Digital Health Innovation Certificate
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:
Faculty
Edens Family Assistant Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Associate Director, Brown-Lifespan Center for Digital Health, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Director of Strategy and Research Development at Rhode Isla...
Digital Health Innovation Certificate Program Author, Former Deputy Dean of the School of Public Health
Hugh W. Pearson '58 Professor of the Practice of Technology and Entrepreneurship, School of Engineering
Head of Clinical Innovation of the Digital Medical Society and a Brown-Lifespan Center for Digital Health Advisory Board Member
Director of Business Development at Brown Technology Innovations
Professor of Engineering and Senior Associate Dean in the School of Engineering
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.
The Brown Difference
Admission Process
Complete the application form and pay the non-refundable fee.
Receive a call for an interview with our admissions team.
Our Admissions Committee will inform you of their final decision within two business days.
After completing your payment, your enrollment will be confirmed.
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