{"id":88118,"date":"2016-08-09T12:25:12","date_gmt":"2016-08-09T16:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/?page_id=88118"},"modified":"2025-08-04T15:38:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T19:38:06","slug":"pharmaceutical-development-delivery-access","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/education\/degrees-and-programs\/master-of-public-health-programs\/certificates\/mph-context-certificates\/pharmaceutical-development-delivery-access\/","title":{"rendered":"Pharmaceutical Development, Delivery, and Access"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>As part of Boston University\u2019s on-campus <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/education\/degrees-and-programs\/master-of-public-health-programs\/\">Master of Public Health (MPH) degree<\/a>, you have the option to add a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/education\/degrees-and-programs\/master-of-public-health-programs\/certificates\/mph-context-certificates\/\">Context Certificate<\/a> to your functional area of concentration, deepening your knowledge in an area or population of greatest interest to you.<\/h4>\n<h3>Pharmaceutical Development, Delivery, and Access Context Certificate<\/h3>\n<p>Many public health programs rely on pharmaceuticals to achieve their goals\u2014from treating infectious diseases to managing preventive and chronic care. This 12-credit certificate is one of the world\u2019s few programs examining the intersection of public health and medicines. Students will gain skills in medicines\u00a0development, delivery, policies, and programs. Students will be able to effectively translate their knowledge and skills into rapidly growing public health, pharmaceutical, and medical technology markets.<\/p>\n<p>Upon graduation, students will be able to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Communicate the role of pharmaceuticals as public health tools for prevention and treatment of acute and chronic diseases.<\/li>\n<li>Examine critical steps in research and development of pharmaceuticals, including clinical trials and market dynamics.<\/li>\n<li>Analyze the performance of the pharmaceutical sector using key indicators.<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrate the ability to access and use data related to the financing, procurement, distribution, and use of pharmaceuticals in order to propose solutions to domestic and international pharmaceutical challenges.<\/li>\n<li>Apply a multidisciplinary systems approach to analyzing the overlapping roles of the public and private sectors in pharmaceutical policy, including innovation, intellectual property, and medicines regulation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t<div class=\"editorial-featured\">\n\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"featured-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"600\" height=\"362\" src=\"\/sph\/files\/2024\/11\/Eddie-Lai-600x362-1.png\" class=\"attachment-sph_thumb size-sph_thumb\" alt=\"Headshot of Eddie Lai\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h6>Featured Story<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/news\/articles\/2024\/alum-champions-asian-representation-in-healthcare-leadership\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"hed\">Alum Champions Asian Representation in Healthcare Leadership<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<h3>Sample Course Titles<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Pharmaceuticals in Public Health: An Introductory Course<\/li>\n<li>Pharmaceutical Management, Policy &amp; Practice<\/li>\n<li>Design &amp; Conduct of Clinical Trials<\/li>\n<li>Drug Epidemiology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/sph\/programs\/mph\/pharmaceutical-development-delivery-and-access\/\" class=\"button btn-arrow\" target=\"_blank\" >View the BU Bulletin for Course Requirements<\/a>\n<h3>Sample Practicum<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Business Development Intern, Aldatu Biosciences (Boston, MA)<\/li>\n<li>Pharmaceuticals and Health Technologies Group, Management Sciences for Health (Arlington, VA)<\/li>\n<li>Public Policy and Government Affairs Intern, Biogen (Cambridge, MA)<\/li>\n<li>Global Transparency Data Analyst, ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Cambridge, MA)<\/li>\n<li>Global Alliance for Vaccine and Immunization (GAVI, Switzerland) \u2013 increasing vaccine access and equity through policy<\/li>\n<li>World Health Organization (Geneva, Switzerland) \u2013 developing a methodology to collect information on appropriate antibiotic use<\/li>\n<li>Health Systems Administrative Intern, Veterans\u2019 Affairs Boston Health Care System<\/li>\n<li>Management Sciences for Health (Namibia) \u2013 working on pharmaceutical systems strengthening programs<\/li>\n<li>Biogen (Cambridge, MA) \u2013 pricing and reimbursement strategy intern supporting activities to develop pricing and access strategies<\/li>\n<li>Pathfinder International (Vietnam) \u2013 assisting in a mhealth based HIV study in communities outside of Hanoi<\/li>\n<li>Boston Children\u2019s Hospital \u2013 working on a study on TB-related stigma in India<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Certificate Director<\/h3>\n<div class=\"row\"><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"col-sm-6\">\n\n\t<div class=\"profile-listing-container single-profile-format\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-single\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sph-profile-basic-card\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/profile\/warren-kaplan\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sph-profile-basic-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sph-profile-basic-image\"><figure class=\"profile-photo profile-single-photo\"><img width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"\/sph\/files\/2013\/10\/Warren-Kaplan-1.jpg\" alt=\"Warren Kaplan\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sph-profile-basic-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sph-profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sph-profile-name\" data-name=\"Warren A. Kaplan\"><span class=\"sph-profile-name-full\">Warren A. Kaplan<\/span>, <span class=\"sph-profile-name-degrees\"> PhD, JD, MPH<\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"sph-profile-main-position\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sph-profile-main-position\"><span class=\"sph-profile-position-title\"> Clinical Assistant Professor<\/span><span class=\"sph-profile-position-department\"><span>, <\/span>Global Health<\/span> <span class=\"sph-profile-position-institution\"> <span>- <\/span>Boston University School of Public Health<\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div><!--\/.profile-listing-->\n\n<\/div><div class=\"col-sm-6\">&#8220;<span>Many public health programs rely on pharmaceuticals to achieve their goals\u2014from treating infectious diseases to managing preventive and chronic care. This\u00a0 certificate is one of the very few programs examining the intersection of public health and medicines. Students will gain skills in medicines\u00a0development, delivery, policies, and programs. They will be able to effectively translate their knowledge and skills into rapidly growing public health, pharmaceutical, and medical technology markets.<\/span>&#8220;<\/div><\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<h3>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h3>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h6 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Are you a current student in need of advising?<\/h6><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\">\n<p><span>Please subscribe to the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/about\/departments\/global-health\/gh_lens\/\">Global Health Lens weekly email newsletter<\/a><span>\u00a0for Pharmaceutical Certificate related announcements and events (both domestic and global related) as well as the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/visitor.r20.constantcontact.com\/d.jsp?llr=fzpfpnyab&amp;p=oi&amp;m=1125733547813&amp;sit=lk7mdw8kb&amp;f=1b32273b-6a83-4aa1-9aed-aa4de6b68471\">Weekly Dose the Pharmaceutical certificate\u2019s email newsletter.\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/sph\/files\/2025\/08\/Pharmaceutical-Development-Delivery-and-Access-Roadmap-Context-Roadmaps-4.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pharmaceuticals Development Delivery and Access Certificate Roadmap 2025-2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2018\/06\/Pharmaceuticals-Certificate-Alumni-Snapshot_FINAL.docx\">BUSPH Pharmaceuticals Program Alumni Directory<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Academic Program Administrator<\/h4>\n<p><strong><a href=\"mailto:marykgry@bu.edu\">Mary Gregory<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/students\/advising-and-registration\/registrar-contact\/\" class=\"button btn-arrow\" >Registrar<\/a>\n<p><a href=\" https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/students\/student-services\/graduate-student-life-team\/\" class=\"button btn-arrow\" >Graduate Student Life<\/a><span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h6 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Which course bulletin should I use if I matriculated several years prior?<\/h6><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\">Find any previous academic year&#8217;s bulletin in the BU <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/bulletin\/archive\/\">archive<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>For more information about MPH degree requirements and admissions, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/admissions\/request-information\/\">request information to learn more<\/a>.<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As part of Boston University\u2019s on-campus Master of Public Health (MPH) degree, you have the option to add a Context Certificate to your functional area of concentration, deepening your knowledge in an area or population of greatest interest to you. 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