Certificate Program in Global Health for Healthcare Workers

The Certificate Program in Global Health is a two-week intensive training designed for healthcare workers interested in global health practice, research, and policy. The program equips participants with foundational knowledge, applied skills, and ethical frameworks necessary for effective engagement in diverse global health settings.

Target Audience: Nurses, physicians, allied health professionals, public health practitioners

Duration: 4 weeks (10 total sessions at 1.5 hours each)

Format: Virtual

Certificate Awarded: Certificate of Completion in Global Health Practice

Continuing Education (CE) Hours Eligible: 15 CEs

Session 1: Introduction to Global Health

Session 2: Global Burden of Disease & Epidemiology

Session 3: Social Determinants of Health & Health Equity

Session 4: Health Systems & Universal Health Coverage

Session 5: Ethics, Cultural Humility & Decolonizing Global Health

Session 6: Global Health Research & Implementation Science

Session 7: Climate Change, Planetary Health & One Health

Session 8: Global Mental Health & Vulnerable Populations

Session 9: Global Health Policy, Advocacy & Diplomacy

Session 10: Careers in Global Health & Capstone Presentations

Filed-based Outreach Experience
As part of the certificate requirements, participants will be expected to complete a one-week field-based outreach experience. This outreach will take place either in the Philippines during May/June or in Ghana in November. The experience is designed to provide hands-on exposure to global health practice, community engagement, and interdisciplinary collaboration, and will serve as a partial fulfillment of the requirements for successful completion of the certificate program