Students who complete the Certificate in Health Equity and Disparities will gain knowledge on health disparity and social determinants of health and develop the interdisciplinary skills needed to assess health disparities and address the impact of social determinants of health on clinical outcomes and population health.
Minimum Degree Requirement for the Certificate in Health Equities and Disparities:
- Masters or Doctoral degree, MD, DO, DPT, PhD, PharmD. Will accept students concurrently enrolled in a master’s or doctoral degree program.
- Minimum 15 total credits, including three core courses and three additional elective courses. All electives will be reviewed and approved prior to registration to ensure relevance to the certificate.
Credit: All core courses must be taken for a letter grade, and some elective courses may be taken pass/no pass.
Required Core Courses:
- PHS 5212 Introduction to Health Disparities and the Structural and Social Determinants of Health (2 credits, Fall 1 & 2)
- PHS 5012 Ethics in Population and Clinical Heath Research (1 credit, Spring 1 & 2)
- One of following:
- PHS 5010 Introductory Clinical Epidemiology (3 credits, Fall 1)
- PHS 5120 Applied Qualitative Methods for Health Research (3 credits, Fall 1 & 2)
- PHS 5160 Dissemination and Implementation Science (3 credits, Spring 1 & 2)
- PHS 5140 Randomized Controlled Trials (3 credits, Fall 1 & 2)
Elective Courses:
- PHS 5010 Introductory Clinical Epidemiology (3 credits, Fall 1)
- PHS 5120 Applied Qualitative Methods for Health Research (3 credits, Fall 1 & 2)
- PHS 5160 Dissemination and Implementation Science (3 credits, Spring 1 & 2)
- PHS 5140 Randomized Controlled Trials (3 credits, Fall 1 & 2)
- PHS 5040 Introductory Biostatistics for Clinical Research (3 credits, Fall 1)
- PHS 5011 Intermediate Clinical Epidemiology (3 credits, Fall 2)
- SWSL 6034 Introduction to System Dynamics for Advancing Equity (Danforth campus, 1 credit, Fall)
- PHS 5170 Principles of Shared Decision Making and Health Literacy in the Clinical Setting (3 credits, Spring 1 & 2)
Applying
Applications are due November 1st for a spring semester start date and April 15th for a fall semester start date. Please email MPHS@wustl.edu with any questions.