MaC GME Trainee Program Options
Our collective mission is to strengthen the integrated healthcare system by preparing students for careers in healthcare practice, research, and patient care.
Master of Bioethics (MBE)
In-Person | Length: 1-2 Years | Course Units: 9 | Admission: Fall, Spring, & Summer
The MBE is an interdisciplinary degree program that gives students broad exposure to the full range of topics and issues in contemporary bioethics. The MBE combines excellent academic instruction, a worldwide network of alumni, and hands-on research opportunities that build on the classroom experience.
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Master of Science in Clinical Epidemiology (MSCE)
In-Person | Length: 2 Years | Course Units: 14 | Admission: Summer
The MSCE is an intensive program for medical professionals who seek to further their skills as academic investigators. Students learn to design controlled epidemiological studies and acquire biostatistical skills that relate directly to their research interests. With close mentorship, students will gain the ability to hone precise research questions and pursue reliable, complex answers.
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Master of Science in Health Policy Research (MSHP)
In-Person | Length: 2-4 Years | Course Units: 12 | Admission: Summer
The MSHP is a rigorous, skills-based research degree that enables clinicians to leverage their knowledge of medical practice to improve the ways in which health care is organized, financed, managed and delivered.
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*HQS concentration within the MSHP program and this is specifically for fellows*
Master of Healthcare Quality & Safety (MHQS)
Executive: In-Person | Length: 2-3 Years | Course Units: 10 | Admission: Fall
The MHQS is an interprofessional degree program that prepares students to improve the quality and safety of healthcare, locally, regionally or nationally through careers in healthcare administration and leadership.
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Master of Science in Medical Ethics (MSME)
In-Person | Length: 2-4 Years | Course Units: 14 | Admission: Fall. Spring, & Summer
The MSME program provides rigorous methodological and conceptual training in bioethics for postdoctoral scholars who aim to become academic bioethicists competing for and conducting externally funded empirical research.
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Master of Public Health (MPH)
In-Person | Length: 2-3 Years | Course Units: 14 | Admission: Fall, Spring, & Summer
The MPH program prepares health leaders by integrating research, education, and practice to promote health and prevent disease. The program's interdisciplinary model provides professionals with a public health lens that can be applied to current and future work.
Accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health
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Master of Science in Regulatory Science (MSRS)
In-Person | Length: 2-3 Years | Course Units: 12 | Admission: Summer
The MSRS program trains students to improve capacity for safety and efficacy evaluations and monitoring of candidate and licensed FDA-regulated products, modernize current regulatory pathways, and develop new regulatory pathways where there are currently none.
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Master of Science in Translational Research (MSTR)
In-Person | Length: 2-3 Years | Course Units: 12 | Admission: Summer
The MSTR program provides trainees with a strong foundation in the fundamental knowledge of translational research and the skills to apply contemporary research tools to clinically relevant areas of investigation. Graduates are prepared for research careers and to be competitive in seeking research support.
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Certificates
Advanced Research Training for Genetic Counselors Certificate Program
Online | Course Units: 4 | Open to ACGC accredited Genetic Counselors | Admission: Fall
The Advanced Research Training Certificate Program for Genetic Counselors provides genetic counselors with advanced training to prepare them to lead biomedical, translational, behavioral, and/or clinical research studies in genomic medicine.
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Certificate in Biomedical Informatics
In-Person | Course Units: 4 | Open to Penn and CHOP affiliates | Admission: Fall & Spring
Designed for clinical professionals or biomedical researchers working in a clinical-adjacent field who are looking for basic training in biomedical informatics. The certificate consists of the 4 core informatics courses required of all masters-level students. Only Penn and CHOP affiliates are eligible to apply.
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View the Master of Biomedical Informatics Program >>
Certificate in Clinical Ethics Mediation
In-Person | Course Units: 3 | Open to MBE students | Admission: Fall, Spring, & Summer
This certificate can be added to the Master of Bioethics degree, offering students the opportunity to receive additional conflict resolution training. This certificate option is only available to students who are in the MBE program or graduates of the program.
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Clinical Research Nursing Certificate
Online | Course Units: 4 | Open to Nurses | Admission: Fall, Spring, & Summer
This certificate program will prepare nurses to navigate the growing complexities of the clinical research landscape as well as improve the safety, quality, and experience of research participants.
Certificate in Health Care Innovation
Online | Course Units: 4 | Admission: Fall, Spring, & Summer
This certificate is designed for working professionals to expand their knowledge of health care perspectives and to deepen their innovation and leadership skills through assignments related to professional settings.
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View the Master of Health Care Innovation Program >>
Certificate in Healthcare Quality and Safety
Executive: In-Person | Course Units: 4 | Admission: Fall
This certificate is designed for those interested in acquiring a foundation in the science of quality improvement and patient safety. In addition to the coursework, students will undertake a mentored QI project within their healthcare workplace.
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Certificate in Implementation Science
Online | Course Units: 4 | Admission: Fall & Summer
Designed for students to develop competencies in the methods of implementation science, which promote the use of research findings in real-world practice settings to improve healthcare quality and patient outcomes.
Certificate in Public Health & Cognitive Aging
In-Person | Course Units: 4 | Open to Master's or PhD Students at Penn | Admission: Fall, Spring, & Summer
This program provides the knowledge to improve the health and psychosocial outcomes for our aging population and a unique interdisciplinary perspective of cognitive aging and public health.
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Public Health Certificate Program (PHCP)
In-Person | Course Units: 6 | Open to BGS PhD Candidates | Admission: Fall, Spring, & Summer
This program explores the relationship between public health and biomedical research by providing supplemental training for students in the Biomedical Graduate Studies PhD program.
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Certificate Program in Regulatory, Translational, or Entrepreneurial Science
In-Person | Course Units: 4 | Open to PhD & Clinical Trainees | Admission: Fall, Spring, & Summer
The three ITMAT certificates provide training in regulatory science, translational science, and entrepreneurial science and are designed for PhD-level pre- or post-docs who want to extend their research into a clinical setting and GME clinical trainees who want to enhance their expertise in clinical research to inform research at the bench.
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