2026-2027 Academic Catalog

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Palliative Care (Certificate)

Palliative Care Certificate

The Interprofessional Palliative Care Graduate Certificate along with the Master of Science in Palliative Care Degree aim to ease suffering for those patients and families living with serious illness through exemplary palliative care education.

These programs develop Palliative Care Community Specialists through innovative educational pedagogies designed to facilitate learning for healthcare and allied health professionals in up-to-date, evidence-based, interprofessional palliative care concepts using an online virtual learning environment that offers flexible application-based approaches.

Program courses are delivered in an interprofessional learning environment that mirrors the palliative care work setting. The program focuses on advancing clinical knowledge; developing clinical wisdom; building an evidence-based palliative care practice; enhancing communication skills; and addressing physical, psychological, social, and spiritual suffering.

To learn more about the interprofessional graduate Certificate in Palliative Care, please click here to view the information within the Graduate School portion of the academic catalog.