Education in Diabetes (Post-Bachelor Professional Certificate)
Education in diabetes applies knowledge and educational skills to provide competent educational services to the population in risk of diabetes, pre-diabetes, people with diabetes and the important people in the life of the patient. The Certificate is offered to different health professionals (doctors, professional nurses with a Bachelor in Nursing (BSN) or a master’s (MS, MSN), dietitians, psychologists, exercise physiologists, pharmacists, health educators, occupational and physical therapists with a bachelor’s degree, who have an interest in developing competences in the prevention, assessment, and in the clinical and educational administration of diabetes. This Certificate provides the development of the skill to realize individualized assessment of the person with diabetes, pre-diabetes and their caretakers. In addition, it provides for the formulation of an educational plan. It promotes critical thinking to consider, plan and initiate interventions to prevent the health problems presented by the person with diabetes, pre-diabetes and their caretakers. It will promote healthful lifestyles as part of the strategies of promoting and maintaining the health of the people with diabetes/pre-diabetes and their caretakers. The selected interventions are based on the evidence obtained by research within the field of the administration of and education about diabetes.
The Ponce Campus is authorized to offer this Program.
Admission Requirements
Have a current license in the health profession in which you work with at least a bachelor’s degree. If it is in nursing, it is required to at least have completed a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited institution with a minimum academic index of 2.50 in the major.
- Minimum of two (2) years of work experience in one of the following disciplines: pharmacist, dietitian, social worker, occupational and physical therapist, and health educator. The psychologists, doctors and dentists must have a current license.
- Interview with the coordinator of the Certificate in Diabetes or the person designated by the Academic Director.
- Submit the following up-to-date documents:
- Health Certificate.
- Vaccination Certificate against Hepatitis B and Influenza.
- Negative Certificate of Criminal Records.
- License and Registry of the health profession of in which you work, emitted by the Examining Board of the specialization field.
- Membership in your professional association.
Meet the established admission norms in the Graduate Catalog of Inter American University of Puerto Rico.
All those interested in entering this Program must be admitted to the University and meet the admission norms. Due to the exigencies of the regulating health agencies, students are asked to present original and up-to-date documentation of: Health Certificate, recent Criminal Record, and Certificate of immunization against Hepatitis B and Influenza.
Requirements for the Professional Certificate in Education in Diabetes - 15 credits
Required Courses
| DIAB 5000 | Fundamentals for Care of the Person with Diabetes | 4 |
| DIAB 5010 | Administration of an Educational Program in Diabetes | 4 |
| DIAB 5020 | Diabetes in Different Stages of Growth and Development | 4 |
| DIAB 5030 | Diabetes and its Complications | 3 |