Hospice and Palliative Care ,Certificate
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Improve the lives of older adults and those facing serious illness. You'll build skills and competencies to provide necessary care, and expand your opportunities for employment.
The certificate program in hospice and palliative care provides you with the skills you need to be a health and health care worker that leads and manages chronic and end-of-life care in a variety of settings, including home health care.
You learn from interprofessional instructors who are involved in hospice and palliative care as physicians, social workers, nurses and bereavement counselors. These professionals work with children and adults, as well as palliative care and hospice patients.
Through this program, you:
- complete an internship at Hospice of the Valley, where you can help address the nonclinical care needs of patients and their families
- explore how contemporary issues are burdening the health care system under its current structure
- have the opportunity to shadow health professionals and learn about their roles through field experience at a health care facility
- learn through evidence-based research and the most advanced technology in hospice and palliative care
- receive specialized instruction on dementia and Alzheimer's disease
- College/school:
College of Health Solutions
- Location: Downtown Phoenix
2026-2027 Catalog Year
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The certificate in hospice and palliative care consists of 18 credit hours, of which 12 must be upper division. A minimum grade of "C" (2.00 on a 4.00 scale) is required for each course, with the exception of MED 484, which is graded on a satisfactory basis.
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MED 325 Elements of Hospice and Palliative Care
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
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C | 3 |
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MED 375 Alzheimer's and Other Dementias
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
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C | 3 |
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MED 475 Palliative Care: Managing Complex Serious Illness
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
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C | 3 |
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MED 484 Internship
This course is directed by Dr. Gillian Hamilton at Hospice of the Valley. A cumulative ASU GPA of 3.00 or higher is required to enroll.
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:Y
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Y | 3 |
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6 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
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C | 6 |
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Prerequisite courses may be needed in order to complete the requirements of this certificate.
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GPA Requirement: 3.00
Incompatible Majors: None
Other Enrollment Requirements: None
A student pursuing an undergraduate certificate must be enrolled as a degree-seeking student at ASU. Undergraduate certificates are not awarded before the completion of an undergraduate degree. A student who already holds an undergraduate degree may pursue an undergraduate certificate as a nondegree-seeking graduate student.
Program learning outcomes identify what a student will learn or be able to do upon completion of their program. This program’s learning outcomes include the following:
- Analyze the health consequences of chronic disease and impact on patients during end of life care.
- Formulate decisions in accordance with ethical and legal principles of the hospice and palliative care field in assigned projects.
Graduates with this certificate have gained in-depth experience in health care settings and specialized training in hospice and palliative care.
Those who wish to pursue admission to medical school or other professional programs --- such as dental, pharmacy or optometry school --- can leverage this certificate as an additional credential to strengthen their application.
College of Health Solutions
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HLTHN 401AA
chs@asu.edu
602-496-3300
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