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Graduate Certificate in Hospital and Health System Preparedness at Pennsylvania State University

Pennsylvania State University, United States

Programme overview

This 15-credit Graduate Certificate in Hospital and Health System Preparedness provides students with knowledge and skills to protect the critical infrastructure of hospitals and health systems. Effective protection of critical infrastructure allows health care facilities to remain functional in the midst of natural disasters and intentional and unintentional incidents. The curriculum uses a systems-based and an all-hazards approach to preparedness. Students conduct assessments and develop emergency operations plans.

Faculty: The Graduate School  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: University Park, PA, United States

What you will study

Courses include Public Health Preparedness for Disaster and Terrorist Emergencies I, Public Health Preparedness for Disaster and Terrorist Emergencies II, Critical Infrastructure Protection of Health Care Delivery Systems, Public Health Preparedness and the Emergency Operations Plan, Fundamentals of Biorisk Management.

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Entry requirements

Applicants are required to submit a resume, statement of purpose, 3 letters of recommendation and GRE scores. Applicants may request a waiver from the GRE requirement if they meet one of the following criteria: 3.00 undergraduate grade-point average (GPA) either overall or in the last 60 credits; 5+ years of professional work experience; 3.00 GPA upon completion of a graduate certificate; or successful completion of a graduate or professional degree.

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