Population Health Sciences Certificate

Program Director: Asheley Skinner, PhD, Director of Graduate Studies

Website: populationhealth.duke.edu/education/professional-certificate-population-health-sciences-research

The Professional Certificate in Population Health Sciences Research (PHSR) is a nondegree program in the Department of Population Health Sciences that offers healthcare professionals strong foundational training in population health sciences research via a flexible format. Participants will learn theoretically grounded, applied, and pragmatic interdisciplinary approaches to solve health and healthcare challenges.

The certificate program will train and prepare enrollees to:

• Address health and disease by integrating population-level thinking.

• Critically evaluate scientific evidence and its potential impact on populations.

• Apply population-level strategies in health promotion, clinical care, research, teaching, and health policy efforts.

• Conduct research according to the highest scientifically rigorous and ethical standards and serve the needs/values of the populations with which they interact.

• Understand the ever-changing healthcare landscape.

• Engage stakeholders.

• Develop and evaluate new models of healthcare delivery.

The certificate is for:

• Past or active employees in public health who want more specialized or analytical skills

• Established professionals in healthcare or government who want to incorporate advances in health services research

• Clinicians who want to focus on policy-relevant research to improve health and healthcare

Participants may complete the certificate over a period of up to 3 years, at their convenience, so that they may undertake their training while also continuing to work. Completion in 2 years is recommended; participants must complete all requirements within 3 years. The certificate is designed exclusively for professionals and is not available to any degree-seeking student, either at Duke or elsewhere.