Certificate in Population Health Management
Format
Fully Online, Part time
Length
1 ‒ 3 years
Credits required
25
The OPAL Scholarship
All students will be awarded
$474 per credit.
Approximate tuition after scholarship: $759/credit*
OVERVIEW
The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health offers fully online, part-time master's degree and certificate programs, designed for working professionals. Our Online Programs for Applied Learning (OPAL) focus on emergent industry sectors that have a resounding need for highly skilled professionals. Population health management has emerged as an important strategy for health care providers and payers. The Certificate in Population Health Management prepares students to examine and respond to both challenges and opportunities to improve health within and across populations. The program is structured to guide health care professionals seeking to transform or create sustainable models of value-driven accountable care.
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of the Certificate program in Population Health Management, the individual will acquire skills necessary to:
- Identify determinants of population health that impact health outcomes in a community and apply the essentials of public health practice to design low cost interventions;
- Lead the formation and management of contemporary health care systems that consist of, and rely upon, diverse stakeholders in the organization and delivery of community-based models of care;
- Communicate effectively to constituencies both within and outside of the health system;
- Articulate and apply frameworks for collecting, analyzing, and using data to inform decisions, facilitate care coordination, and improve health outcomes of targeted populations within and outside the health system;
- Develop effective collaboratives and support state and local public health agency efforts in assessing health needs, quality of services, and strategies for improving health services delivery.
Course of Study
Students should check the JHSPH catalogue to view the full list of required courses and to confirm when they are offered for students in the OPAL program. Courses are offered during specific terms each year. Students should also check for prerequisites and whether instructor consent is required.
Eligibility
The certificate program is open to members of the health care industry and public health workforce seeking formal education and training in an interdisciplinary approach to understanding and leading population health management. The program is intended to be taken on a part-time basis. The certificate program can be completed by taking all courses.
The certificate program is open to individuals with at least a baccalaureate degree or equivalent from an accredited college or university. Students are required to have at least three years of health-related work experience in order to apply for the program.
Individuals who are currently matriculated in a degree program in the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School or other schools at Johns Hopkins University are not eligible for this certificate.
Students interested in obtaining the related OPAL degree - the Master of Applied Science in Population Health Management - may apply all of the course credits of the certificate program to the MAS program upon application and admission, as long as courses were completed within 5 years of matriculation in the MAS program. For specific questions about the MAS program, please contact the OPAL office directly at JHSPH.Applied-Learning@jhu.edu.
Admissions Process
Different certificate programs are open to different audiences. This program is only open to students who are applying as non-students (not already enrolled in a JHSPH program). Please refer to the OPAL Admissions page for full details on admissions requirements needed to apply to the Certificate in Population Health Management.
Please visit the page on the JHSPH website that addresses certificate program tuition. Interested students should visit the How to Apply page for information about eligibility and a link for applying in SOPHAS Express. The certificate program's admissions committee will review the applications and notify each applicant of their admissions decision.
For more information about the certificate program before submitting an application, please call 844-379-1319 to speak with an admissions officer.
NOTE: Students enrolled in MAS degree programs are not eligible to apply to JHSPH certificate programs until they have completed their degree program.
Requirements for a Successful Completion
The certificate program requires a minimum of 25 term credits and successful completion of all courses for a letter grade, as well as a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.75. Students must earn a grade of C or better in all certificate courses. The certificate program length is flexible; it can be completed in as little as one year, and must be completed within three years.
The student should review the section of the website that addresses completion before completing certificate program requirements. The student's transcript will not indicate that the certificate was earned until the Notification of Completion has been submitted, verified by the certificate program, and processed by the Registrar.
GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM INFORMATION
In accordance with US Department of Education regulations, the JHU Bloomberg School of Public Health is required to disclose graduation rate data, median loan debt data, and other select information for all Title IV eligible gainful employment programs. To see the most recent data available for this gainful employment program, please view this disclosure.
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* Total tuition using rates for the 2021-2022 academic year, inclusive of the OPAL Scholarship.