CMI
Healthcare Innovation and Entrepreneurship Graduate Certificate
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Healthcare innovation and entrepreneurship are powerful catalysts in transforming patient care and outcomes—ultimately leading to a healthier society.
The Penn State Healthcare Innovation and Entrepreneurship Graduate Certificate offers an exciting opportunity for students and professionals from diverse fields — including healthcare, engineering, business, life science, and clinical practice — to gain specialized tools and inter-professional competencies necessary to lead medical innovation and healthcare transformation.
This dynamic program equips participants with the skills to become change agents capable of identifying and addressing critical healthcare challenges and unmet medical needs. Participants can explore specialized topics essential for healthcare innovation from clinical, administrative, research, product, or policy perspectives.
Frequently Asked Questions
All applicants to a Penn State graduate program must hold a degree, conferred prior to the start of the semester of admission, from a degree-granting institution that is officially recognized in the country in which it operates. See below to search by country for accepted documents from institutions in that country. The degree must be one of the following types:
Baccalaureate degree from a U.S. institution accredited by an accepted agency.
Tertiary (postsecondary) degree that is deemed comparable to a four-year bachelor's degree from a U.S. institution accredited by an accepted agency.
For the Healthcare Innovation and Entrepreneurship Graduate Certificate application, you will be asked to submit your undergraduate transcripts, a letter of support, and a letter of interest. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
The Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Innovation and Entrepreneurship, offered by Penn State Harrisburg and the College of Medicine in conjunction with the Center for Medical Innovation (CMI), embodies the multi-faceted, multidisciplinary nature of medical innovation. The program’s key learning objectives include:
Learning foundational innovation and entrepreneurship concepts and theories to identify current and future opportunities in healthcare.
Understanding the significance of leading a culture of innovation in partnership with other innovators to translate life science discoveries into real-world solutions.
Developing the ability to innovate effectively in multidisciplinary teams, from medical technology ideation through development to realization and commercialization.
Upon completing the certificate, graduates will be equipped to lead a culture of healthcare innovation and entrepreneurship in the workforce, ultimately improving patient outcomes.
Required Courses: Two Courses
Penn State Harrisburg: School of Business
HADM 545: Health Financial Management
College of Medicine: Public Health
PSH571: Health Services Organization and Delivery
Electives (Various Tracks): Two Courses
Penn State College of Medicine: Public Health
PSH 570: Health Economics and Economic Evaluation
PHS: 519 Patient-Oriented Research
PHS 804: Integrating Systems Thinking in Global Health
Penn State College of Medicine: Biomedical Graduate Studies
PHARM 520: Principles of Drug Action
PHARM 535: Therapeutic Potential of Cannabinoids
BMS 568: Current Topics in Translational Cancer Research
BMS 571: Graduate Clinical Rotation
PHS 580: Clinical trials - Design and Analysis
Penn State Harrisburg: Health Administration & Public Policy
HADM 539: Health System Organization
HADM 541: Health Economics and Policy
Penn State Harrisburg: School of Business
BUS 588: Strategic Management
FINAN 521: Corporate Finance
MNGMT 570: Leadership Development
Penn State Harrisburg: School of Engineering
SYSEN 507: Systems Thinking for Technical Project Management
E MCH 524A: Mathematical Methods in Engineering
Number of Credits: 12