The Vanderbilt University Center for Education and Research on Therapeutics (VUCERT) is one of seven independent centers, selected through a competitive peer-review process, in a national program, Centers for Education and Research on Therapeutics (CERTs), which is administered by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). CERTs mission is to conduct research and provide education that will advance the optimal use of drugs, medical devices and biological products.

The other centers are

• University of Arizona Health Sciences Center
• Duke University Medical Center
• HMO Research Network
• University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
• University of Alabama at Birmingham
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill