Jen-Yu (Amy) Chang

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.