Writing Concentrations

Our writing concentrations in the Medical Writing and Editing Training Certificate program provide the knowledge and skills you need to bring more effective and understandable messaging to an increasingly complicated field. In today's rapidly evolving healthcare landscape, effective communication is paramount. That's why we've curated a comprehensive online program designed to empower professionals with the insights needed to excel in healthcare communication roles.

Why Health Communication Is Important

The healthcare industry is in a constant state of change. It needs skilled writers to adapt swiftly and know how to speak to a variety of audiences across verticals. Health communications professionals write for patient and public health information materials; clarify misinformation about health and disease; work toward increasing health literacy; help level out inequalities in healthcare; and provide effective, user-friendly data visualization to convey key messages.

Bring Health Literacy to the Forefront of Medicine

Core healthcare communication courses

Courses in the Healthcare Communications program will strengthen your understanding of communication types, audiences, platforms, regulations, and best practices, for constructing clear, ethical, patient-centered communications to multiple audiences.

Health Communications That Can Make a Difference in Patient Care

The writing concentration courses offer training in the most prevalent specialized writings of health communications. There is increased awareness of the importance of communicating health information effectively to the public across platforms within this growing industry.

Learners will:

Develop compelling collateral within the highly regulated advertising environment.
Apply the principles of medical copywriting within real-world scenarios.
Implement strategies for creating effective healthcare content deliverables.
Apply knowledge learned about accreditation requirements to design educational materials for health professionals.

Join the Growing Healthcare Communications Industry

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Course Format: Courses are offered online, providing the convenience of learning from anywhere. In addition to weekly synchronous sessions, remote students are expected to read texts and complete assignments between synchronous appointments. This format allows you to balance your studies with work and other responsibilities while still benefiting from UChicago’s rigorous academic standards.

Grow Your Healthcare Communications Career

Whether you are upskilling or reskilling, looking for an entry-level job, or building your freelancing opportunities within pharma, hospital systems, research, marketing, grant writing, or other health-related businesses, our online Healthcare Communications certificate program will enhance your credentials and immerse you in the community and resources of an elite research university.