Graduate Certificate in Public Health Informatics (CPHI)
Program Details
Minimum Credit Hours
12
Application Cycle
Fall; Spring
Application Deadline
N/a
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Expected Duration
1 Year
Learning Environment
Online
Dual Degree Options Available
No
How To Apply
I. COMPLETE ONLINE APPLICATION 1. Important Note(s): See program details for requirements such as perquisites, prior degree, work experience, any test score waivers, as well as a tuition estimate and program overview. 2.Applicant information, including North Carolina residency information. 3. Educational history 6. Community Standards 7. Upload your personal statement Upload a document that answers the following questions (no more than 2 pages).
8. Upload your resume or CV. 9. Enter names of recommenders. UNC will then send them an email with instructions for submitting a letter on your behalf. We encourage references from professors or teachers (or teaching assistants) or work/research supervisors who have worked directly and closely with you and who can speak about you with specificity. 10. Document submission (check legibility of uploads) 11. Pay the Graduate School application fee. 12.Track your progress. You will be able to track status through the Graduate School application. Once a decision is made, you will receive an email instructing login to the Graduate School application portal to see the decision letter. II. APPLICATION REVIEW PROCESS 1. SPH application review: Department recommendation will be sent to the Graduate School for final approval. 2. UNC Graduate School application review and final decision: Required Prerequisites Standardized Tests Accepted Standardized Test Scores Letters of Recommendation Required Faculty-Student Match Required Interviews Required Work Experience Required Visit Opportunities Employment Opportunities Example Job Responsibilities Additional Career Information Global Options Available Many enrolled students will have the opportunity to pursue our graduate global health certificate, while others may choose global health courses, internships or independent study with global focus. ESEStudentServices@unc.edu ESEStudentServices@unc.edu
Application Deadline: April 7, 2023
(The Graduate School Application is a common application system for UNC-Chapel Hill programs.)
Application Steps
Start UNC Application
Please upload a copy of your most recent transcript(s), including your current term grades, if applicable. (If grades are not yet available, send them to the UNC Gillings program contact as soon as they become available.) Be sure the transcript reflects the name of the institution and any degrees you received.
You will be asked about honor code, crime, academic sanction, military discharge, etc.
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Interview
The UNC Graduate School reviews all admissions recommendations made by programs. Once final decisions have been made, the Graduate School will send you an email instructing login to the Graduate School application portal to see the decision letter.
Applicant Information
Who Should Apply
Current, residential School of Public Health graduate student who has an interest in informatics or is working on an informatics related concentration.
Admissions Information
Prior Degree Required
Bachelor’s degree or international equivalent.
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Informatics experience is preferred, but not required. Must have advisor approval to apply.
Learn about opportunities to come to UNC Gillings to meet faculty, staff, and current students. If you are unable to come to campus – don’t worry – our representatives attend a variety of recruitment events around the United States as well as host virtual fairs and webinars.
During and After The Program
Future clinicians for leadership roles including CMIO, CNIO, clinician champion for Health IT implementations, and Health IT directors for clinical or public health departments.
Clinical/Public Health Leader role; Health Information Management and Exchange Specialist; Programmer and Software Engineer; Health-IT sub-specialist.
Career paths, job titles, employers, and destinations of our graduates.
The UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health strives to integrate global content and approaches across the School’s courses, programs and degrees. We believe that every student should emerge from our School with an understanding of global health issues. Some courses are focused largely on global issues, others are designed so that global and local issues are intertwined and some still are evolving. Learn more about these options.
Questions?
Jason West
Graduate Admissions Director
ESEgraddirector@unc.edu
ESEStudentServices@unc.edu
