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Learn the fundamentals of comparative effectiveness research

Professional Certificate in
Comparative Effectiveness Research Training and Instruction (CERTaIN)
MDAndersonX

What you will learn

  • Describe CER/PCOR methods
  • Interpret systematic review and meta-analysis results, and define strategies for critically appraising the literature
  • Define several types of observational studies, and interpret their results
  • Describe how health registries can be used to make decisions about best clinical care
  • Identify and classify clinical trial designs and describe the statistical methods used to analyze their data
Expert instruction
5 skill-building courses
Self-paced
Progress at your own speed
4 months
3 - 4 hours per week
Discounted price: $1,120.50
Pre-discounted price: $1,245USD
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Courses in this program

  1. MDAndersonX's Comparative Effectiveness Research Training and Instruction (CERTaIN) Professional Certificate

Meet your instructors
from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston (MDAndersonX)

Maria E. Suarez-Almazor, MD, PhD
Robert J. Volk, PhD
Sharon H. Giordano, MD, MPH, FASCO
Barry R. Davis, MD, PhD
Maria A. Lopez-Olivo, MD, PhD

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Discounted price: $1,120.50
Pre-discounted price: $1,245USD
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