Certificate in Social Medicine

Growing national and international trends call for better educational and training frameworks to define requirements, apply principles, teach processes and measure the competency of physicians. The Certificate in Social Medicine is designed to address these needs and enhance the learning experiences for residents to achieve program competencies. Medical residents and program directors will collaborate with their knowledge and skills working together in this graduate-level program.

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ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS

The Graduate Certificate Program in Social Medicine evaluates the overall quality of applicants, including academic achievement, personal motivation, knowledge about the public health profession, health care and life experiences and recommendations.

Criteria for admission to the certificate program are as follows.

• Applicant must hold a bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degree from a regionally accredited college or university.
• Cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or above on a 4.0 scale is preferred.
• Applicants enrolled in another area of study within Nova Southeastern University must be in good academic standing and provide a letter of recommendation from the dean or program director of that program.
• All application materials must be received in a timely manner.

CURRICULUM

Students will complete a total of 5 courses (3 credits each):

Public Health- Choose 1 (3 credits)

• PUH 5512 - Health Policy Planning and Management (Fall, Winter)
• PUH 5430 – Epidemiology (Fall, Winter)
• PUH 5301 - Biostatistics (Fall, Winter)
• PUH 6120 - Public Health Program Planning and Evaluations (Winter)
• PUH 5201 - Foundations of Public Health (Fall)

Biomedical Informatics- Choose 1 (3 credits)

• MI 5100 - Survey of Medical Informatics (Fall, Winter, Summer)
• MI 6405 - Public Health Informatics (Fall, Winter, Summer)
• MI 6407 - Grant Writing (Fall, Winter, Summer)
• MI 6421 - Geographical Information Systems (Fall, Winter, Summer)
• MI 6413 - Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt for Health Care (Fall, Winter, Summer)

Disaster and Emergency Management- Choose 1 (3 credits)

• DEM 6424 - Community Disaster Preparedness (Winter, Summer)
• DEM 6404 - Community Planning, Response, and Recovery for Families and Children (Winter)
• DEM 6510 - Public Health Issues in Disaster and Emergency Preparedness (Fall)
• DEM 6500 - Epidemiology of Disasters (Summer)

Elective- choose a course from any of those listed above (3 credits)

Global Health Experience (3 credits)

• PUH 5314 Global Health
• 30 hours of approved community service
• Participation in 1 KPCOM- NSU medical outreach program

Total credits: 15

CONTINUATION OF STUDY

At the completion of the Certificate in Social Medicine program, students will have completed course offerings which may be applied to a master degree in one of the following 3 programs.

• Master of Public Health
• Master of Biomedical Informatics
• Master of Science in Disaster and Emergency Management

Courses underlined are accepted in all three programs

Students must follow the application process for the respective chosen program, but the credits earned for the courses taken in earning the certificate will be transferred to the degree program.

TUITION AND FEES

Tuition for 2021-2022 per credit hour is below. A Health Professions Division general access fee of $145 is required each year. An NSU registration fee of $30 and a student services fee of $500 per semester for two or more courses and $250 per semester for one course, not to exceed $1,500 annually, are also required.

• Department of Biomedical Informatics (MI) $742 per credit.
• Department of Public Health (PUH) $634 per credit.
• Disaster and Emergency Management (DEM) $616 per credit.