Certified Professional in Clinical Health Equity
Advance Equity with Confidence
In today’s health care landscape, addressing clinical health equity is imperative. The Certified Professional in Clinical Health Equity (CPCHE) credential sets the standard for individuals committed to delivering equitable care. Developed by the Certification Board for Professionals in Patient Safety (CBPPS), CPCHE is the first psychometrically sound certification for clinical health equity professionals. The certification is built to elevate your credibility, expand your impact, and transform how equity is embedded in clinical practice.
Save $150 on the CPCHE Exam when you register and sit for the exam by November 30, 2025.
Benefits of CPCHE Certification
- Validate Your Expertise: The CPCHE credential verifies your knowledge and application of essential equity competencies. Demonstrate that you meet equity practice standards and are ready to lead.
- Stand Out as a Leader: Whether you're a strategist, clinician, leader, or consultant, CPCHE serves as a recognized benchmark that strengthens your professional profile and opens doors to career advancement.
- Elevate Your Organization: For health systems and employers, requiring or recommending CPCHE certification ensures that teams are equipped with credible, equity-focused leaders who are ready to drive system-wide change.
Who Should Consider Certification
This certification is ideal for professionals whose roles impact equity in clinical care, including:
- Physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and other clinicians
- DEI, quality, and safety leaders in health systems
- Health equity consultants and researchers
- Managers and directors implementing equity initiatives
CPCHE is for those who want to be part of the change. The certification signals to your peers, leadership, and community that you are ready to lead health equity with clarity, confidence, and credibility.
Requirements for Certification
Candidates for the Certified Professional in Clinical Health Equity credential are those who include clinical health equity as an integral component of their current professional responsibilities. Candidates must demonstrate the following experience in advancing clinical health equity:
- Two years of experience (equivalent to 4,100 hours) advancing clinical health equity as an integral component of current professional responsibilities, over the most recent four years. Experience can include the following as long as it demonstrates experience advancing, educating, and/or learning about clinical health equity:
- Education, Clinical Experience, Advocacy, Patient Navigation, Community Health Work, Public Health, and Research.
CPCHE Review Courses
Review courses help you prepare for the Certified Professional in Clinical Health Equity exam by reviewing domain content areas and test-taking strategies. Review courses are offered in multiple formats and CE credits are available.
Review Course Live Webinars
Delivered live over two consecutive days, this interactive live webinar review course is led by experienced faculty with deep expertise in clinical health equity. Participants will explore the core CPCHE content areas — Health Systems and Context, Equitable Health Care Assessment and Design, and Health Data and Information. The review course includes in-depth reviews, practical test-taking strategies, and real-time Q&A, all within a collaborative and supportive virtual environment.
Upcoming offerings:
December 7, 2025 (8:00 AM - 4:00 PM ET) – IHI Forum
February 4–5, 2026 (12:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET) – Register now
April 1–2, 2026 (12:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET) – Register now
On Demand
The on-demand CPCHE Review Course offers flexible, self-paced exam preparation for professionals pursuing the Certified Professional in Clinical Health Equity (CPCHE) credential. The course is aligned with the CPCHE content outline, providing comprehensive coverage of key health equity concepts essential for success on the CPCHE examination.
Enroll in the on-demand CPCHE Review Course
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Continuing Education Credits for CPCHE Review Courses
In support of improving patient care, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
This program is approved to provide 7 credits for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, Certified Professional in Patient Safety (CPPS) recertification, Certified Professional in Human Factors in Health Care (CPHFH) recertification, Certified Professional in Age-Friendly Health Care (CPAFH) recertification, and Certified Professional in Clinical Health Equity (CPCHE) recertification.
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement designates this live activity for a maximum of 7 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. This activity may also be applicable for other professions that accept AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
Disclosure: None of the planners, presenters, or staff for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
To be eligible for a continuing education certificate, attendees must complete the online evaluation within 30 days of the continuing education activity. After this period, you will be unable to receive a certificate.
Continuing education credits will not be awarded for non-educational activities, including (but not limited to) meals, breaks, and receptions.