Orthopaedic Medical Device Product Specialist Certificate

Program Description

The Orthopaedic Medical Device Product Specialist certificate provides students with core competencies within various aspects of the orthopaedic medical device industry. Focus is on managing a product throughout its life cycle, including product development and performance relevant to clinical use, and communication of its commercial value. The certificate is comprised of four courses (12 credits) as follows:

• MKT 4200 Professional Selling  
• MKT 4950 Selected Topics  (Healthcare Selling)
• One Orthopaedics course selected from the following:
  • BIOE 3120 Fundamentals of Orthopaedic Device Science and Engineering  
  • BIOE 4120 Orthopaedic Engineering and Pathology  
• One course selected from the following:
  • BCHM 3050 Essential Elements of Biochemistry  
  • BIOE 3100 Engineering Analysis of Physiological Processes  
  • BIOL 2220 Human Anatomy and Physiology I  
  • BIOL 3150 Functional Human Anatomy  
  • HLTH 2030 Overview of Health Care Systems  
  • HLTH 2600 Medical Terminology and Communication  
  • HLTH 3800 Epidemiology  
  • IE 4300 Human Factors Engineering in Healthcare  
  • MKT 3010 Principles of Marketing