Jen-Yu (Amy) Chang
BSc (Pharm), MSc (ClinPharm)
Population Health, School of Medicine and Population Health
PhD student
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Population Health, School of Medicine and Population Health
Regent Court (ScHARR)
30 Regent Street
Sheffield
S1 4DA
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I am a PhD student based in the Wellcome Trust Doctoral Training Centre in Public Health, Economics and Decision Science (PHEDS). During my first year, I engaged in several research attachments, including exploring appropriate response options in preference-based outcome measures, uncertainties in health economic models, and characteristics of sustained participation in Parkrun events.
Before joining SCHARR, I earned a BSc in Pharmacy and an MSc in Clinical Pharmacy at the National Taiwan University, where I underwent both health research and bedside clinical training. My masters thesis evaluated the cost-effectiveness of a pharmacist-led anticoagulation service. I gained public sector experience by interning at Taiwan's health technology assessment body, the Center for Drug Evaluation.
After my masters I joined the School of Pharmacy at National Taiwan University as a Research Assistant. Within this post, I was predominantly responsible for oncology economic evaluation projects. I also performed analyses in other collaboration projects covering a wide range of topics using surveys and nationwide claims databases. These included EQ-5D-5L evaluation and health care utilization/epidemiology studies in oncology and maternal health. Additionally, I worked as a part-time community pharmacist from time to time.
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My current research interests lie in health economic modelling and related research methodologies with an emphasis on the comparison of treatment sequences. From a wider perspective, I am interested in applying causal inference methods and using real-world data to inform economic evaluation.
I am an active learner and keen on having exposure to innovative analytical methods and interdisciplinary research.
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I have led tutorials for an MBChB module about medical research design, and critical appraisals of RCTs and systematic reviews. I am also a peer mentor for incoming PhD students.