The Leadership Certificate
School of Medicine & Public
Health
SMPH Leadership Certificate
The Program
The Leadership Certificate is based
upon four assumptions:
• The University of Wisconsin-Madison is committed to
developing the leadership capabilities within its
community
• Effective leadership skills can be taught and learned at
the University and in the community
• The University environment is a strategic and
appropriate setting for mastering both leadership theory
and leadership skills
• The success of leadership is measured by direct impact
on individuals, organizations, and society
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Requirements
• Documentation of 100 hours:
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Leadership roles,
PDS course work
Civic engagement
Out-of-classroom learning
• Educational artifact that reflects upon
personal growth and impact on others
• Ethics statement
• Cumulative GPA of 3.0 at time of
application
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Activity Areas
• Leadership Roles
– 30 hours max/15 hours min
• Academic Course
– SMPH Patient, Doctor, Society (PDS) Course
– 30 hours max
• Civic Engagement
– 40 hours max/15 hours min
• Out-of-Classroom Learning
– 30 hours max/15 hours min
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Leadership Roles
• 30 hours max/15 hours min
– 15 hours max for meetings
• Accept a leadership role where major responsibilities are
expected
• Accomplish and set goals
• Empower and lead others
• Have a significant impact on others and foster a positive
change on:
– Group members
– The organization
– The campus
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Verification of Leadership Roles
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Position description
Position expectations
Goal statement
One-page summary
– What was learned and how it relates
to specific content area
• Letter of verification
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Academic Course
• Patient, Doctor, Society (PDS)
course
• 30 hours maximum
• Must obtain a 3.0 or better in the
course
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Verification of Academic Course
• Transcript
• One-page summary on what was
learned and how it relates to
specific content area
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Civic Engagement
• 40 hours max/15 hours min
• Service to and active involvement
in community
• Volunteering must consist of direct
service.
– Volunteering at community agencies
– Tutoring
– Mentoring
– Assisting individuals with dissabilities
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Verification of Civic Engagement
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Name and mission of organization
Volunteer position title
List of primary duties
Supervisor name and contact
information
• One-page summary of what was
learned and how it relates to specific
content area
• Verification from UW-SMPH Director of
Community Service Programs
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Out-of-Classroom Learning
• 30 hours max/15 hours min
• Non-credit leadership learning
– Workshops
– Seminars
– Conferences
• Hours will only be counted for
actual workshop time (i.e. free lunch
during a conference doesn’t count)
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Verification for Out-of-Classroom
Learning
• Certificate, letter, or card of
participation
• Itinerary for every activity
submitted
• One-page summary on what was
learned and how it relates to
specific content area
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Content Areas
• Individual
– 25 hours min
• Group
– 30 hours min
• Community
– 45 hours min
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Individual Content Area
• 25 hours min
• Knowing yourself is fundamental to
leadership development
• Recognizes individuals who:
– Aware of beliefs, values, attitudes, and
emotions that motivate one to take action
– Can become a committed participant in the
shaping of a group’s common purpose
– Thinks, feels, and behaves with
consistency, genuinness, and authenticity
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Group Content Area
• 30 hours minimum
• Fulfilled by PDS course (2 years)
• Includes collaboration and dealing
with controversy in a civil,
respectful manner
• Collaboration:
– Empowering self and others through
trust
– Recognizes differences in viewpoint
are inevitable
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– Pride in accomplishing something
Community Content Area
• 45 hours min
• Citizenship:
– Becoming responsibly committed to
the community and society
– Impacting a positive change on
behalf of others in the community
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Educational Artifact
• Summarizes what you learned in
activity areas and content areas
• Addresses how your experience
will make a difference in your
future
– Think: “action plan”
• Describes your impact on others
• Format: 5-page paper
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Applying for the Certificate
• Fill out record-of-activities form
• Complete verification template
– including one-page summaries
• Complete educational artifact
• Sign ethics statement
• Submit hard-copies to:
Center for Leadership and
Involvement:
239 Red Gym, 716 Langdon St.
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Applying for the Certificate
• Annual deadline April 1st
• Application reviewed by committee
– Notified of decision by committee
representative
• Applicants may re-submit materials
after making recommended
adjustments
• Must submit application all at once
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Questions?
• For more information regarding the
SMPH Leadership Certificate
please visit:
www.cfli.wisc.edu
Click on ‘Leadership Certificate’- ‘SMPH Leadership
Certificate’
E-mail: [email protected]
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