Dr. Virginia Wang

Professor

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Biography

Virginia Wang is a Professor in the Department of Population Health Sciences and in the Department of Medicine at Duke University. She is a Core Faculty Member at the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy and a Core Investigator at the Health Services Research Center of Innovation to Accelerate Discovery and Practice Transformation at the Durham Veterans Affairs Health Care System. Dr. Wang holds a PhD in Health Policy Management with a focus on organizational behavior. Her research investigates the organizational influences on the provision of health services, provider strategies, performance, care coordination, and patient outcomes, particularly in complex chronic diseases. She has received support from various agencies including the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Dr. Wang's areas of expertise encompass health services research, organizational behavior, health policy, and program evaluation.

Research Interests

Courses

POPHS 706: Topics in Population Health Sciences II HLTHPOL 796T: Bass Connections Health Policy & Innovation Research Team HLTHPOL 795T: Bass Connections Health Policy & Innovation Research Team HLTHPOL 396T: Bass Connections Health Policy & Innovation Research Team HLTHPOL 395T: Health Policy & Innovation Research Team

Requirements for Duke University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.2
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Multivariable Calculus Introduction to Physics (mechanics) Introduction to Chemistry
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Specialization Notes

Department of Biomedical Engineering (MS program)