Research Training and Education

AHRQ's Research Training Opportunities

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) provides a variety of funding opportunities designed to support and enhance the education and career development of health services researchers. AHRQ’s training opportunities are designed to prepare researchers to address the vast changes occurring in health care delivery. Please see general information about the various predoctoral, postdoctoral, and career development opportunities sponsored by AHRQ. Research Training and Career Development activities are administered by the Division of Research Education in the Office of Extramural Research, Education and Priority Populations (OEREP).

Individual Programs:

AHRQ provides an array of career development grants and research training opportunities focusing on health services research.

Institutional Programs:

AHRQ supports institutions to recruit trainees and scholars to participate in research training programs in health services research.

Patient-Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR) Programs:

AHRQ supports career development programs to build capacity in PCOR methods.