Current funding trends reflect an emphasis on research that looks for ways to translate what has been learned in controlled settings into positive outcomes in clinical practice and community health. This research requires the ability to:
consider multiple factors that interact to influence a community or organization;
form and manage research partnerships with communities and organizations;
evaluate whether a health intervention or prevention method works or will be used; and
articulate policy implications of health issues and interventions.
The Certificate in Implementation Science and Community Health Outcomes focuses on the development of these skills.
The Certificate addresses a well-documented gap in what should be a continuum between basic health and medical research discoveries and the application of those discoveries in clinical and public health practice. To bridge this gap new discoveries must move beyond efficacy studies to research that tests effectiveness in real-world settings, exploring factors that facilitate or impede positive health outcomes. This research requires engagement among community members, organizations, clinicians and researchers as partners in the research process and draws on a distinct set of skills. This certificate focuses on the development of skills to engage successfully in clinical and community health outcomes research.
Graduate, professional and Capstone students may enroll in the Certificate program. (Course requirements are the same for all.)
The Graduate Certificate is for students currently enrolled in any of the approved graduate programs at UW-Madison. It is intended to supplement basic research training. 1
The Professional Certificate is for students enrolled in professional programs at UW-Madison: Doctor of Medicine (MD), Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD), Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM), Juris Doctorate (JD), Master of Public Health (MPH), and Doctorate in Nursing Practice (DNP).
The Capstone Certificate is for non-degree-seeking students looking for specialized training in translational and outcomes research. Applicants must have completed a minimum of a baccalaureate degree or its equivalent.
1NOTE TO UW PhD STUDENTS: PhD students may want to start their Certificate program early enough to be finished before they start their dissertation because University policy states: “If a dissertator wants to add a program (typically a master's program) or a certificate program, he/she cannot hold dissertator fee status while pursuing a graduate degree (or certificate) in a field other than the PhD program. Dissertators who add a program or a certificate program must enroll and pay fees as a regular graduate student.” See policy on Grad School web site.
Last updated 6/7/16
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