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Nov 21, 2024
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2019-2020 Catalog [PAST CATALOG]
Interprofessional Healthcare (certificate)
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Official Title of Certificate: Interprofessional Healthcare, Certificate
Award: Professional Certificate
Code: CRT.IPH.INTER-PROF
Total Credit Hours: 32
Purpose: Prepares students interested in a career in the healthcare professions. Allows graduates multiple avenues to pursue their interests in the fields of medicine and healthcare. Students interested in the healthcare professions as a first or second career choice benefit from this robust, interdisciplinary certificate program designed to better prepare students to face the demands of graduate-level health professions education.
Additional Program Requirements
Information on financial assistance opportunities is available in the Student Financial Services office, Student Services Center.
This certificate program is designed to enhance an individual’s medical knowledge and skills, and prepare them for an advanced degree in the following occupations.
Range of Occupations
With additional education, certification and/or training this certificate program can lead to careers in:
- Physician assistant
- Physical therapist
- Medical research technician
- Medical laboratory technician
- Medical technologist
- Medical technician
- Pharmacologist
- Dental hygienist
- Social worker
- Pathology assistant
- EMT/Paramedic
- Respiratory therapist
- Medical navigator
- Simulation specialist
- Dietician/Nutritionist
- Pharmacy technician/assistant
- Forensic science technologist
- Palliative care worker
- Health educator
- Health services administrator
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Special Conditions
Financial Aid: This program has not been approved by the U.S. Department of Education for eligibility for federal student aid. Students enrolled in this program may not be eligible to receive financial aid from the U.S. Department of Education (Pell Grants, SEOG, Federal Work-Study, Direct Loans or PLUS loans) or the Maryland Higher Education Commission (Educational Assistance Grants, Senatorial Scholarships or Delegate Scholarships). For current information on eligible programs, contact Financial Aid by calling 410-777-2203, emailing finaid@aacc.edu or stopping by a Financial Aid office.
Certificate Requirements: 32 credits
Program Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to: - Communicate principles of physical, biological, and social sciences as related to real-world medical conditions and disease processes.
- Demonstrate critical thinking and problem solving skills.
- Problem solve by applying discipline-appropriate quantitative tools, concepts, and methods.
- Investigate physical phenomena experimentally by understanding research design and utilizing discipline-specific techniques and methodology.
- Engage in lifelong learning by becoming a self-directed learner in the physical, biological, and social sciences.
- Embrace interdisciplinary collaboration in healthcare by cooperatively problem solving and making decisions in whole-person healthcare.
- Communicate effectively with language sensitivity and professionalism.
- Exhibit cultural awareness and humility in community health and wellness.
- Demonstrate moral and ethical fortitude and professionalism in all settings.
- Fulfill a healthcare professions-specific career goal.
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