TRIBAL, RURAL, AND URBAN UNDERSERVED MEDICAL EDUCATION

Graduate Certificate

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What is the TRUE Graduate Certificate?

The Graduate Certificate in Tribal, Rural, and Urban Underserved Medicine offers a structured continuum of education for University of Utah medical students and formal academic record of coherent accomplishment in this growing field. Graduate Certificate awardees are required to complete a minimum of 16 academic elective credits within the program. All academic credits are can be applied to the elective credits necessary for completing the MD degree.

    Year 1 Coursework
    • MDID 6550 -  Introduction to TRU Population Health
    • MDID 6555 - Rural Heath Care Systems Delivery and Resources
    Year 2 Coursework
    • MDID 6650 - Applied Community Health and Leadership 
    • MDID 7000 (can be taken anytime during MS 1-4) - Capstone
    Elective Course Options
    • Longitudinal Primary Care Experience (LPCE)
    • MDID 6560 - Rural Immersion Course
    • MDID 6002 - Telemedicine for Future Providers
    • MDID 6003 - Rural-Refugee Health in Utah
    • SURG 7101 - Foundations in Value Driven Healthcare
    • FPMD 7811 - HPIH Principles of Integrative Medicine
    • FPMD 7812 - HPIH Resilience in Healthcare
    • MDID 6710 - Introduction to Population Health 1-4
    • SURG 7102 - Strategies for Healthcare Improvement
    • MDID 6640 - Health Disparities and Public Health
    • MDID 6670 - IPE Health Care in Frontier/Rural Populations
    • UUHSC 6301 - IPE Telemedicine/Telehealth