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Founded in 1987, CHEPA is a world-class interdisciplinary health research centre that is home to the largest concentration of health economists and health policy analysts in Canada.
CHEPA researchers bring together a rich set of intellectual resources to tackle complex health and health care problems from a variety of perspectives such as economics, political science, ethics and sociology.
It has earned international and national recognition for its significant contributions to research, education and policy, and is known for its work in the fields of knowledge transfer, economic evaluation, health technology assessment, health human resources, and needs-based and primary care funding models.
New research chairholder will study Ontario's health human resources needs
The doctor shortage, health care budgets and the number of different types of health professionals needed in the province of Ontario are examples of the issues McMaster’s new Ontario Research Chair in Health Human Resources will tackle.
Arthur Sweetman has been named the inaugural holder of the new position funded by an endowment from the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care as part of the province’s health human resources strategy - Health Force Ontario. Sweetman will join the University July 1.
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Recruitment underway for research chair in health equity
McMaster University is seeking an outstanding researcher to assume the newly established Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis/Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Chair in Health Equity.
Candidates should be mid-career scholars leading successful research programs around the theme of equity in health services, systems and/or health, with relevant training in any of several fields such as health policy, health economics, geography, ethics or public health.
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