The CHOICE Institute was established in the summer of 2017. Previously known as the Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research and Policy Program, it is hosted within the Department of Pharmacy at the University.
Mission Statement
Research: Develop innovative methods and generate actionable evidence about the effectiveness, safety, and value of medical products and services that improve decision making in health care and policy.
Training: Provide transformative training in health economics, outcomes research, and policy analysis to meet contemporary health care challenges regionally, nationally, and globally.
Service: Be a leading resource on the effectiveness, safety, and value of medical products and services by providing expertise and facilitating collaborations at the regional, national, and global level.
The CHOICE Leadership
Anirban Basu, PhD
Stergachis Family Endowed Director, The CHOICE Institute
Professor, Pharmacy and Health Systems & Population Health
Adjunct Professor, Economics
Jing Li, PhD
Associate Director, The CHOICE Institute
Associate Professor of Health Economics, Department of Pharmacy
Josh Carlson, PhD
Director of Graduate Program, The CHOICE Institute
Professor, The CHOICE Institute, Department of Pharmacy
Affiliate Investigator, Cancer Prevention Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Douglas Barthold, PhD
Associate Director of Graduate Program, The CHOICE Institute
Research Associate Professor, The CHOICE Institute, Department of Pharmacy
Marina Gano, M.Ed.
Graduate Program & Operations Manager, The CHOICE Institute