Section of Health Services Research

IQuESt/ HSR Faculty and Staff 2024

• IQuESt is organized into four dynamic research programs—Implementation, Innovation & Evaluation; Behavioral Health; Health Policy, Quality & Informatics; and Clinical Effectiveness & Population Health—each supported by cores in Administration, Education, and Methodology to drive impactful, multidisciplinary research.
• In FY2024, faculty secured over $10.5M in new grant funding, including major awards from AHRQ, NIH, VA, DoD, and ADA. Notable PIs include Drs. Barbara Trautner, Larissa Grigoryan, Andrea Bradford, Kathryn Kanzler, and Laura Petersen, whose COIN renewal totals $4.45M.
• National honors reflect the section’s thought leadership: Dr. Hardeep Singh received the Mark L. Graber Diagnostic Quality Award and joined WHO and NQF steering committees; Dr. Bhavika Kaul was selected as a National Academy of Medicine Scholar in Diagnostic Excellence.
• Dr. Darius Dawson earned national recognition as a 2024 Emerging Leader by the Anxiety & Depression Association of America for his innovative work in mental health care delivery, while Dr. Andrew Zimolzak received Best Oral Abstract at the Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine.
• IQuESt’s HSR Grand Rounds foster scholarly exchange across four seminar types: Research in Progress, Job Talks, Visiting Professors, and Workshops. Development activities include trainings like “Insights Discovery,” which builds self-awareness and leadership effectiveness in early-career faculty.
• Leadership transitions signal continued growth: Dr. Anita Chary was named Associate Director of the BCM Medical Scientist Training Program, Dr. Kyler Godwin now leads BCM’s Institute for Continuing Professional Development in QI/Patient Safety, and Dr. Jessica Davila is the new Deputy Director of BCM’s Institute for Clinical and Translational Research.
• Largest Health Services Research Center in the Southwest United States
• $29.9 million in federal grant funding
• 89 Career Development Awards funded (11 current)
• 81 faculty from eight departments and nine sections in the Department of Medicine. Of 81 IQuEST faculty, more than one-third are former IQuEST fellows
• 64% of faculty are women and from UiM groups
• Investigators published 307 manuscripts in 195 peer-reviewed journals within the past year
• Clinical faculty are located at the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center, Ben Taub Hospital, and Texas Children’s Hospital