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139 Short courses in Health Sciences in North America

Medical Secretary - USA
If organization comes easily to you, a career as a medical secretary could be right for you. Using your keen eye for detail and your amiable personality, you could be the first point of reference for patients in a hospital, doctors’ surgery or other medical setting. Join the Medical Secretary - USA programme from International Career Institute (ICI) - USA.

Pre-Health Sciences Pathway to Advanced Diplomas and Degrees
With the Certificate in Pre-Health Sciences Pathway to Advanced Diplomas and Degrees from Mohawk College explore your career options in the health field.

Health and Environment
Dalhousie University's Health and Environment programme offers you the opportunity to discover new ways to improve the well-being of your community by learning from experts in health and wellness. With its courses and certificates, you can gain valuable skills and knowledge to help others be healthy and productive.

Pre-Health Sciences Pathway to Certificates and Diplomas
On the Certificate in Pre-Health Sciences Pathway to Certificates and Diplomas from Mohawk College gain valuable knowledge and skills in biology, chemistry, physics, math and English.

Arrhythmia and 12 Lead Interpretation
This Arrhythmia and 12 Lead Interpretation workshop offered by University of Windsor is designed for those who have experience in basic Lead II ECG interpretation and wish to learn how to analyze and interpret 12 lead ECGs.
Linear Regression in R for Public Health
This Linear Regression in R for Public Health course offered by Coursera in partnership with Imperial College London will show you how to prepare the data, assess how well the model fits the data, and test its underlying assumptions – vital tasks with any type of regression.
Healthcare Consumerism and Implication for Care Delivery
In this Healthcare Consumerism and Implication for Care Delivery course offered by Coursera in partnership with Northeastern University, we will examine the changing role of the consumer in healthcare. Consumers are asking for more accountability in how healthcare is delivered and paid for. Healthcare professionals must make sure that they are delivering high quality, personalized care.
Palliative Care Always
Integrate palliative care into your daily practice. Master complex communication skills and learn tools to screen for palliative needs and offer basic palliative care. The Palliative Care Always Specialization is offered by Coursera in partnership with Stanford.
Population Health - Governance
The Population Health - Governance offered by Coursera in partnership with Universiteit Leiden is unique in combining the Population Health perspective with theories of healthcare system governance.
Guided Imagery
In this Guided Imagery course offered by Coursera in partnership with University of Minnesota, you will learn how you can use imagery and imagery interventions to help with symptom management and healing, as well as to enhance overall health and wellbeing.
Nutrition and Health - Micronutrients and Malnutrition
EdX is an online learning platform trusted by over 12 million users offering the Nutrition and Health - Micronutrients and Malnutrition Certificate in collaboration with Wageningen University and Research - WageningenX. Learn from the top professors of Wageningen University & Research about malnutrition and micronutrients and how they impact your health.
Nutrition and Health - Macronutrients and Overnutrition
EdX is an online learning platform trusted by over 12 million users offering the Nutrition and Health - Macronutrients and Overnutrition Certificate in collaboration with Wageningen University and Research - WageningenX. Learn from the top professors of Wageningen University & Research about macronutrients and overnutrition and how they impact humans.
Healthcare Organizations and the Health System
The Healthcare Organizations and the Health System course offered by Coursera in partnership with Rutgers the State University of New Jersey provides links to external sites to connect you to the larger "real world" of healthcare organizations.
Medical Neuroscience
In this Medical Neuroscience course offered by Coursera in partnership with Duke University, you will discover the organization of the neural systems in the brain and spinal cord that mediate sensation, motivate bodily action, and integrate sensorimotor signals with memory, emotion and related faculties of cognition.
Health Systems Development
The Health Systems Development Specialization offered by Coursera in partnership with Imperial College London aims to expose students to, and engage them in, all-encompassing thinking of ‘health systems’ and the importance of a horizontal approach to health system investment to achieve better health outcomes.
Design and Interpretation of Clinical Trials
The Design and Interpretation of Clinical Trials course offered by Coursera in partnership with Johns Hopkins University will explain the basic principles for design of randomized clinical trials and how they should be reported.
Healthy Practices - Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Community and Family Participation
This Healthy Practices - Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Community and Family Participation offered by Coursera in partnership with University of Colorado System is part of the School Health for Children and Adolescents Specialization.
Infectious Disease Modelling
This Infectious Disease Modelling Specialization offered by Coursera in partnership with Imperial College London aims to introduce some fundamental concepts of mathematical modelling with all modelling conducted in the programming language R - a widely used application today.
Positive Psychiatry and Mental Health
In this Positive Psychiatry and Mental Health course offered by Coursera in partnership with The University of Sydney, we will explore different aspects of good mental health as well as provide an overview of the major kinds of mental disorders, their causes, treatments and how to seek help and support.
Designing Your Personal Weight Loss Plan
This 5 week Designing Your Personal Weight Loss Plan course offered by Coursera in partnership with Case Western Reserve University will guide learners through the essential steps in planning an individualized weight loss program.