Johns Hopkins Engineering for Professionals’ (EP) Healthcare Systems Engineering (HSE) foundational course—EN. 655.662: Intro to Healthcare Systems Engineering—has earned official equivalency with the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) Knowledge Exam.
Through this equivalency, students who complete EN. 655.662 with a grade of 80% or higher will be eligible to waive the INCOSE Knowledge Exam when applying for certification as either an Associate Systems Engineering Professional (ASEP) or a Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP). Students will need to apply for either certification within 12 months of course completion.
“Since 2019, graduates of JHU’s master’s in healthcare systems engineering have acquired the skills necessary to shape the future of healthcare,” said Program Chair Alan Ravitz. “Now, graduates can complement their master’s degree with INCOSE CSEP certification, setting them apart as systems leaders from day one, enabling these students to join a worldwide community of systems engineers, learning from best practices that span sectors, cultures, and global challenges.”
Professor Matt Montoya recently redesigned Intro to Healthcare Systems Engineering, the first course that students in the HSE program complete, to include INCOSE CSEP equivalency materials. The course introduces students to foundational principles of systems engineering, addressing current and emerging healthcare challenges. It applies the systems engineering approach for improved healthcare outcomes for clinicians, administrators, and patients by treating healthcare as a complex system and then holistically framing and adaptively pursuing solutions that meet stakeholder needs and operational requirements.