The Certificate in Healthcare Delivery Science provides students with the tools and knowledge to develop, test, and share strategies to improve the delivery of healthcare. The program focuses on the unique methods and areas of healthcare delivery science, which include implementation science, quality of care improvement, patient safety, change management, and institutional policy.

Applicants are expected to have completed a masters or doctoral degree or have experience in or plans to participate in a relevant field of research. The program is open to NYU Langone–affiliated healthcare professionals, including dental, medical, and nursing school postdoctoral trainees and faculty, as well as individuals from other institutions affiliated with the Clinical and Translational Science Awards of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

As part of this nine-credit certificate program, you complete the following courses: Healthcare Delivery Science, Analytic Techniques for Healthcare Delivery Science, and a third course of your choosing. For the third course you may choose from Advanced Biostatistical Analysis, Advanced Epidemiology, Health Services Research, or Introduction to Dissemination and Implementation Science Research. When you complete the program, you receive a New York State–approved Certificate in Healthcare Delivery Science. Read the full course descriptions for the Certificate in Healthcare Delivery Science.

How to Apply

Applicants must submit a completed Certificate in Healthcare Delivery Science application, which includes a CV, an official transcript from your undergraduate or most recently obtained degree, a personal statement describing your career plans beyond the certificate program, a letter of recommendation, a financial statement regarding payment for the program, and a recent photograph (optional).

For more information about the program or application process, contact program manager, Claudia Galeano, at Claudia.Galeano@NYULangone.org.