Overview

Narrative medicine enables patients and caregivers to voice their experience, to be heard, to be recognized, and to be valued, improving the delivery of healthcare.

Overview

The non-degree, online Certification of Professional Achievement in Narrative Medicine prepares health professionals, writers, and scholars to apply the skills and values of narrative understanding to improve outcomes for both patients and caregivers.

The program is developed specifically for students who seek ways to bring narrative methods into their current careers.
The curriculum introduces students to the principles and practice of narrative medicine through rigorous courses that promote intellectual growth, interpersonal relationships, and personal insight. Students will practice designing and evaluating narrative training interventions in clinical settings.
Those who complete the Certification Program gain the equivalent of six elective credits toward the Master of Science in Narrative Medicine, should they elect to continue their studies.
Taught by Columbia University Narrative Medicine faculty, each course combines multimedia presentations, weekly discussions, and collaborative activities to build skills in the clinical and personal aspects of narrative medicine.
Offered part-time for working professionals, the Certification of Professional Achievement in Narrative Medicine is a fully asynchronous online program. Students have the flexibility of accessing course materials, lectures, and assignments each week during times that fit their schedule. Students interact in discussion groups and forums, and participate in collaborative and independent coursework.
Students are required to participate in a non-credit Narrative Medicine workshop at some point during the program.
Students have access to world-class Columbia faculty as well as career and professional development resources to advance their personal and professional goals.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Bodies, Illness and Care: Perspectives from Phenomenology and Beyond
Works of Art and Wide-Awakeness to the World
Narrative Ethics
Narrative, Health, and Social Justice
Race, Narrative, and Medicine: Descripting African American Bodies
Narratives of Death, Living & Caring at the End of Life
Writing Narrative Medicine
Embodied Borderlands
Practicum: Facilitating Narrative Medicine Workshops
Advocacy & Organizing: Narratives of Activism, Social Justice, and Community Health

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-01 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-15 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

100

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IELTS

7.5

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Credits

15 SCH

Delivered

Blended, Online

Campus Location

Manhattan, United States

Disciplines

Public Health Medicine Complementary & Alternative Medicine View 35 other Masters in Complementary & Alternative Medicine in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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100

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IELTS

7.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Completed online application form
$150 nonrefundable application fee (U.S. currency)
Transcripts from all post-secondary institutions attended
Your Résumé
Two letters of recommendation
Statement of academic purpose (No more than 750 words)
Evidence of promise in the field of narrative medicine
Video Essay
An admissions interview may be required
Students whose first or native language is not English must include proof of English proficiency
International students must fulfill visa requirements

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

12210 USD / year

≈ 12210 USD / year
Out-of-State

12210 USD / year

≈ 12210 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

12210 USD / year

≈ 12210 USD / year

Living costs

Manhattan

United States

2638 - 5751 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Disciplines

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