Program Summary

The Healthcare Data & Delivery Science Certificate Programs, hosted by the Mongan Institute at Mass General Brigham & the MGH Institute of Health Professions, equip healthcare professionals with essential skills in healthcare data & delivery science for research success and scholarship.

Program Highlights:

Skill Development: Gain essential skills in healthcare data & delivery science.
Practical Strategies: Learn to navigate today's challenging research funding environment.
Flexible Format: Tailored for busy professionals with three path offerings.
World-Class Faculty: Learn from Harvard Medical School faculty.
Interactive Learning: Engage in video lectures, online activities, live study groups, & webinars.
Support & Mentoring: Receive guidance to develop a polished, peer-reviewed research proposal draft.

The Healthcare Data & Delivery Science Certificate Programs use a virtual, hybrid design to accommodate the schedules of busy professionals. This approach includes a combination of asynchronous lectures, interactive small group sessions, a series of webinars & mentorship meetings.

Program Topics Include:

Observational research and data science
Pragmatic trials
Implementation science
Human-centered design
Intervention research
Artificial intelligence in healthcare research
Essential skills for successful scientific proposals
Adaptation, scalability, and sustainability
Effective performance improvement strategies

Certificate Programs

Key Details

Program Dates:
- Research Fundamentals - Sept - Dec 2026
- Applied Research Skills - Sept - Dec 2026
- Healthcare Redesign - Sept - Dec 2026
- Research Practicum - Jan - May 2027
Total Cost:
- Research Fundamentals - $1,450
- Applied Research Skills - $3,950
- Healthcare Redesign - $3,950
- Research Practicum - $3,950
Weekly time commitment:
- Research Fundamentals - 3.5 hours/week
- Applied Research Skills - 10 hours/week
- Healthcare Redesign - 10 hours/week
- Research Practicum - 10 hours/week
MGH Institute for Health Professions provides credits for this course:
- Research Fundamentals - 1 credit
- Applied Research Skills - 3 credits
- Healthcare Redesign - 3 credits
- Research Practicum - 3 credits

What can participants expect?

Practical strategies to flourish in today's challenging research funding environment
Access to expert faculty & facilitators
Small group interactive learning
Skills & tools to lead transformational change in healthcare

Who are these programs for?

Residents, fellows, post-docs
Early career investigators
Mid-career clinicians transitioning to a research career
Developing learning health system leaders
Healthcare who are dedicated to improving clinical care and operational effectiveness and engaging in scholarship within healthcare systems
Research assistants, clinical research coordinators, graduate students

Program Benefits

Develop essential skills in healthcare data & delivery science
Flexible, all-virtual format minimizes time away from patient care & research
Study with world-class, Harvard Medical School faculty
Apply practical strategies to flourish in today's challenging research funding environment
Shape your idea into a competitive research proposal
Expand your professional network
Engage in scholarship to share your work
Identify strategies to test, implement, and adapt promising interventions and workflows

Testimonials

This program has transformed my research career by shifting my perspective from purely clinical practice to the broader impact of research. While I had a theoretical foundation, this experience has provided a structured approach-from developing research questions to implementing findings and driving meaningful change. I now see medicine not just as treating individual patients but as an opportunity to create lasting community impact through research. This realization has sharpened my focus and deepened my commitment to evidence-based solutions.

- 2024-25 Scholar