Reimagine what’s possible in healthcare.

The 12-credit-hour Healthcare Innovation, Design, and Entrepreneurship Graduate Certificate is a joint program of Gies College of Business and the Carle Illinois College of Medicine. It can be completed in as little as 8 months.

Through an integrated approach that blends new product development, data analytics, design thinking and entrepreneurial strategy, you’ll gain the tools to identify complex challenges, create human-centered solutions and help shape the future of healthcare.

You’ll learn to spot unmet needs, interpret data with confidence and design innovations that are not only creative but viable in today’s rapidly evolving healthcare landscape.

What you’ll gain

• A clear understanding of how the healthcare innovation ecosystem works—from concept to implementation

• The ability to uncover high-impact opportunities using qualitative insight, design thinking, and data analytics

• Practical strategies to develop, test, and evaluate new products, services, and processes

• A forward-looking perspective on the technologies and advancements transforming care delivery

• A user-centered, entrepreneurial, and analytical approach to solving system-level challenges, developing new products, and improving processes

*Financial aid consideration requires learners to be enrolled in a minimum of 6 credit hours in a Spring or Fall term and 3 credit hours in a Summer term. Learners should review Graduate Certificate start dates, course offerings, and federal aid requirements prior to applying.