Graduate Certificate in Cancer Prevention Program

The Certificate in Cancer Prevention provides graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, faculty, and other health care professionals with a formal introduction to the essential components for the prevention of cancer. This 12 semester-credit-hour (SCH) program offers formal coursework in topics relevant to cancer prevention and translational science including biostatistics, epidemiology, and clinical trials design and analysis. The program specifically focuses on the unique risks for cancer in the South Texas region.

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Bertha Flores

"This was a great learning experience. I learned about topics in cancer prevention and translational science. All the professors were excellent and very dedicated to the students. Great experience."

Bertha "Penny" Flores, Ph.D., RN, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, UT Health San Antonio