Table 1.
High-Level Overview of ISCBPs Yielding Graduate Degrees or Certificates.
| Degree-granting programs—program name (country) year founded | Program area of focus | Program format (duration) | Target audience and tuition costs for trainees |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Heidelberg (Germany) 2015 | Core/General IS research methods, Qualitative and
quantitative methods; Specific IS competencies: yes |
5+ courses; 17+ credit hours (25–35 months) |
MSc students in Health Services and Implementation Science (tuition: yes) |
| World Health Organization (WHO) TDR postgraduate training (multiple lower-middle income countries) 2015 | Content focus on infectious diseases of poverty (e.g.,
tuberculosis, HIV); Specific IS competencies: yes |
5+ courses; 17+ credit hours (13–23 months) |
MSc students; seek trainees from LMIC countries (tuition: no) |
| University of Washington (USA) 2012 | Core/General IS research methods, In-depth Implementation
Science Methods; Specific IS competencies: yes |
5+ courses; 17+ credit hours (3+ years) |
PhD students in Global Health Metrics and Implementation Science (tuition: yes) |
| George Washington University (USA) 2016 | Core/General IS research methods, Mixed-methods, pragmatic randomized trial program theory; Specific IS competencies: yes | 5+ courses; 17+ credit hours (3+ years) |
PhD students in Translational Health Sciences (tuition: yes) |
| Johns Hopkins University (USA) 2015 | Core/General IS research methods; Specific IS competencies: yes |
5+ courses; 17+ credit hours (3+ years) |
DrPH students—IS concentration/track (tuition: yes) |
| Yale University Center for Methods in Implementation Science (USA) 2018 | Core/General IS research methods, learning health care systems, development of advanced qualitative, quantitative and health economic methods; Specific IS competencies: yes | 5+ courses; 17+ credit hours (3+ years) |
MSc or PhD students—IS concentration/track (tuition: no for PhDs; yes for some MSc) |
| Certificate programs—program name (country) year founded |
Program area of focus |
Program format (duration) | Target audience and tuition costs for trainees |
| Indiana University Graduate Certificate in Innovation and Implementation Science (USA) 2015 | Core/General IS research methods, Agile Innovation process,
Agile Implementation Process and Agile Diffusion
Process; Specific IS competencies: yes |
5+ courses; 13–17 credit hours |
Online delivery Early-/mid-career faculty researchers; Implementers/Evaluators; QI leaders (tuition: yes) |
| University of California San Francisco Implementation Science Certificate Program (USA) 2008 | Core/General IS research methods; Specific IS competencies: yes |
5+ courses | Online delivery; MSc or PhD students; Postdoc fellows; Early-/mid-career faculty researchers; Implementers/Evaluators; QI leaders (tuition: yes) |
| University of Colorado Graduate Certificate in Dissemination and Implementation Science Research (USA) 2019 | Core/General IS research methods; Specific IS competencies: yes |
5+ courses 12 credit hours (18–36 months) |
Online delivery; MSc or PhD students; Postdoc fellows; Early-/mid-career faculty researchers; Implementers/Evaluators (tuition: yes) |
| University of Florida Graduate Certificate in Implementation Science (USA) 2018 | Core/General IS research methods; | 3–4 courses/12 or less credit hours | Hybrid in-person/online; MSc students; Early-career faculty researchers; Implementers/Evaluators; QI leaders (tuition: yes) |
| University of Maryland Implementation and Dissemination Science Certificate (USA) 2018 | Core/General IS research methods, Global Health
Perspective; Specific IS competencies: yes |
3–4 courses/12 or less credit hours | Online delivery; MSc or PhD students; Postdoc fellows (tuition: yes) Early-/mid-career faculty researchers; (tuition: yes) Implementers/Evaluators; QI leaders (tuition: yes) |
| Washington University in St. Louis, Graduate Certificate in Dissemination and Implementation Science (USA) 2020 | General IS research methods; Specific IS competencies: yes |
5+ courses; 16+ credit hours (25–35 months) |
Hybrid in-person/online; MSCI or PhD
students; Postdoc fellows; Early-/mid-career faculty researchers (tuition: yes) |
Note. IS = implementation science; ISCBP = Implementation Science Capacity Building Program; QI = quality improvement; USA = United States of America; Category of “Implementers/Evaluators” was defined for respondents as “Program implementers/evaluators”; Inclusion criteria: 3+ courses in IS methods for a graduate certificate or degree-granting program