Core Course Certificate Program
SMDM offers a Certificate of Completion to individuals who complete the SMDM Core Courses. The SMDM curriculum is a new initiative of the Society with the goal of having a set of introductory-level Core Courses in foundational aspects of medical decision making. This effort serves the core mission of the Society to educate its members in key content areas. Core Courses are offered at SMDM meetings and conferences in North America and Europe.
Interested in more advanced courses? SMDM offers a full lineup of Short Courses offered at each meeting in North America and Europe.
Summer 2021 Core Course Schedule:
Course |
Course Date & Time |
Course Faculty |
13 July 2021 10 AM – 1 PM EDT 2 PM – 5 PM UTC 4 PM – 7 PM CET 7 AM - 10 AM PDT |
Ellen Lipstein MD, MPH and Victoria Shaffer, PhD |
|
Introduction to Medical Decision Analysis (Decision-Analytic Modeling) |
22 July 2021 10 AM – 1 PM EDT 2 PM – 5 PM UTC 4 PM – 7 PM CET 7 AM - 10 AM PDT |
Beate Jahn, PhD and Uwe Siebert, MD, MPH, MSc, ScD |
10 August 2021 10 AM – 1 PM EDT 2 PM – 5 PM UTC 4 PM – 7 PM CET 7 AM - 10 AM PDT |
KD Valentine, PhD and Pete Wegier, PhD |
|
18 August 2021 10 AM – 1 PM EDT 2 PM – 5 PM UTC 4 PM – 7 PM CET 7 AM - 10 AM PDT |
Jeffrey Hoch, PhD |
Core Course Certificate Program Costs:
Registration Criteria |
Cost per Course |
Non Members |
USD 250 |
Members |
USD 100 |
Trainee & LMIC Members |
USD 75 |
Take 4 courses and get 1 free – and receive your certificate of completion!
Please email info@SMDM.org with any questions.
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