*RUSM has a first-time residency attainment rate of 96%, calculated as the percent of students attaining a 2025-26 residency position out of graduates or expected graduates in 2024-25 who were active applicants in the 2025 NRMP match or who attained a residency position outside the NRMP match. AUC’s first-time residency attainment rate for 2024-2025 graduates and expected graduates is 95%. SABA’s four-year residency placement rate of 97% is calculated as the percent of students attaining a residency position out of all graduates or expected graduates in 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24 who were active applicants in the NRMP match or attained a residency outside the NRMP match. As of July 17, 2025, they have not published their 2025 rates. SGU’s US residency placement rate of 94% pertains to graduates over five years from 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 with the rate calculated as the total number of students/graduates who obtained a US residency divided by the total number of students/graduates who applied to a US residency program in a given year as of April 2025.
Community Medicine Certificate
Communities worldwide face persistent challenges that limit optimal health outcomes, despite advances in medicine and public health. Community health, the well-being of populations within specific areas, focuses on prevention, education, and access to care. The Community Medicine certificate equips participants with the knowledge to tackle these global challenges, including non-communicable diseases, differences in health outcomes and access across communities, and barriers to care.
Elevate Your Practice by Mastering the Principles of Community Medicine Online
Gain the knowledge and skills necessary to become a catalyst for transformative change in healthcare by enrolling in a comprehensive online program focused on community medicine.
By mastering the core principles of community medicine, you’ll be prepared to address today’s health challenges—including workforce shortages, chronic diseases, vaccine hesitancy, and variation in health outcomes across populations
Through interactive modules and real-world case studies, you will learn how:
- Identify and analyze social, environmental, and economic factors that influence health outcomes.
- Design and implement interventions that support more consistent health outcomes across populations.
- Collaborate confidently with stakeholders including government agencies, non-profits, and community leaders to drive measurable improvements in local health systems.
Earn Your Post Graduate Community Medicine Certificate
Step outside your role to become the catalyst for community-wide health solutions.
100% Online Coursework
Convenient 100% online coursework with no mandatory login times
Flexible 3-Semester Program
Flexible 3-semester program and asynchronous lectures
Online Capstone Project
Online capstone project with optional 1 week in Barbados
One May
Start Date
One May start date per year. Applications due no later than February 15.
Application Requirements
Local, regional, and international healthcare professionals with a passion for community impact or encouraged to apply.
- Professional Degree: Applicants must hold a professional degree in a healthcare field, such as a Primary Care Physician (MD/DO), Nursing (RN/NP), Physical Therapy (DPT), Dietetics, or Nutrition.
- Academic Transcripts: Official transcripts from all post-secondary institutions attended.
- Personal Statement: A statement of 500-1000 words outlining your professional experience, your motivation for pursuing the Certificate in Community Medicine
- Two Letters of Recommendation: Contact information for two professional or academic references who can speak to your qualifications, leadership potential, and dedication to community health.
Key Program Outcomes
The Certificate in Community Medicine is designed to provide established healthcare professionals with the competencies needed for impactful systemic change. Upon completion, you will be equipped to:
Master Community Medicine Competencies
Gain the essential knowledge and skills to lead and implement effective community-based health initiatives
Develop Knowledge of Community Health Policy and Practice
Develop powerful advocacy skills to engage stakeholders across health systems and address disparities in local populations.
Integrate Primary Care and Public Health
Strengthen your understanding of primary care practices and integrate them seamlessly with public health approaches to enhance population health strategies.
Earn Your Certificate From Faculty Leading With a Global Perspective
You'll learn from faculty passionate about community medicine—researchers and academics dedicated to mentoring the next generation of advocates.
Dr. Rashida Daisley MBBS, MPH, PgDip (Obesity)
Dr. Rashida Daisley joined Ross University School of Medicine (RUSM) as an Assistant Professor in February 2023. She is an experienced physician, public health professional, and healthcare leader with a passion for global health, health equity, and knowledge translation...
Dr. Carlene Radix
MD, MPH
Dr. Carlene Radix, MD, MPH, is a public health physician, executive leader, and global expert in the Caribbean region with over 20yrs of experience. She completed Medical School at St George’s University in Grenada, a combined Internal Medicine and Pediatric at Overlook hospital, Summit NJ
Dr. Cordelle Lazare MD, MMed, MPH
Dr. Lazare earned his Medical Degree from Nanchang University before pursuing post-graduate training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Tongji Hospital - Tongji Medical College at Huazhong University of Science and Technology. His time in China also sparked his interest in research, which he further...