{"id":27346,"date":"2019-05-30T09:26:37","date_gmt":"2019-05-30T14:26:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=27346"},"modified":"2019-05-30T09:26:37","modified_gmt":"2019-05-30T14:26:37","slug":"apsu-to-make-job-candidates-more-competitive-with-online-grad-certificate-in-biometrics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2019\/05\/30\/apsu-to-make-job-candidates-more-competitive-with-online-grad-certificate-in-biometrics\/","title":{"rendered":"APSU to make job candidates more competitive with online grad certificate in biometrics"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AustinClarksville, TN<\/strong> – This fall, a Biometrics and Clinical Trials Operations Certificate will be offered exclusively through the Austin Peay State University (APSU) Department of Mathematics and Statistics. Nfii Ndikintum, vice president of Clinical Affairs and Biometrics at AtriCure will be serving as the lead instructor.<\/p>\n

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Austin Peay State University mathematics professor Dr. Sumen Sen leads a class recently on campus. (APSU)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Ndikintum has a Ph.D. in statistics, and after struggling to find employees with the proper training, he developed this 12-hour graduate certificate.<\/p>\n

When Ndikintum interviews job candidates, he\u2019s impressed when they have a degree in statistics. If the applicant has a certificate in biometrics, Ndikintum will probably offer them a job.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt makes them more competitive,\u201d he said. \u201cIf I were interviewing two students \u2013 one has a master\u2019s degree in statistics and the other has a master\u2019s degree in statistics, but in addition, they have been exposed to how we actually work in the industry, guess who I\u2019m going to pick?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTo the best of my knowledge, there is no certificate like this in the nation,\u201d he said. \u201cBiometrics includes a lot of disciplines \u2013 statistics, statistical programming, medical writing \u2013 and we\u2019re combining that together into one program. There are tremendous job opportunities for students with this training.\u201d<\/p>\n

The new program is designed for professionals who have already earned a bachelor’s degree and would like to earn a graduate credential while building skills in biometrics and clinical trials operations. The online certificate can be earned in as little as two semesters, and students interested in continuing their education will be able to transition directly into the Austin Peay State University\u2019s Master of Computer Science and Quantitative Methods degree program. The certificate classes will count as four of the 11 courses required for that graduate degree.<\/p>\n

Upon completion of the Biometrics and Clinical Trials Operations Certificate, students will be able to:<\/p>\n