Short courses in Medicine in United Kingdom

Discover the role of research, clinical investigation and data sharing in diagnosing rare diseases. Diagnosing Rare Diseases - from the Clinic to Research and back is offered at FutureLearn.

Explore perioperative medicine and how you can improve care for the high risk surgical patient. Join this RCoA endorsed Perioperative Medicine in Action course from UCL by FutureLearn.

The Young Professionals - Aspiring Medic course from Bucksmore  is a dynamic English language course for students wishing to gain hands-on experience, essential skills, and insight into their future careers.

Explore key concepts underlying safe, multidisciplinary airway management with this Airway Matters course from UCL by FutureLearn.

Explore new and better ways of organising health and social care services to improve quality with this free CPD-certified Quality Improvement in Healthcare - The Case for Change course from University of Bath by FutureLearn.

By combining pre-clinical and clinical learning, this Pre-Medicine course from Bucksmore aims to provide a more in-depth understanding of the underlying scientific knowledge that forms the basis of medical sciences, in addition to introducing concepts of patient care, clinical research, and biomedical sciences.

Discover the importance and the process of language testing during awake brain surgery with Language Testing During Awake Brain Surgery at University of Groningen by FutureLearn.

Find out what epilepsy is and what its cognitive and psychosocial consequences are with Understanding Epilepsy and its Neuropsychology at FutureLearn, University of Padova by FutureLearn.

Understand the diabetes challenge and how health professionals can work with people with diabetes to prevent blindness with Diabetic Eye Disease - Building Capacity To Prevent Blindness at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine by FutureLearn

Understand infectious disease outbreaks and learn how to prepare for them with this course for people working in global health with this Disease Outbreaks in Low and Middle Income Countries course from London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine by FutureLearn.

Get an introduction to the growing role of genomics in healthcare, for patient diagnoses, treatment and disease prevention with The Genomics Era - the Future of Genetics in Medicine at St George's, University of London by FutureLearn.

Learn how to handle complex issues faced in Critical Care Units when other options on the ward have been exhausted with Introduction to Critical Care Medicine at FutureLearn.

Gain a unique insight into dementia through the stories, symptoms and science behind four less common diagnoses with this The Many Faces of Dementia course from UCL by FutureLearn.

Delivered by an experienced musculoskeletal sonographer, this Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Guided Injections workshop at the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) is aimed at practitioners wishing to learn how to inject into joint spaces and bursae under ultrasound control.

An online course introducing the principles of nutrition, the role of physical activity in relation to health, and brief interventions for smoking.  University of Birmingham offers the Introduction to Lifestyle Medicine programme. 

This interactive TEDEI - Training in Early Detection for Early Intervention course at Newcastle University offers training in how to detect early atypical motor behaviour in infants 0-6 months old. It is designed principally for front-line community healthcare professionals but is relevant to many others working with infants. Sign up now and take the course in your own time. 

The aim of the Preclinical Science course at King's College London is to introduce students to the three main areas of pre-clinical science so that they will be better able to contribute to a product development plan and appreciate how the knowledge obtained can inform clinical trial design and a risk management plan.

This module enables Paramedics to develop the necessary skills and knowledge to practice as independent prescribers, and to meet the standards set by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).University of Derby offers the Non-Medical Prescribing For Paramedics programme. 

University College London (UCL)'s Perioperative Medicine in Action free online four-week course will help you learn about perioperative medicine: what it is, why it matters and how to improve patient outcomes and reduce healthcare costs.

Trichology services are growing in demand, yet there are insufficient numbers of healthcare professionals with the knowledge base required to diagnose, manage, and treat hair and scalp conditions (Macbeth et al., 2018). Our Postgraduate Certificate in Trichology and Hair Sciences has been specifically designed to meet the growing global demand for expertise in this rapidly expanding field. Healthcare professionals will be equipped with a comprehensive understanding of the science behind hair and scalp health, as well as the causes and treatments for various trichological disorders. Our curriculum covers essential aspects of trichology and hair sciences including hair physiology, alopecia and hirsutism.