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27 Short courses in Health Education

Personal Trainer
Want to help people improve their health, wellbeing and confidence? Take the next step in your career and gain vital skills in one of the fastest growing professions around the world with the online Personal Trainer course from International Career Institute (ICI).

From Classroom to Clinic - Essential Skills for Medicine
The From Classroom to Clinic - Essential Skills for Medicine course from UCL Summer School introduces students to a structured approach to clinical assessment and the key skills required to become a doctor or other health professional involved in patient care.
Clinical Trial Planning and Conduct
The goal of University of Basel's Clinical Trial Planning and Conduct program is to impart information and skills necessary to successfully start or enhance a new career as a clinical research professional.
Program for Educators in Health Professions
The goal of the Program for Educators in Health Professions offered by Harvard University is to provide a select group of participants with the knowledge base and skills to enhance their expertise in both conducting an educational project of their own design and taking a leadership role in the educational activities at their institutions.
Mental Health Assessment
This one-day training in Mental Health Assessment offered by Middlesex University aims to develop participants’ understanding of mental health and mental illness by describing how mental health problems are assessed and managed.
Promoting and Influencing Health
The Promoting and Influencing Health course offered by The University of Lancashire will help you allows health and social care practitioners to continue their professional development and achieve further qualifications in their field.
Medical Education - Coaching and Mentoring
The Medical Education - Coaching and Mentoring course offered by The University of Lancashire will explore different strategies used by professionals as well as literature around the topic.
Knowledge Translation in Healthcare
This Knowledge Translation in Healthcare course offered by Bond University will empower you to critically examine current healthcare practices to innovate and drive improvement in your workplace.
Annual Retina Festival
The Annual Retina Festival is an “all-star” line-up of more than 50 faculty members from around the world participating in a Continuing Medical Education event from the Wilmer Eye Institute of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Ultrasound Examination of the Lower Limb (MSK)
An Ultrasound Examination of the Lower Limb (MSK) day of lectures and practical hands-on demonstration learning how to use diagnostic ultrasound to scan the lower limb at the UWE Bristol (University of the West of England).
Medical Terminology
Develop your skills in medical terminology with this Medical Terminology course offered by Coursera in partnership with Rice University. Identify word parts (prefixes, suffixes, and roots) and abbreviations commonly used in the medical field, read and understand health records, and identify terms associated with all 10 major organ systems.
SHE Summer Course
In this SHE Summer Course we share many years of theoretical and practical experience in designing, managing and assessing learning in student centred curricula as implemented by the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences of Maastricht University.
Becoming an Expert Educator in the Healthcare Professions
Explore healthcare teaching and learn the teaching strategies to create a great learning environment for healthcare professionals with Becoming an Expert Educator in the Healthcare Professions at The University of Nottingham delivered through FutureLearn.
Medical Education - Educational Theory to Educational Practice
The Medical Education - Educational Theory to Educational Practice course offered by The University of Lancashire gives you the skills needed for teaching healthcare students.
Principles of Medical Education
The Principles of Medical Education course offered by Harvard University is a uniquely comprehensive exploration of best practices for teaching medicine at the bedside, in ambulatory settings, and in the classroom.
Clinical Trials
This Clinical Trials short course has been developed by NHS TSET (the Technical Specialist Education and Training group) and is facilitated by the University of Leeds.
e-Bug Health Educator Training
Improve your ability to teach children and young people how to prevent the spread of infection and to use antibiotics responsibly with e-Bug Health Educator Training at British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy delivered through FutureLearn.
Medical Education (Curriculum and Instruction)
This Medical Education (Curriculum and Instruction) certificate at the University of Cincinnati is designed to provide advanced training in teaching & learning theory and practice to faculty, staff, and allied health professionals who are involved in precepting or teaching activities so that they may improve their curricula and teaching methodologies as well as further the knowledge of the field.
School Health for Children and Adolescents
Promoting Healthy Practices in School. Learn to manage medical conditions & mental health services, facilitate healthy practices in schools with this School Health for Children and Adolescents Specialization offered by Coursera in partnership with University of Colorado System.
Instructional Design of Serious Games for Healthcare
The Instructional Design of Serious Games for Healthcare offered by Singapore University of Technology and Design will provide an introduction of what serious games are and will commence with project management (timeline, budget, and marketing) of serious games, followed by shared experiences of real world case studies.