About the Center for health services research
Mission
The Center for Health Services Research supports the readiness of America’s Warfighter and improved health outcomes for the military community by building capacity throughout the Military Health System (MHS) to conduct health services research that support MHS goals, DoD’s mission, and the national security strategy.
Vision
By the end of CY2027, the Center for Health Services Research will be nationally recognized as the leader in MHS Health Services Research. We will produce actionable, outcomes-based policy recommendations and direct support that will improve health outcomes throughout the MHS and will be instrumental in supporting the MHS as it reimagines current care models and the healthcare experience throughout the continuum of care.
Center for Health Services Research Strategic Plan 2024-2028
CHSR Provides a health services research hub for:
- Research
- Direct Research Support
- Knowledge Translation
- Collaborative Partnerships
- Education & Training
- Enabling Expertise
- Intramural Funding
LEADERSHIP
Tracey Pérez Koehlmoos, PhD, MHA
Professor & Director of Doctoral Programs in Preventive Medicine & Biostatistics
Director, Center for Health Services Research
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Dr. Tracey Pérez Koehlmoos joined the faculty of the Uniformed Services University in July 2015 in order to lead the development of a robust health services administration and policy research and graduate programs in support of the US Military Health System. She is the Director of the Center for Health Services Research and the Director of Doctoral Programs in Public Health, with core teaching and graduate student advising responsibilities at USUHS and the National Defense University. Previously she served as the Special Assistant to the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps. With more than 150 publications and multimedia products, Dr. Koehlmoos is a health systems and policy scientist who specializes in leading complex tasks, program development and capacity building across the spectrum of health systems building blocks. Prior to transitioning to domestic and defense healthcare, she lived and worked in Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Indonesia. She cut her teeth in public health leading the Health & Family Planning Systems Programme at ICDDR,B in Dhaka Bangladesh. Her research areas of interest include health equity, value based care, women’s health, systematic review, and health and National Security. She serves as the National Secretary of the Gold Star Wives of America and as the Deputy Chair of the Cochrane Library Oversight Committee. A former Army Air Defense Artillery officer, she is the widow of COL Randall “Moose” Koehlmoos and mother of CPT Robert, Michael, and CDT David Koehlmoos.
Cathaleen Madsen, PhD
Program Manager, Center for Health Services Research
Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine
Assistant Professor, Preventative Medicine & Biostatistics
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Dr. Cathaleen Madsen joined the Center for Health Services Research in March 2019, having served previously as the Project Manager for the Low Value Care in the Military Health System/Comparative Effectiveness & Provider Induced Demand Collaboration (EPIC) Project. She is a skilled researcher and science writer with approximately 20 publications in areas such as telehealth, disparities, women's health, and low-value care, and is one of the only researchers in the nation to apply large-dataset techniques to the study of integrative medicine. Prior to joining the HJF/USUHS team, she obtained her PhD in Biosciences from George Mason University, where she investigated microRNA regulation in viral infections.
for more information about the chsr or to request support, please contact dr. cathaleen madsen at cathaleen.madsen.ctr@usuhs.edu