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Educational Objectives
The certificate program provides a framework for understanding vaccine science and policy, from clinical research to implementation, in both the United States and internationally.
After successfully completing this certificate, you will be prepared to:
1. Understand the detailed process of developing, preparing, evaluating and using vaccines;
2. Identify, analyze, and critique cutting-edge strategies for approaching vaccine development;
3. Identify and describe the scientific and policy obstacles preventing development of effective vaccines for several important human pathogens;
4. Understand current national and international policy issues in vaccine research, development, manufacturing, supply and utilization;
5. Understand global finance policies and strategies for funding vaccine research and development, for purchasing vaccines, and for the implementation and evaluation of vaccine delivery programs and campaigns;
6. Communicate with the key stakeholders and institutions involved in formulating vaccine policy in the United States and globally;
7. Explain policy and regulatory requirements and their application in clinical vaccine trials to assure quality and protection of human subjects;
8. Explain the Good Clinical Practice standards for the design, conduct, performance, monitoring, auditing, recording, analyses, and reporting of clinical vaccine trials.
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