{"id":3847,"date":"2025-07-07T13:02:17","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T17:02:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pathology\/mcp\/?page_id=3847"},"modified":"2026-04-09T10:41:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T14:41:56","slug":"graduate-training-program-in-womens-health-research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pathology\/mcp\/mcp\/pbts\/annual-programming\/womens-health-multidisciplinary-consortium\/graduate-training-program-in-womens-health-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate Certificate in Women&#8217;s Health Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Apply to join the 2027 cohort! <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/applynow.unc.edu\/apply\/\">https:\/\/applynow.unc.edu\/apply\/<\/a><\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Applications due August 3rd, 2026<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Letters of intent due June 19th, 2026<\/span>*<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">*For applicants wishing to waive the application fee, please submit a brief letter indicating your interest in pursuing the Certificate in Women&#8217;s Health Research to Program Director, Dr. Melinda Yates.<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><\/h4>\n<h5><som-cell cell-info=\"{&quot;ID&quot;:3943,&quot;post_author&quot;:&quot;120045&quot;,&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2025-10-07 15:04:18&quot;,&quot;post_date_gmt&quot;:&quot;2025-10-07 19:04:18&quot;,&quot;post_content&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;post_title&quot;:&quot;WHR 2025 Cohort&quot;,&quot;post_excerpt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;post_status&quot;:&quot;publish&quot;,&quot;comment_status&quot;:&quot;closed&quot;,&quot;ping_status&quot;:&quot;closed&quot;,&quot;post_password&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;post_name&quot;:&quot;whr-2025-cohort&quot;,&quot;to_ping&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;pinged&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;post_modified&quot;:&quot;2025-10-07 15:08:49&quot;,&quot;post_modified_gmt&quot;:&quot;2025-10-07 19:08:49&quot;,&quot;post_content_filtered&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;post_parent&quot;:0,&quot;guid&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.med.unc.edu\\\/pathology\\\/mcp\\\/cell\\\/whr-2025-cohort\\\/&quot;,&quot;menu_order&quot;:0,&quot;post_type&quot;:&quot;somcell&quot;,&quot;post_mime_type&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;comment_count&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;filter&quot;:&quot;raw&quot;}\" cell-meta=\"{&quot;_upd_sortorder&quot;:[&quot;1&quot;],&quot;layout&quot;:[&quot;RepeatableBoxes&quot;],&quot;cellInformation&quot;:[&quot;{\\&quot;singleCellBlocks\\&quot;:{},\\&quot;repeatableBoxes\\&quot;:[{\\&quot;includeLink\\&quot;:1,\\&quot;linkText\\&quot;:\\&quot;Meet the 2025 Cohort!\\&quot;,\\&quot;linkUrl\\&quot;:\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.med.unc.edu\\\/pathology\\\/mcp\\\/mcp\\\/pbts\\\/annual-programming\\\/womens-health-multidisciplinary-consortium\\\/graduate-training-program-in-womens-health-research\\\/whr-2025-cohort\\\/\\&quot;}],\\&quot;boxCustomStyles\\&quot;:{\\&quot;includeLink\\&quot;:1,\\&quot;backgroundColor\\&quot;:\\&quot;darkBlue\\&quot;},\\&quot;boxType\\&quot;:\\&quot;iconLinks\\&quot;,\\&quot;boxStyleOption\\&quot;:\\&quot;color-boxes\\&quot;}&quot;],&quot;apiCallInformation&quot;:[&quot;{}&quot;]}\"><\/som-cell><\/h5>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<h2>Program Description:<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3871\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 242px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pathology\/mcp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/639\/2025\/07\/WHR-Certificate-Applications-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3871\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pathology\/mcp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/639\/2025\/07\/WHR-Certificate-Applications-1-232x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pathology\/mcp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/639\/2025\/07\/WHR-Certificate-Applications-1-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pathology\/mcp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/639\/2025\/07\/WHR-Certificate-Applications-1-791x1024.png 791w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pathology\/mcp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/639\/2025\/07\/WHR-Certificate-Applications-1-768x994.png 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pathology\/mcp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/639\/2025\/07\/WHR-Certificate-Applications-1-1187x1536.png 1187w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pathology\/mcp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/639\/2025\/07\/WHR-Certificate-Applications-1-600x777.png 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pathology\/mcp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/639\/2025\/07\/WHR-Certificate-Applications-1.png 1545w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Call for Applicants! New Graduate Certificate in Women&#8217;s Health Research at UNC. Applications for 2026 cohort open now! Application deadline is August 3rd, 2026.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <strong>Graduate Certificate in Women\u2019s Health Research (WHR)<\/strong> will provide trainees with a formal program of courses and seminars to develop specialized research training in the field of women\u2019s health and sex-associated pathologies. Trainees within this program will have access to an interdisciplinary education, faculty mentorship, and collaborations with medical students in the Women\u2019s Health Scholarly Concentration Program to promote future partnerships between emerging clinical scientists and research scientists in this field. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Certificate Requirements:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Take and pass a minimum 9 credits of women&#8217;s health-related coursework. Students must complete at least one course in each concentration. The following courses are preapproved to fulfill this requirement:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Required:<\/strong> BIOL 523 &#8211; Sex Differences in Human Disease (3 credits)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Biological Concentration:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">BIOL 405 &#8211; Good Genes: Human Reproduction in the Social Context (3 credits)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">BIOL 408H &#8211; Embryology to Biomedical Frontiers (3 credits)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">BIOL 429 &#8211; Human Genetic Diversity (3 credits)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">BIOL 440 &#8211; Stem Cell Biology (3 credits)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">BIOL 441 &#8211; Vertebrate Embryology (3 credits)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">NUTR 611 &#8211; Food and Your Life Stages (3 credits)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">PATH 770 &#8211; The Mouse Efficacy and Disease Models (3 credits)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sociocultural Concentration:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">WGST 790: Graduate Seminar in Women\u2019s Studies (3 credits)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">WGST 890: Special Topics in Women\u2019s Studies (3 credits)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">MHCH 610 &#8211; Issues in Maternal and Child Health (3 credits)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">MHCH 625 &#8211; Injury as a Public Health Problem (3 credits)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">MHCH 680 &#8211; Global Sexual and Reproductive Health (3 credits)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SOCI 823 \u2013 Integrating Social and Biological Perspectives on Human Health (3 credits)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SOCI 826 \u2013 Health and Developmental Trajectories from Adolescence and Adulthood (3 credits)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SOCI 833 \u2013 Socioeconomic Factors in Fertility (3 credits)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SOCI 851 \u2013 Sociology of Gender (3 credits)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SOCI 863 \u2013 Sociology of Health, Illness, and Healing (3 credits)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SOCI 950 \u2013 Seminar in Selected Topics (3 credits)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Attend monthly WHMC Journal Clubs <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Participate in the monthly Cohort Meetings which will rotate between guest speaker seminars, research in progress talks, and professional development topics.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li>75% attendance is required at the Journal Clubs and Cohort Meetings during the first 2 years in the program. Senior trainees are welcome to attend journal clubs and meetings as they wish.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Attend and present your research at an approved research symposium<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This certificate is awarded concurrent with your PhD\/graduate diploma.<\/p>\n<h2>Certificate Application Requirements:<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Applicant&#8217;s NIH-style Biosketch (Fellowship) [Template available here: <a href=\"https:\/\/grants.nih.gov\/grants\/forms\/biosketch.htm\">https:\/\/grants.nih.gov\/grants\/forms\/biosketch.htm<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li>Applicant&#8217;s project proposal with aims (1 page max)<\/li>\n<li>A letter of support from your primary research mentor describing how the project relates to women&#8217;s health\/<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">sex-associated pathologies, and their commitment in supporting the student through the requirements of the certificate<\/span><\/li>\n<li>$45 application fee<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Deadline: August 3rd, 2026<\/h2>\n<h2>How to Apply:<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Log in with your UNC account: <a href=\"https:\/\/applynow.unc.edu\/apply\/\">https:\/\/applynow.unc.edu\/apply\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Start a new application<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Select \u201cCertificate\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Click \u201cOpen Application\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Select a Program \u2192 Women\u2019s Health Research<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For more information about the application process or the program in general, contact Dr. Melinda Yates, Program Director (msyates@email.unc.edu), or Kylie Hutchison, Program Management Team Lead (kyliee@unc.edu).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apply to join the 2027 cohort! https:\/\/applynow.unc.edu\/apply\/ Applications due August 3rd, 2026 &nbsp; Letters of intent due June 19th, 2026* *For applicants wishing to waive the application fee, please submit a brief letter indicating your interest in pursuing the Certificate in Women&#8217;s Health Research to Program Director, Dr. Melinda Yates. 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