Patient care courses can help you learn effective communication with patients, the basics of medical terminology, ethical considerations in healthcare, and techniques for managing patient records. You can build skills in empathy, critical thinking, and teamwork, which are vital for providing high-quality care. Many courses introduce tools like electronic health record systems and patient management software, showing how these resources enhance patient interactions and streamline care processes.
Vanderbilt University
Skills you'll gain: Precision Medicine, Medical Science and Research, Health Informatics, Biostatistics, Electronic Medical Record, Bioinformatics, Healthcare Ethics, General Medicine, Clinical Research, Clinical Research Ethics, Pharmaceuticals, Psychiatry, Patient-centered Care, Drug Development, Diagnostic Tests, Life Sciences, Statistical Analysis, Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, Drug Interaction
★ 4.8 (507) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Universidad de los Andes
Skills you'll gain: Pain Management, Neurology, Patient Education And Counseling, Patient Evaluation, Diagnostic Tests, Patient-centered Care, Patient Treatment, Primary Care, General Medicine, Medical History Documentation, Infectious Diseases, Science and Research, Clinical Assessment, Treatment Planning, Chronic Diseases, Pharmacotherapy, Public Health, Pharmacology
★ 4.8 (323) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Skills you'll gain: Speech Therapy, Communication Disorders, Speech Language Pathology, Patient Evaluation, Sensory Systems Analysis, Anatomy, Surgery, Perioperative Care, Chronic Diseases, Operating Room (OR), Acute Care, Diagnostic Tests, Patient Treatment, Medical Management, Physiology, Patient Preparation, Respiration, Pathology, Clinical Assessment, Infectious Diseases
★ 4.8 (1.3K) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months
Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Capillary, Hemodynamics, Drug Development, Oncology, Cell Biology, Biology, Pathology, Molecular, Cellular, and Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Pharmacology
★ 4.9 (2.5K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Chemistry, Biochemistry, Safety Standards, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Biology, Regulatory Compliance, Sustainability Standards, Cultural Responsiveness, Product Development, Physiology, Anatomy
★ 4.7 (355) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Pearson
Skills you'll gain: Estate Planning, Wealth Management, Financial Planning, Asset Protection, Benefits Administration
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California San Diego
Skills you'll gain: Drug Development, Clinical Trials, Clinical Research, Pre-Clinical Development, Pharmaceuticals, Regulatory Affairs, Pharmacology, Regulatory Compliance, Commercialization, Patient Safety
★ 4.7 (2.4K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Skills you'll gain: Surgery, Perioperative Care, Chronic Diseases, Operating Room (OR), Acute Care, Diagnostic Tests, Patient Evaluation, Medical Management, Patient Preparation, Respiration, Infectious Diseases, Anatomy, Pathology, Clinical Practices, Pharmacotherapy, Immunology
★ 4.8 (678) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Laboratory Experience, Quality Control, Statistical Process Controls, Laboratory Procedures, Laboratory Testing, Ideation, Market Analysis, Good Manufacturing Practices, Product Quality (QA/QC), Market Dynamics, Feasibility Studies, Chemistry, Quality Assurance, Regulatory Compliance, Verification And Validation, Experimentation, Biochemistry, Safety Standards, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Biology
★ 4.7 (586) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Vanderbilt University
Skills you'll gain: Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Generative AI Agents, Agentic systems, Agentic Workflows, Artificial Intelligence, OpenAI, Prompt Engineering, AI literacy, ChatGPT, LLM Application, Prompt Patterns, Context Engineering, Decision Intelligence, Tool Calling, Interaction Design, Multimodal Prompts, Large Language Modeling
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Desktop Support, End User Training and Support, Technical Support and Services, Medical Support, Help Desk Support, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Technical Support, Health Technology, Information Technology, Health Care, Information Technology Operations, Issue Tracking
★ 4.7 (773) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Knowledge Accelerators
Skills you'll gain: Customer Service, Problem Solving, Customer Support, Telephone Skills, Greeting Customers, Service Level, Help Desk Support, Customer and Client Support, Personal Attributes, Technical Support and Services, Customer Relationship Management, Communication, Customer Complaint Resolution, Empathy, Customer Engagement, Customer experience improvement, Process Management
★ 4.8 (1.9K) · Beginner · Course · Less Than 2 Hours