Global Health, Diversity & Inclusion in Healthcare Certificate
MSUM’s Certificate in Global Health, Diversity and Inclusion in Healthcare will prepare you to develop cultural humility by exploring challenges and opportunities in diverse healthcare settings. The certificate pulls specific courses from already existing Undergraduate Nursing and Healthcare Management & Leadership programs currently offered at MSUM, as well as a Sustainability course. This interdisciplinary approach focuses on disease prevention and health promotion globally, with an emphasis on building an equitable healthcare workforce.
The Certificate in Global Health, Diversity and Inclusion in Healthcare is designed for nurses, non-clinical healthcare leaders/students, students from business and health related majors who have an interest in exploring international health problems and a desire to develop and implement strategies to promote health locally and globally.
- Describe global health challenges and ways in which globalization has influenced disease patterns and health promotion.
- Demonstrate knowledge of skills and resources required to promote global health initiatives.
- Analyze specific international health problems and different factors that influence decision making at regional, national, and global levels.
- Identify challenges and opportunities of building a diverse, inclusive, and equitable healthcare workforce.
- Develop cultural humility and awareness of health disparities.
- Describe the role of leadership that can lead to reduction in biases, prejudices, and enhance psychological safety in healthcare teams.
Global Health, Diversity and Inclusion in Healthcare Certificate Requirements
Total Number of Credits – 12 (Choose 4 of the following 3 credit courses)
- NURS 342 - Interdisciplinary Care of Diverse Populations (3)
- SUST 485/NURS 485 - Global Health Perspectives (3)
- HSAD 218 – Introduction to Healthcare & Global Health (3)
- HSAD 417 – Quality Management in Healthcare (3)
- NURS 491/NURS 691 Field Experience/Global Healthcare Experience for Nurses (2-3)
OR - HSAD 491/MHA 691 - Field Experience/Global Healthcare Experience for Leaders (2-3)
*These requirements are not official. Official certificate requirements will be available in the 2024-2025 academic catalog in July 2024.