Certificate Programs
Fundamentals of Healthcare Data & Delivery Science
Learn on your own in this course designed for busy professionals looking to advance their knowledge in healthcare data & delivery science through video lectures and engaging online learning activities from world-class faculty. This course is suitable for individuals with a bachelor’s degree or higher who are interested in healthcare data & delivery science fundamentals.
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Total cost: $1,450
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Duration: 3 months (Sept - Dec 2025)
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Commitment: 1.5 hours/week
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Credits: 1 credit
By the end of the course, you will have a fundamental understanding of the core concepts of healthcare data & delivery science.
Lecture topics:
1. Introduction to health care data and delivery science
2. Evaluating the evidence: systematic reviews; meta-analysis; and scoping reviews
3. Research designs
4. Primary data collection: quantitative and qualitative approaches
5. Mixed methods
6. Secondary data: data sources and measures overview
7. Social determinants of health
8. Recruiting and retaining diverse study populations for community-engaged & multi-site participatory research
9. Introduction to implementation research: theories, frameworks, implementation strategies, and measures
10. Introduction to quality improvement science
11. AI in healthcare research
12. Putting it together: from data science to health care delivery science
Title | Research Fundamentals | Applied Research Skills | Research Practicum |
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Video lectures from world-class faculty | |||
Engaging online learning activities | |||
Certificate for credit | |||
Live, virtual study groups
for hands-on learning | |||
Faculty group facilitators | |||
Application specific content for your interest | |||
Assigned faculty mentor | |||
Step-by-step guidance to develop your proposed project | |||
Peer feedback sessions at each stage of your proposed project | |||
Interactive webinars for research career development | |||
Scientific peer review session of your proposed project | |||
Polished research strategy for your proposed project |
Scholars will be
enrolled in Research Fundamentals concurrently.
Scholars must complete Applied Research Skills before beginning Research Practicum.