Information Session: Continuing Education for Healthcare Professionals
Join us this May to learn about our certificate in Healthcare Communications and course track in Continuing Education for Healthcare Professionals.

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About the Event
Join us to learn about our certificate in Healthcare Communications and course track in Continuing Education for Healthcare Professional.
Our online Healthcare Communications certificate program will fine-tune your skills in advertising, patient education, and continuing education. It will help you stand out in this important field. Medical writing is an essential skill that meets the needs of the changing healthcare landscape. We have curated a comprehensive online Healthcare Writing program designed to empower professionals with the skills and insights needed to excel in medical communications roles.
Continuing Education for Healthcare Professionals At a Glance
This course provides an introduction to creating educational content for health professionals that is fair and balanced, aligns with the rigorous standards of both accredited and non-accredited continuing education, and upholds the highest levels of independence, integrity and accuracy. This learning experience gives an overview of non-accredited and accredited continuing medical education through the lens of current clinical education content in the evolving healthcare landscape. The course requires the creation of a clinical audience work portfolio.
This special information session offers the following:
- Gain exclusive access to expert insights from program professionals, including instructor Alexandra Howson, PhD, CHCP, who is a medical writer and qualitative researcher. She creates evidence-based education content for health professionals, and UChicago Professional Development Programs Director Karine Bravais, who will offer insights into the certificate program and community.
- Exploration of career paths in Healthcare Communications.
- Learn details about our next course Continuing Education for Healthcare Professionals (Class start date is June 16.)
- A detailed overview of the course structure, learning formats, and flexible enrollment options.
- Real-time Q&A with personalized guidance on the registration process.
- A convenient online format.
- Information you need directly from enrollment representatives.
Speaking at the event

Alexandra Howson, PhD, CHCP
Medical Writer and Qualitative Researcher
Dr. Howson is a medical writer and qualitative researcher. She creates evidence-based education content for health professionals that is grounded in principles of adult learning and evaluates continuing education outcomes using qualitative methodologies. Initially trained in Scotland as a Registered...
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Karine Bravais, MA, MS
Director of Professional Development Programs, UChicago Professional
Karine manages the portfolio of non-credit professional certificate programs at UChicago Professional, where she leads the programmatic strategy of new program development, and oversees the curricular growth and performance of existing offerings. Karine was most recently the humanities program...
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