One workspace, two graduate programs

Research tools built for your program

Run a public health evidence synthesis or a healthcare management literature review. Each program has its own sources, tools, and workflow.

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Choose your program

MPH

Master of Public Health

Public health students completing reviews, meta-analyses, and capstones.

  • Frame PICO and PECOT questions
  • Search 13 health and science sources
  • Screen, appraise, pool, and report

Example question

“Do community health worker programs reduce maternal mortality in low-income countries?”

13 health and science sources · 16 tools

MHA/MBA

Health Administration and Business Administration

Healthcare management and business students writing research-based papers.

  • Search management, economics, and health services research
  • See ABS, ABDC, and FT50 journal ratings
  • Turn sources into themes, gaps, and a bibliography

Example question

“How does nurse staffing affect hospital financial performance?”

13 literature sources and 3 data sources · 10 tools

Which program fits you?

Pick by the kind of paper you are writing, not your degree title.

MPH

Best for
Systematic and scoping reviews, meta-analyses, capstones
Typical question
Does an intervention improve a health outcome?
Method
PICO or PECOT, then a PRISMA-aligned synthesis
You finish with
A documented, reproducible evidence synthesis
Signature tools
Screening, risk of bias, GRADE, meta-analysis, PRISMA

MHA/MBA

Best for
Management literature reviews, strategy and policy papers
Typical question
How does a decision affect cost, quality, or performance?
Method
Ranked literature with journal-quality context
You finish with
A well-sourced review with credible journals
Signature tools
Journal rankings, projects, comprehensive review

Not sure? One free account opens both workspaces.

In both programs

The same standards apply whichever workspace you use.

AI with guardrails

AI helps organize and summarize evidence. Every output points back to papers you can check yourself.

Evidence you can inspect

Retraction flags, free full-text links, and source details travel with every paper you save.

Exports that fit

Send references to Zotero, Mendeley, EndNote, RIS, BibTeX, or CSV when you are ready to write.

ZoteroMendeleyEndNoteRevManRayyanR/metaExcelRISBibTeXCSV

Before you get started

What is Mastering Scholar?

A research workspace for graduate students with two programs: MPH for public health evidence synthesis, and MHA/MBA for healthcare management and business research.

Which program should I choose?

Choose MPH if you are running a systematic review, scoping review, or meta-analysis. Choose MHA/MBA if you are writing a management or business literature review and want journal ratings alongside results.

Can I use both programs?

Yes. One free account opens both workspaces, and you can switch between them at any time.

Do I need an account?

You can explore both programs without one. Create a free account to run searches and save your work.

Can I rely on AI output as research evidence?

AI output is a starting point. Check claims, citations, extracted data, and suggested assessments against the original studies before using them in academic work.

Choose your program and start

Create a free account to run your first search. Both workspaces are included.

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