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Health Advocacy Graduate/Professional Certificate at University of Wisconsin-Madison

University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States

Programme overview

The Health Advocacy certificate program educates a diversity of learners interested in health advocacy. Students around the country come to learn critical health advocacy skills while helping patients navigate the complex health care system. Students have the opportunity to collaborate with the Center for Patient Partnerships, a national resource for strengthening the consumer perspective in health care.

Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Madison, WI, United States

What you will study

Courses listed in the requirements include LAW 940 Law and Contemporary Problems (Topic: Models of System Level Advocacy); LAW 744 Administrative Law; LAW 825 Insurance Law; LAW 913 Mental Health Law; LAW 935 Health Law; MED HIST 559 Topics in Ethics and History of Medicine.

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Application information

Entry requirements

All currently enrolled graduate and professional students at UW–Madison are eligible to pursue this certificate program. We do not require any health care knowledge/background. All Graduate School students must utilize the Graduate Student Portal in MyUW to add, change, or discontinue any graduate/professional certificate. To apply to this certificate, log in to MyUW, click on Graduate Student Portal, and then click on Add/Change Programs. Select the information for the certificate for which you are applying. Professional students in the careers of Law, Medicine, Pharmacy, and Veterinary cannot add the certificate in the Graduate Student Portal, and should contact the program for more information.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

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