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Address 1: 4849 Martin Luther King Blvd









Address 2: Health 2









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City: Houston









State: Texas









Zip/Postal Code: 77204-5000









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Program Location:: Texas









Admissions Office Contact(s)::
- Name: Neha Valji
  Title: Program Director
  Office: 6010, H2
  Phone (Work): 713-743-3517
  Email: copgrad@central.uh.edu
- Name: Cyrena Bell
  Title: Graduate Advisor
  Phone (Work): 713-743-4188
  Email: copgrad@central.uh.edu










Institutional Website::
- https://uh.edu/pharmacy/prospective-students/graduate-programs/phop/










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Program Application Deadline
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Application Deadline
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What is your application deadline for the upcoming academic year?: January 03, 2026









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Is your program participating in PharmGrad?: No









Link to Application: https://uh.edu/pharmacy/prospective-students/graduate-programs/phd-graduate-admissions/













Application Fee:: $50 domestic; $80 international









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Program Description
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Program Description:
The concentration in Pharmaceutical Health Outcomes and Policy (PHOP) provides students with opportunities and experiences to address critical issues in cost, access, and quality of pharmaceutical care from clinical, sociobehavioral, economic, organizational, and technological perspectives. Traditional and innovative areas of pharmaceutical health outcomes research include pharmacoepidemiology, pharmacoeconomics, comparative effectiveness, patient-centered outcomes, implementation science, population health, data science, and translational research.

The graduate program offers learning and experiences in health care systems, sociobehavioral sciences, health care quality, biostatistics, advanced regression analyses, research methods, and design, pharmacoepidemiology, and pharmacoeconomics. Elective courses such as patient-reported outcomes and risk adjustment provide advanced learning experiences, along with the opportunities to participate in grant proposal writing as well as teaching and research practicums.

The graduate program is enhanced through its collaboration with world-renowned institutions at the Texas Medical Center, such as the Univ. of Texas Health Sciences Center and MD Anderson Cancer Center, and other UH colleges and departments, including the Bauer College of Business Administration's MBA program (accredited by the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business), and the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Dept. of Economics that offers Ph.D. and M.A. in Applied Economics.

Graduates of this program are prepared to become scientists, directors, and professors with a philosophy based on excellence in teaching, research, and service in the areas of Health Economics and Outcomes Research. Welcoming its first students in 2009, UHCOP's PHOP Ph.D. program – now offered as a concentration of the Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences – is celebrating its 14-year anniversary and has a 100 percent job placement rate for its graduates.











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Institution Information
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Is your institution public or private?: Public









Is your program accepting applications for this program?: Yes









Program Start Term:: Fall









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Degree Requirements
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Credits Required for Degree: : 75









Required Rotations:: Research









Seminars:: Required









College-based Qualifying/Comprehensive Exam:: Required









Other Qualifying Exams or Certifications:: Not Required









Thesis/Dissertation:: Required









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Degree Information
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Delivery Method: On Campus









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Area(s) of Study:: Administrative Science, Behavioral Science, Biometrics/Biostatistics, Education, Epidemiology, Health Outcomes, Health Policy, Health Services, Informatics, Pharmaceutical Marketing, Pharmaceutical Science, Pharmacoeconomics, Pharmacotherapy, Pharmacy Communication, Pharmacy Marketing, Pharmacy Policy, Public Health, Regulatory Science, Social Science, Translational Science









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Program Statistics
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Have you previously enrolled students in this program?: Yes









Last academic year-number of accepted students for your program:: 4









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International: 4













Last academic year-average overall GPA of the accepted students:: 3.6









Have you graduated your first class for this program?: Yes









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Last 5 academic years-estimated average years of study to graduation:: 5









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 Is the GRE required?: Yes









Is a GRE Subject Test Required or Recommended?:     Not Required or Recommended 









Oldest GRE considered:: 3 yrs









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Are any of the following tests required for international applicants?: TOEFL or IELTS









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Letters of Recommendation
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Letters of Recommendation:
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Are letters of recommendations required by your program?: Yes









 If yes, how many letters of recommendation are required?: 3













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Must be signed and on letterhead from teachers or supervisors familiar with the applicant's work.










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Other Admission Requirements
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Minimum overall GPA considered:: 3.0









Recommended overall GPA considered:: 3.0









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GPAs under 3.0 can be petitioned, with special circumstances










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Financial Support
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Percentage of students receiving financial support:: 100









Type of financial support available:: Tuition Waiver, Stipend, Research Assistantship, Teaching Assistantship, Department or University Scholarship









What is the minimum financial support for eligible students apart from tuition remission?: $29,630.00









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Stipend is $29,630 per year, along with a tuition waiver, and health insurance. 










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Background Checks and Drug Screenings
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Is your institution participating in the PharmGrad-facilitated Criminal Background Check (CBC) Service?: We are not a participating PharmGrad program









Is your institution participating in the PharmGrad-facilitated Drug Screening Service?: We are not a participating PharmGrad program









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