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The Center for Pharmacoepidemiology and Treatment Science (PETS) facilitates and performs innovative, multidisciplinary science related to the use and outcomes of therapeutics and diagnostics in large populations. The mission of the center is to advance pharmacoepidemiology and related fields by conducting world-class research and facilitating high-quality training. The nascent Center builds on strong existing faculty and research infrastructure and enjoys substantial support from Rutgers Biomedical and Health Science (RBHS). RBHS was created during the 2013 integration of the health professional schools from Rutgers University and the former University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. The eight schools, six centers and institutes and a behavioral health care network of RBHS collectively comprise one of America’s largest, most comprehensive university-based centers for studying and improving human health and health care. The Institute for Health, RBHS, and the substantial resources of Rutgers University offer a rich collaborative environment for conducting pharmacoepidemiology and health services research. RBHS is home to Rutgers Health Group, New Jersey’s largest multi-...specialty medical group that includes the state’s only NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center, a large behavioral health delivery system, and Robert Wood Johnson Partners, a commercial and Medicare ACO. RBHS partners with RWJBarnabas Health, the state’s largest healthcare delivery system. Research among these units expands considerably the opportunities for researchers. The Institute for Health has faculty and other researchers with considerable expertise in pharmacoepidemiology the social and clinical sciences, health research and policy, public health, and related fields. Its faculty have exceptional capacity to address the most pressing health and healthcare challenges. Considerable strength exists in the analysis of large, integrated health-related clinical and administrative datasets, national surveys, and other data. Researchers within PETS and the Institute have great depth of expertise and experience in the analysis of Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance data and the application of social science theory and advanced statistical techniques in large data sets.