Online Certificate in Health Care Innovation
VCU School of Nursingda Vinci Center for Innovation
Create - and innovate - in healthcare. Anytime, anywhere.
Become an innovator in the healthcare field.
Develop products and healthcare solutions with VCU’s online graduate certificate in health care innovation. This program is a cross-disciplinary collaboration between the VCU School of Nursing and VCU’s DaVinci Center for Innovation.
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The Certificate in Health Care Innovation is a collaboration between the VCU School of Nursing and the VCU da Vinci Center for Innovation and may be completed online or in a hybrid format. The graduate certificate will prepare students to become leaders in developing digital and physical products and innovative solutions in the area of health care. Students will acquire skills and knowledge necessary to identify problems and implement solutions that foster high-quality, safe and accessible health care. The curriculum focuses on merging principles of leadership in health care and principles of product innovation and emphasizes the analysis of organization and clinical processes for effective operations to improve quality and safety. The specialized knowledge and skills include problem identification, product development, user analysis, prototyping, testing, marketing, intellectual property protection (patents, copyrights and trademarks) and commercialization opportunities. Students who would like to complete this program fully online should work with their advisers in their respective unit and check the Schedule of Classes to ensure their desired courses are available online.
Student learning outcomes
Graduates will:
- Acquire skills and knowledge necessary to identify problems and implement solutions that foster high quality, safe and accessible health care
- Develop specialized skills and knowledge to lead health care teams in innovation
The Certificate in Health Care Innovation is a collaboration between the VCU School of Nursing and the VCU da Vinci Center for Innovation.
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Application deadline details
- Rolling admissions made on a space-available basis
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