URMC / Medicine / Geriatrics & Aging / Finger Lakes Geriatric Education Center / IAPHPC Certificate Program

Certificate Program

Interdisciplinary Aging, Public Health, and Palliative Care Certificate Program

Enhancing the Health and Social Services Workforce

Principal Sponsors

Collaborative for Palliative Care
Finger Lakes Geriatric Education Center at the University of Rochester
Westchester Public Private Partnership for Aging Services

Co-Sponsors

Calvary Hospital, Inc.

Program Description

This interdisciplinary workforce education and training certificate program provides generalist-level education in aging, public health and palliative care, including geriatrics, gerontology, social work, psychology, health policy and advocacy, and pastoral and spiritual care. The overarching framework of this virtual course offering is public health and palliative care, orienting the learning experience to the contexts and challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. The course aims to build knowledge, capacity and generalist-level skills for those working in the aging, health and social services fields, and provides a foundational curriculum in the following knowledge areas:

Humanistic Leadership, Service, and Activism
Public Health Law and Policy, including Palliative Care and Bioethical Issues
Geriatrics and Palliative Care
Gerontology and Gerontological Social Work
Community-based Research to inform Community Services
Climate Change, Pandemics, Humanitarian Crises, Migration and Psychosocial Care

Certificate

Non-credit bearing and non-NYS DOE-approved program; certificate documents completion and satisfaction of educational requirements of the program

Goals

Educational,
Career advancement

Requirements

Regular attendance at all sessions (exceptions can be made withe prior approval),
Active participation in dialogues, and
Completion of a capstone project to earn the certificate

Pedagogical Modalities

Plenary lectures and panels: Common foundations
Discussions and participant presentations
Small groups: In-depth reading, break-out groups
Asynchronous individual mentoring (Oxford model): Individualized study and project development/execution

Eligible Participants

This program is recommended for all health care professionals, community-based workers, chaplains, and health care administrators from the US and internationally.