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St. Lawrence University to Offer Peace Corps Prep Certificate Program
St. Lawrence University has established a new partnership with the Peace Corps centered on an undergraduate certificate program that will combine targeted coursework with hands-on experiences and build the competencies needed for students to be strong Peace Corps volunteers or other intercultural fieldworkers. The University’s Peace Corps Prep program, a certificate program that teaches students sector-specific skills, language proficiency, intercultural competence, and leadership, will launch in October 2021. Only about 150 other colleges and universities are part of the Peace Corps Prep Program, and St. Lawrence is among a handful of colleges in New York State to offer it. In … Read more
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American Board of Telehealth Offers New Teleprimary Care Certificate Program to Help Primary Care Teams Succeed with Virtual Services in a Post-Pandemic Future
SIOUX FALLS, S.D., Aug. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The American Board of Telehealth is launching a new Teleprimary Care Certificate program designed to help primary care providers develop telehealth strategies for a post-pandemic future. The self-paced, online program explores innovative telehealth models and best practices that will enable primary care teams to overcome key challenges, such as reimbursement parity, regulatory barriers, infrastructure costs and new competition from retail clinics and urgent-care centers. “Teleprimary care is at the forefront of the telemedicine space, but it continues to evolve and expand with the development of new technologies, innovative care models and … Read more
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ConocoPhillips Gives Texas A&M $1 Million To Support Data Science Certificate Program
The certificate program will admit its first students during the 2021-22 fall semester. Laurence Dutton/ iStock.com Texas A&M University has created an Undergraduate Certificate in Data Analytics for the Petroleum Industry (CERT-DAPI), supported by a $1 million gift from ConocoPhillips, the Texas A&M Institute of Data Science (TAMIDS) announced today. The five-year gift is part of ConocoPhillips’ commitment to help meet the growing demand for data science coursework in universities. The certificate program will admit its first students during the 2021-22 fall semester. The program resulted from a collaboration between Texas A&M’s colleges of engineering, science, geosciences and Mays Business … Read more
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Vaccine certificate program to be introduced by Ford government: sources
A vaccine certificate program will be introduced by the Ford government early next week, sources with knowledge of the situation tell 680 NEWS. It’s not clear what form the proof of vaccine program may take, or how it may be implemented. The premier and his cabinet are meeting over the next few days to hash out those details. Premier Doug Ford has long pushed back against the idea of a vaccine certificate or passport system in Ontario. When asked about it on July 15th the premier said, “The answer is no, we’re not going to do it. We’re not going … Read more