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Dissertation Proposal Defense by Shireen Hayatghaibi, MA, MPH: How Much Does an MRI of the Brain Cost? A Multi-Institutional Assessment of Provider Costs Using Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing

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January 22
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
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Shireen Hayatghaibi
832-798-7649
shireen.hayatghaibi.1@uth.tmc.edu

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Dissertation Proposal Defense by Shireen Hayatghaibi, MA, MPH| PhD Candidate| Committee Members: Dr. Cecilia Ganduglia Cazaban, MD, Dr.PH (Dissertation Chair); Dr. J. Michael Swint, PhD (Dissertation Supervisor); Dr. Osama Mikhail, PhD (Minor Advisor); Dr. Xianglin Du, MB, MS, PhD (Minor Advisor); Dr. Jonathan Dillman, MD, MSc (External Member); Dr. Yu-Ting Huang, PhD (External Member)| Presentation will be held via WebEx

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https://uthealth.webex.com/uthealth/j.php?MTID=mc988e2514cc0ecee1158f59d19079e9d

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