Program Description

Through National Research Service Awards (NRSA), funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, the University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health offers advanced multidisciplinary training in mental health economics and the pharmacoeconomics of mental health.

Trainees will have the opportunity to work with Berkeley faculty from the School of Public Health, the Department of Economics, and the Goldman School of Public Policy, and with the School of Pharmacy at UC San Francisco.

The program provides stipends and support for travel, as well as health insurance for the postdoctoral trainees. Awards allow selected trainees to gain 1 or more years of training and experience in applying research methods to the economic evaluation of mental health financing, services, and policies, with an opportunity for special attention to pharmacoeconomics.

Trainee Eligibility Requirements

Postdoctoral fellowships are open to those with training in health economics and a PhD from a school of Public Health, Public Policy, or a closely related field, or those with a PhD in Economics and demonstrated interest and competence in health economics. Strong quantitative skills are necessary.

Trainees are required to pursue their research training on a full-time basis, devoting at least 40 hours per week to the program.

To be appointed to a training position supported by a NRSA research training grant, an individual must be a citizen or non-citizen national of the United States or must have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence, i.e., possess a currently valid Alien Registration Receipt Card I-551. Non-citizen national are generally persons born in outlying possessions of the United States (e.g., American Samoa). Individuals on temporary or student visas are not eligible.

Program Application

Individuals interested in applying to the Mental Health Economics Training Program can apply directly with the University of California, Berkeley office using the application below:

Mental Health Economics Training Program Application