Digital Health Innovation Certificate

Revolutionizing the digital healthcare landscape
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Why Enroll in This Program?

An actionable approach to digital health innovation. 

Brown University’s online Digital Health Innovation Certificate assembles top faculty and practitioners from our renowned School of Public Health, School of Engineering and the Warren Alpert Medical School with health-care professionals, engineers, researchers, regulators and entrepreneurs to improve health-care delivery through technology. You will gain a comprehensive understanding of the innovation process needed to go from idea to impact.

Learning Journey

The Digital Health Innovation Certificate program prepares participants to meet the growing demand for technological advancement in the health-care sector. Participants who finish the initial three courses can then leverage their acquired knowledge to create a capstone project to be presented in a 10-minute pitch.

Key takeaways

By the end of the four-course online certificate program, you will be able:

  • Analyze the current digital health landscape within the private, public and nonprofit sectors to identify opportunities and barriers within the space

  • Apply user-centered design-thinking practices to create high-quality, inclusive and user-friendly products

  • Identify relevant innovation funding sources to start your business design

  • Evaluate digital health products using evidence-based research for safe, effective, ethical and equitable use

  • Optimize outcomes for scalable deployment and broader adoption, including the pursuit of suitable regulatory pathways in the United States

  • Develop a commercialization and implementation plan that meets high clinical, technical, ethical, regulatory, and inclusivity standards

Earn Brown University credentials for each completed course and a certificate of completion upon program completion that carries the Ivy League reputation of academic excellence.

Learning Experience

The Digital Health Innovation Certificate methodology is multifaceted, applying a combined approach to instruction:

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Weekly live online lessons with expert instructors and industry leaders
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Opportunities to network and learn from industry experts
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Self-paced and live content to accommodate different learning styles and busy schedules
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Significant and relevant case studies referenced throughout the course to extend the knowledge learned during lessons

Instructors

BRU - Faculty - Tyler Wray
Tyler Wray, Ph.D.

Edens Family Assistant Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences

BRU - Faculty -  Kirsten Langdon
Kirsten Langdon, Ph.D.

Associate Director, Brown-Lifespan Center for Digital Health, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Director of Strategy and Research Development at Rhode Isla...

BRU- Faculty - Megan Ranney
Megan Ranney, M.D., MPH

Digital Health Innovation Certificate Program Author, Former Deputy Dean of the School of Public Health 

BRU- Faculty - Jason Harry
Jason Harry, Ph.D.

Hugh W. Pearson '58 Professor of the Practice of Technology and Entrepreneurship, School of Engineering

BRU- Faculty - Smit Patel
Smit Patel, PharmD

Head of Clinical Innovation of the Digital Medical Society and a Brown-Lifespan Center for Digital Health Advisory Board Member

BRU- Faculty - Melissa Simon
Melissa Simon, Ph.D.

Director of Business Development at Brown Technology Innovations

BRU- Faculty - Kimani Toussain
Kimani C. Toussaint Jr., Ph.D.

Professor of Engineering and Senior Associate Dean in the School of Engineering

Certificate of Completion

Certificate of Completion

Earn Brown University credentials for each completed course and a certificate of completion upon program completion that carries the Ivy League reputation of academic excellence. In addition, all participants who successfully complete the certificate will earn 19.2 Continuing Education Units (Brown University CEUs). Brown University CEUs are calculated based on the number of learning hours in each course.

Admission Process

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Application:

Complete the application form and pay the non-refundable fee.

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Interview:

Receive a call for an interview with our admissions team. 

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Results:

Our Admissions Committee will inform you of their final decision within two business days.

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Confirmation:

After completing your payment, your enrollment will be confirmed.

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