Vision, Mission and Values

Vision

The best possible health for all people

Advancing collaborative research and education that improves health and well-being for all individuals and their communities

Impact: We aspire to having impact beyond academia, to the benefit of practice, policy, culture, community, and the health and well-being of all people and society
Justice: We seek to identify, dismantle, and replace all policies, practices, attitudes and cultural messages that reinforce or fail to eliminate differential outcomes by race, ethnicity, language, age, or sexual or gender identity
Health Equity: We aspire to improve the health for all people, eliminating disparities, and advancing equity
Diversity: We strive for diversity and inclusion in our workforce and our partnerships
Respect: We value honesty, transparency, and the unique contributions made by all collaborators and partners
Collaboration: We regard collaboration among diverse people and organizations as essential for maximizing innovation and impact
Research Excellence: We stand for exceptional and ethical science and for methodologic rigor
Sharing Knowledge and Benefits: We value the sharing of what we know and learn with all collaborators and stakeholders

Provide a nexus for multidisciplinary collaboration among academic and stakeholder experts
Invest in partnerships, people, and research programs that advance population health & health equity
Support Centers that bring together people and research programs that share common goals, methods, & partners

Partnership brokering with public health & community stakeholders
Development, measurement, & analysis of patient reported outcomes
Harmonization & analysis of public health, clinical, & research data
Quasi-experimental & mixed methods research to inform interventions, policy, and practice
Practical use of the NM Enterprise Data Warehouse for planning and conducting research
Pragmatic trials that leverage the largest academically affiliated healthcare delivery system in Illinois
Biostatistical and econometric methods essential to rigorous comparative effectiveness research

Large and small group events, bringing together scientific and stakeholder communities
Individual consultations with members and stakeholder groups
Group consultations (studios) for partnership and proposal development purposes
Assistance acquiring institutional pilot grants and/or vouchers
Communication briefs for dissemination to the press and targeted stakeholder groups
Weekly IPHAM Seminars – presentations on new research or provocative issues
Partnering with Feinberg departmental leaders to recruit new faculty to NU/IPHAM
Collaboration & grants management support for large center grants/contracts

Educational programs for certificate or degree credit
- Health Services & Outcomes Research (certificate; MS; PhD)
- Healthcare Quality & Patient Safety (certificate; MS; PhD)
- Public Health (MPH – Generalist or concentration in Epidemiology; Community Health; or Global Health)
- Biostatistics (MS)
- Medical Humanities & Bioethics (MA)
Post-Doctoral Fellowship Training (T32) in Health Services and Outcomes Research
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research K12 Program (NU-PATIENT)
Learning Health Systems Research Training K12 Program (ACCELERAT)
Mentoring for junior faculty members on K or other career development awards