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Health Systems Administration Certificate Program

OVERVIEW

This certificate program is only open to Physician Fellows in Georgetown University's Department of Family Medicine - Georgetown School of Medicine.

FACT SHEET
 
Campus address:
   Health Systems Administration Certificate Program
   Georgetown University
   Box 571107  (St. Mary's Hall., Room 233)
   3700 O Street, N.W.
   Washington, DC  20057-1107

Telephone: (202) 687-8521   Fax: (202) 784-3128
Program e-mail:  ekm27@georgetown.edu

Program Website: http://snhs.georgetown.edu/HSA/index.html

Department Chair:  Gary Fileman, Ph.D.

Program Director and Director of Graduate Studies: Bernard J. Horak, Ph.D.

Certificate Program Contact:  Emily Musso

Size of program:  5 Certificate Program students.

Courseworks required: 18 credits

Part-time Option:  No.

 

CERTIFICATE ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS
 
Program of Study

This certificate program is only open to Physician Fellows in Georgetown University's Department of Family Medicine - Georgetown School of Medicine.


Certificate Completion/Award

  

 

 


CERTIFICATE ADMISSIONS INFORMATION
 
 Application Deadline for Fall 2008:     June 13, 2008 
 
 
Admissions Information Summary
 
Please read the admissions information for certificate program applicants found on the Graduate School website at:  http://grad.georgetown.edu/pages/cert_admissions.cfm
 
In addition to the application form, prospective certificate students should submit the following:

     Online Application Form
     Non-refundable Application Fee
     Statement of Purpose*
     Official Transcripts (all prior institutions)
     Official Recommendations (3)
     Resume/CV
     TOEFL/IELTS  (required for all non-native English speakers, see below) 

*Address intellectual interests and professional and academic goals. Carefully explain how this certificate program specifically fits into your future academic and professional plans (not to exceed 500 words)
 
Apply to this certificate program using our online application form, located at: http://grad.georgetown.edu/pages/apply_online.cfm  
 
Choose your certificate program on the online application from under the Department “Certificate Programs”
 

Official hard copy transcripts should be mailed to the following address: 

     Office of Graduate Admissions
     Attn: Credentials – Health Sys Admin Certificate Program
     Box 571004
     3700 O Street, N.W. (ICC-302)
     Washington, DC 20057-1004  

GRE - GRADUATE RECORD EXAM

The General Test of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) IS NOT required for applicants, however, if the test has been taken, official scores may be submitted as supplementary materials. There is no minimum required score on the GRE. Test scores must be received by the application deadline date. Applicants should allow six to eight weeks from the test date for the reporting of scores to the institution.  Information on registering to take the GRE can be found at:   http://www.gre.org/ttindex.html

ENGLISH PROFICIENCY:  TOEFL / IELTS

All applicants who are not native English speakers are required to demonstrate a level of proficiency in the English language sufficient to meet the admission requirement of the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences. Proficiency can be demonstrated by the receipt of a bachelor's or advanced degree from an accredited institution of higher education in the United States or from a university where English is the primary language of instruction. All other non-native speakers must achieve at least a minimum score on either the TOEFL or IELTS test.  Test scores must be received by the application deadline date. Applicants should allow six to eight weeks from the test date for the reporting of scores to the institution. Applications to Certificate Programs will not be considered without valid GRE or TOEFL/IELTS scores.

TOEFL: A minimum score of 550 (paper-based test) or 213 (computer-based tests) or 80 (iBT test)  on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).  TOEFL information: http://www.ets.org/toefl/  

IELTS: A minimum score of 7.0 from the International English Language Testing System. IELTS Information: http://www.ielts.org/article1.aspx


OTHER INFORMATION
 
 

CERTIFICATE PROGRAM FACULTY

Department Chair:  Gary Filerman, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Health Systems Administration 

Program Director:  Bernard J. Horak, Ph.D., FACHE, CPHQ;

Faculty:  Patricia Cloonan; Sharon Dougherty; Robert Friedland, Ph.D.; Roberta Geidner-Antoniotti; Robin Goldenberg; Kevin Harlen, M.S.P.H.; Katie Komaridis; Phyllis Landry; Debra Luffman; Mary Jane Mastorovich, R.N., M.S.; Elise McKenna; Eileen Meier, J.D., M.P.H., R.N.; Jason Ormsby; Robert Ryan; Stewart Seitz; Deborah Veres; John Williams.

 

CERTIFICATE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

Course descriptions, as well as class schedules and other information about course offerings can be found on the University Registrar's course site located at:  http://explore.georgetown.edu/courses/index.cfm 

 


 

 

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