The Health Services Research (HSR) Center, a cooperative initiative between the departments of medicine and surgery in the Emory University School of Medicine, is committed to advancing
The center supports health services research studies that aim to enhance, improve, and revise healthcare systems so that they can perform at the highest quality, value, and deliver the best patient outcomes. It aims to not only have an impact on Emory University and Emory Healthcare’s
The HSR Center is designed to deliver patient-centered outcomes through the promotion of health services research that aligns academic research with clinical care delivery. Faculty experts in three major domains of health services research are a critical component of the center and serve as mentors and advisors to trainees and junior HSR faculty. These domains, or areas of concentration, are defined as patient-level, which is concerned with disease prevention and management; micro-system level, which understands the local provision of care; and macro-system level, which focuses on the healthcare delivery system.
To maximize its location in a multi-organizational, high achievement environment, the center will nurture collaborative efforts in health services research across the Emory School of Medicine, Rollins School of Public Health, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Grady Memorial Hospital, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, the Atlanta VA Medical Center, and other related Emory departments and school areas that do similar research.
Our Mission
To advance healthcare access, quality, value, and outcomes of all patients and populations through scientific inquiry and innovative solutions.
Our Vision
Be a national leader in advancing innovative health services research.
Our Values
We are committed to equitable, patient-centered care, and scientific rigor.
We embrace excellence, innovation, and collaboration.
We treat everyone with respect and compassion.
We promote diversity, equity, and inclusion.
We steward our resources responsibly.
We act with integrity.
WHSC Strategic Plan
"When I joined the Woodruff Health Sciences Center in February 2016, I was eager and proud to join an outstanding institution with the talent and drive to redefine the practice of medicine, the education of health professionals, advances in basic and clinical science, and the national dialogue around how we approach health and healing. Through the work of an extraordinary team, the WHSC continues to lead in ways that are both profound and transformative."
Jonathan S. Lewin, MD
Executive Vice President for Health Affairs, Emory University
Executive Director, Woodruff Health Sciences Center
President, CEO, and Chairman of the Board, Emory Healthcare