Functional medicine courses can help you learn personalized nutrition, chronic disease management, and the impact of lifestyle on health. You can build skills in patient assessment, integrative treatment planning, and understanding biochemical individuality. Many courses introduce tools like health assessment questionnaires and dietary tracking apps, which help you apply these skills in real-world settings to create tailored health strategies.

University of Pennsylvania
Skills you'll gain: Intellectual Property, Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act (HIPAA) Compliance, Medical Privacy, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Health Systems, Personally Identifiable Information, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Health Care Procedure and Regulation, Information Privacy, Primary Care, Health Care Administration, Medicaid, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Medicare, Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Managed Care, Compliance Management, Health Policy, Regulation and Legal Compliance
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Non-Verbal Communication, Verbal Communication Skills, Patient Communication, Storytelling, Public Speaking, Communication, Health Education, Communication Strategies, Interpersonal Communications, Concision, Persuasive Communication, Critical Thinking
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Northeastern University
Skills you'll gain: Quality Assessment, Value-Based Care, Program Evaluation, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Health Systems, Health Informatics, Managed Care, Change Management, Decision Support Systems, Health Care, Process Mapping, Care Management, Patient Safety, Health Care Administration, Quality Improvement, Health Technology, Patient-centered Care, Business Intelligence, Business Analytics, Health Policy
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months