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The study of medication outcomes specifically examines how medications affect health outcomes, aiming to improve medication safety, efficacy, and patient adherence.
The skills gained in this program prepare you for a career in areas like health economics, managed care, policy, medication safety, and risk management, equipping you to make a positive impact on patient health and healthcare efficiency.
Admission
- Bachelor’s Degree
- College transcripts
- Two letters of recommendation
- Resume/CV
- Personal Statement
- Interest in program
- Relevant work experience
- Reasons for applying to the online program at URI
- Professional goals, as well as plans for achieving these goals
Tuition and Fees
| Tuition (per credit) | Application Fee | Registration Fee | Technology Fee | Transcript Fee | Document Fee | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School Library Media Teaching Certificate | SLM Teaching Cert | $918 | $65 | $30 | $16 | $50 | $115 |
| Data Science Graduate Certificate | DS Grad Cert | $875 | $65 | $30 | $16 | $50 | $115 |
| Fisheries Science Graduate Certificate | FS Grad Cert | $685 | $65 | $30 | $16 | $50 | $115 |
| GIS & Geospatial Technologies Graduate Certificate | GIS GT Grad Cert | $875 | $65 | $30 | $16 | $50 | $115 |
| Quantum Computing Graduate Certificate | QC Grad Cert | $685 | $65 | $30 | $16 | $50 | $115 |
| Medication Outcomes Graduate Certificate | MO Grad Cert | $875 | $65 | $30 | $16 | $50 | $115 |
| Training & Development Graduate Certificate | TD Grad Cert | $685 | $65 | $30 | $16 | $50 | $115 |
| Healthcare Management Graduate Certificate | HM Grad Cert | $875 | $65 | $30 | $16 | $50 | $115 |
| Natural Resources & the Environment Graduate Certificate | NRE Grad Cert | $875 | $65 | $30 | $16 | $50 | $115 |
| Public Administration & Policy Graduate Certificate | PAP Grad Cert | $918 | $65 | $30 | $16 | $50 | $115 |
| Early Childhood Care & Education Graduate Certificate | ECCE Grad Cert | $654 | $0 | $30 | $16 | $50 | $115 |
| Prevention Science & Human Development Graduate Certificate | PSHD Grad Cert | $875 | $65 | $30 | $16 | $50 | $115 |
| Ocean Science Graduate Certificate | Ocean Sci Grad Cert | $875 | $65 | $30 | $16 | $50 | $115 |
| Ocean Policy and Science Graduate Certificate | Ocean Pol Grad Cert | $16 | |||||
| User Experience (UX) Design Graduate Certificate | UX Grad Cert | $685 | $65 | $30 | $16 | $50 | $115 |
| User Interface (UI) Design Graduate Certificate | UI Grad Cert | $685 | $65 | $30 | $16 | $50 | $115 |
| Community Planning Graduate Certificate | CommPlan Grad Cert | $875 | $65 | $30 | $16 | $50 | $115 |
| Industry 4.0 Graduate Certificate | I4 Grad Cert | $875 | $65 | $30 | $16 | $50 | $115 |
| Nuclear Engineering Graduate Certificate | NE Grad Cert | $875 | $65 | $30 | $16 | $50 | $115 |
| Health Professions Education Graduate Certificate | HPE Grad Cert | $875 | $65 | $30 | $16 | $50 | n/a |
| Health Professions Education, M.A. | HPE MA | $875 | $65 | $30 | $16 | $50 | n/a |
| Doctor of Nursing Practice | DNP | $825 | $65 | $30 | $16 | $50 | $115 |
| Master of Library and Information Studies | MLIS | $918 | $65 | $30 | $16 | $50 | $115 |
| M.S. in Healthcare Management | MS in HM | $875 | $65 | $30 | $16 | $50 | $115 |
| Master of Oceanography | MS Ocean | $875 | $65 | $30 | $16 | $50 | $115 |
| Master of Public Administration | Master PA | $918 | $65 | $30 | $16 | $50 | $115 |
| Master of Science in Data Science | MS DS | $875 | $65 | $30 | $16 | $50 | $115 |
| M.S. in Dietetics | MS Dietetics | URI-Sodexo MS Dietetics Graduate Program | $65 | $30 | $16 | $50 | $115 |
| Supply Chain Management & Applied Analytics, M.S. | SCMAA MS | $1,100 | $65 | $30 | $16 | $50 | $115 |
| Master of Environmental Management | Master Env Mgt | $875 | $65 | $30 | $16 | $50 | $115 |
| Master of Professional Studies | MPS | $685 | $65 | $30 | $16 | $50 | $115 |
| Professional Science Masters | PSM | $875 | $65 | $30 | $16 | $50 | $115 |
| M.S. in Health Outcomes & Data Analytics | MS in HODA | $875 | $65 | $30 | $16 | $50 | $115 |
| Master of Arts in User Experience/User Interface (UX/UI) Design | MA UX UI | $685 | $65 | $30 | $16 | $50 | $115 |
| Strategic Communications, B.A. Degree Completion | Strat Comm BA | $654 | $0 | $30 | $16 | $50 | $115 |
| Early Childhood Care & Education, B.S. Degree Completion | ECCE BS | $654 | $0 | $30 | $16 | $50 | $115 |
| Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies | BIS | $654 | $0 | $30 | $16 | $50 | $115 |
| Nursing, R.N. to B.S. Degree Completion | RN to BS | $433 | $0 | $30 | $16 | $50 | $115 |
| Education Doctorate, Ed.D. | EDD | $875 | $65 | $30 | $16 | $50 | $115 |
| Community Planning and Development Graduate Certificate | CPD Grad Cert | $875 | $65 | $30 | $16 | $50 | $115 |
| Multilingual Learner Education Graduate Certificate | MLE Grad Cert | $375 | $65 | $30 | $16 | $50 | $115 |
| Cyber Security Graduate Certificate | CyberSec Grad Cert | ||||||
| Master of Engineering Management and Leadership | MEML | $875 | $65 | $30 | $16 | $50 | $115 |
| Graduate Certificate in Econometrics and Data Analysis | EDA Grad Cert |
Curriculum
The certificate consists of these four courses:
- PHP 529: Introduction to Health Outcomes
- PHP 559: Essential Methods of Pharmacoepidemiology
- PHP 589: Essential Methods of Pharmacoeconomics
- PHP 649: Applications of Medication Outcomes Evaluation
Program Goals
Upon completion of the Medication Outcomes Graduate Certificate Program, you will be able to:
- Structure a medications outcomes analysis
- Use datasets to conduct a health outcomes evaluation
- Interpret and apply your findings within the context of other published evidence to develop and recommend policies for medication use; and
- Assist health plans, hospitals, accountable care organizations, state agencies, and other health-system stakeholders to reduce pharmacy costs and promote the safe and effective medication use through data-driven approaches.
Faculty
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