Healthcare Communications Certificate
Sharpen your communication skills, grow your connections, and make a meaningful impact on healthcare outcomes.
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Bring Better Understanding to Medicine.
Earn a Certificate In Healthcare Communications
The massive amounts of data patients and prospective patients navigate everyday underscores the importance of effective, user-friendly, ethical medical communications, supporting an increased number of platforms that need to convey key messages. The University of Chicago Professional Education online certificate in Healthcare Communications focuses on the power of effective communication within this industry, and allows students to acquire specialized training on best practices for medical writing.
Be at the Forefront of Medical Writing
Why Health Communication Is Important
Fast Facts:
- Certificate courses start on a Monday with self-paced activities.
- Weekly, self-paced learning leads to one synchronous session per week.
- Build a portfolio of work during the program.
- Program courses can be taken individually without committing to the full certificate program.
- This program is one of the stackable training options within our medical communications certificate portfolio.
- Certificates do not need to be paid upfront; instead, our programs allow you to pay for tuition at the time of each course registration.
- Current members of certain professional associations are eligible for 10 percent off tuition.
- Alumni scholarship is offered.
- Comprehensive three-course track curriculum.
Expand Your Expertise—Dive into Our Stackable Healthcare Certificate Offerings
The online Health Communications certificate expands on the experiential professional development opportunities that we offer via a comprehensive portfolio of stackable healthcare certificate training options in Medical Writing and Editing and Regulatory Writing. This portfolio of competencies encompasses key specialty areas of the industry including publications, regulatory writing, marketing and public relations, health education, and writing for patients and the public.
Medical Writing Certificate
Master the fundamentals and best practices of medical writing.
Regulatory Writing Certificate
Learn to write submissions to the FDA and other regulatory bodies.
Build Your Career in Healthcare Communications
Specialized Writing In Health Communications
Our Healthcare Communications program offer rigor, experiential learning, and a curriculum that builds a solid work portfolio. Courses include:
Offers a framework for creating materials that patients, families, and caregivers can use. Explore the various formats of patient information, evaluate real-world examples, and create your own portfolio samples.
Writing for Healthcare Advertising
Offers a deep dive into the role medical writers play in the conceptualization and development of digital and printed medical and healthcare marketing materials. Apply the principles of medical copywriting through several assignments and the production of marketing materials for use in your work portfolio.
Continuing Education for Healthcare Professionals
Provides 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.
The Power of Effective Medical Communications
The healthcare system has become more complex. With advancements in technology, medical innovation, increased policies, and a higher demand for wellness and preventative care, the need for skilled health communicators has surged. These professionals must be able to analyze, interpret, and communicate complex health concepts to the average person across a wide range of platforms. From patient information to strategic communication efforts, the multidisciplinary Healthcare Communications program offers medical writing training in the most prevalent specialized writings of medical communications, patient education, promotional and advertising.
Nearly 9 out of 10 adults struggle with health literacy. Even people with high literacy skills may have low health literacy skills in certain situations.
Only 12 percent of adults have the skills to understand health information routinely available in healthcare facilities, retail outlets and the media.
Job demand and salary for Health Communications Professionals
Choose a career in Healthcare Communications
These titles cover a range of roles in health communication, from creating content and managing social media to analyzing data and advocating for patients. Depending on the organization and its specific needs, job titles may vary, but these are common positions in the field.
Examples of who could benefit from this certificate program:
- Healthcare Professionals: Doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and other healthcare providers can enhance their communication skills to better interact with patients, colleagues, and stakeholders.
- Medical Writers: Individuals involved in writing medical content, such as research papers, medical reports, or patient information materials, can refine their skills to convey complex information clearly and accurately.
- Public Relations and Marketing Professionals: PR and marketing experts working in healthcare organizations can learn specialized communication strategies tailored for the healthcare industry.
- Health Educators: Professionals involved in educating others about health topics can benefit from learning effective communication methods to engage and inform their audience.
- Freelance Writers: Gain specialized skills that help you stand out and become an in-demand medical writer. Grow your business and focus your work in the field.
- Healthcare Administrators: Managers and administrators in healthcare facilities can develop communication skills necessary for effective team management and collaboration.
- Journalists and Media Professionals: Journalists reporting on healthcare topics can gain a deeper understanding of medical terminology and issues, enabling them to communicate complex healthcare stories effectively.
- Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Representatives: Sales and marketing representatives in the pharmaceutical and medical device industries can improve their communication skills to engage healthcare professionals and customers.
- Students and Aspiring Professionals: Those aspiring to work in healthcare communications, public health, or related fields can gain foundational knowledge and skills to kick-start their careers.
Bring Clarity to Healthcare Writing
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, the online Healthcare certificate program at the University of Chicago Professional Education will enhance your credentials and immerse you in the community and resources of an elite research university. Seats are limited. Reserve your spot today.
Elevate Your Career as a Healthcare Communicator
