associated With Repeated Encounters.
Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2020 May;75(5):568-575. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2019.12.005. Epub 2020 Jan 23. PMID: 31983498.

Ojo OC, Arno JN, Tao G, Patel CG, Zhang Z, Wang J, Holderman J, Dixon BE.
Gonorrhea testing, morbidity, and reporting using an integrated sexually transmitted disease registry in Indiana: 2004-2016.
International Journal of STD & AIDS. 2021 Jan;32(1):30-37. doi: 10.1177/0956462420953718. Epub 2020 Sep 30. PMID: 32998639; PMCID: PMC7856065.