Disability Outcomes

Disability Outcomes
Departments/programs participating in the certificate include Physical Therapy, Work Environment, Nursing, and Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology
 
Dr. Sean Collins, P.T., Sc.D., C.C.S.
sean_collins@uml.edu

In the prevention and management of chronic disability, this certificate is designed to augment the preparation of researchers and/or clinicians with an appreciation of the interactions among personal attributes, clinical disease features, and socioeconomic and working conditions. Students will examine the ‘state of art’ theoretical perspectives in disability outcomes. They will develop advanced knowledge and skills in their chosen areas of expertise, including disability evaluation; design and conduct of epidemiologic studies of disease outcomes and their risk factors; evaluation and control of relevant environmental factors that affect work and health outcomes; and development and analysis of strategies for the improvement of disease outcomes, based on public and private policy alternatives.
 
The certificate is designed for students with a background in engineering, public health, clinical services, community programs or psychology.  Through the program students complete a core of six credits in courses specifically oriented to Disability Outcomes and six additional elective credits (chosen with their advisor) in the participating departments (see below). 
 
Required Courses (3 credits each)
 
34.510   Models and Measurement in Disability (new course)
34.yyy   Disability Outcomes and Interventions (new course)
 
Elective Courses (3 credits each); (choose two courses)
 
19.575   Introduction to Epidemiology and Biostatistics
19.638   Methods of Work Analysis
19.542   Human Factors
19.610   Exposure Assessment
19.643   Healthy Work Organization
32.604   Health Data Analysis
32.625   Health Policy
33.552   Social, Cultural and Policy Issues in Health Care
33.601   Research Utilization
 
Or other elective with approval of the Certificate Program Coordinator