Healthcare Delivery Science (Advanced Certificate)
Program Description
The Certificate in Healthcare Delivery Science provides students with the tools and knowledge to develop, test, and share strategies to improve the delivery of healthcare. The program focuses on the unique methods and areas of healthcare delivery science, which include implementation science, quality of care improvement, patient safety, change management, and institutional policy.
Applicants are expected to have completed a masters or doctoral degree or have experience in or plans to participate in a relevant field of research. The program is open to NYU Langone–affiliated healthcare professionals, including dental, medical, and nursing school postdoctoral trainees and faculty, members of H+H affiliates of the NYU Clinical and Translational Science Institute, and individuals from other institutions affiliated with the Clinical and Translational Science Awards of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
As part of this nine-credit certificate program, you complete the following courses: Healthcare Delivery Science, Analytic Techniques for Healthcare Delivery Science, and a third course of your choosing. For the third course you may choose from Advanced Biostatistical Analysis, Advanced Epidemiology, Health Services Research, or Introduction to Dissemination and Implementation Science Research. When you complete the program, you receive a New York State–approved Certificate in Healthcare Delivery Science. Read the full course descriptions for the Certificate in Healthcare Delivery Science.
Admissions
Admission to the Advanced Certificate program requires the following:
- Online Application
- Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Personal Statement
- Transcript
- Letters of Recommendation
- Letter of financial responsibility
Admission is selective and based on the applicant’s prior academic record and professional achievements.
Due to constraints relevant to US immigration regulations, applicants who will need an F-1 or J-1 student visa are not eligible to apply to certificate programs.
Students currently enrolled in the MSCI program cannot be admitted to nor simultaneously enrolled in our Advanced Certificate Programs.