Research Training Programs
Penn LDI currently offers several training programs, ranging from an undergraduate to a postdoctoral program.
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Center for Improving Care Delivery for the Aging (CICADA)
Training researchers from underrepresented backgrounds in health services research as it applies to aging Americans.
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Get Experience in Aging Research Undergraduate Program (GEAR UP)
A 15-month fellowship in the demography and economics of aging and health care for undergraduates from underrepresented backgrounds.
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LDI-Penn Dental Summer Health Services Research Fellowship
A 10-week fellowship in health services and policy research for first-year Penn Dental students.
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Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
A two-year position for recent graduates of doctoral programs in economics or related disciplines.
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Summer Undergraduate Mentored Research Program (SUMR)
Celebrating 24 years of inspiring the next generation of health services researchers.