About the T32 Postdoctoral Training Program in Translational Population Health and Data Science Using Service Member, Veteran and Civilian Healthcare Datasets

The NIH-funded T32 Big Data Analytics (BDA T32) postdoctoral training program at VCU Center for Rehabilitation Science and VCU Wright Center trains fellows in the use of Veteran and civilian mega-datasets to improve health and outcomes.

Fellows will work with a combination of mentors from different health domains and those with methodological expertise from the VCU schools of Medicine, Nursing, Dentistry, Pharmacy, and Public Health; the College of Engineering; the College of Health Professions; and Central Virginia Veterans Affairs Health Care System. Together, program mentors hold $20 million in active annual research funding.

Each fellow completes a tailored course of study to build the following skills:
 Data science, grant writing, publications, professional development, mentoring, and team science.
Potential areas of focus include:

  • Health services utilization and outcomes for beneficiaries on Medicare and Medicaid programs
  • Assessing health of service members transitioning from DoD to VA care
  • Exploring healthcare utilization and outcomes of dually-enrolled (CMS/VA) Veterans
  • Harmonizing CMS-VA-DOW datasets to understand the complex needs and outcomes of these populations
  • Comparing risk and protective factors for healthcare utilization and outcomes between civilians and military veterans 
  • Informing civilian population and individual-level interventions, research programs, and policy
  • Examining quality of services across military, veteran and civilian healthcare systems

Applicant eligibility

Candidates should have a doctorate (MD, DO, PhD, SciD) in a relevant discipline by the start of the fellowship from an accredited domestic or foreign educational institution. In addition, candidates should have demonstrated an interest in population health or data science, and experience working in and fostering a collaborative faculty, staff and student environment or commitment to do so as a postdoc at VCU. Candidates MUST have a green card or U.S. citizenship. 

Applications Opening Soon!

Application Process

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis and reviewed upon receipt. Available slots are dependent on the number of positions actively filled. All applications must include the following:

  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Statement of interest with applicant’s career goals, research accomplishments, experiences in practice/research, attributes and experiences that would provide value to training and research, and how participating in the VCU BDA T32 program would advance their career goals
  • Transcript(s)
  • Copies of sample publications and grants authored
  • Two letters of recommendation 

For information or questions about the T32 program, email hahnj2@vcu.edu.