Where can you find courses on health topics on the internet?
We are supporting a social project of the German association “Bon-Secours Kamerun e.V.”. This association supports hospitals in Cameroon with medical equipment, with further training of medical staff and bears the treatment costs for destitute patients.
The information is addressed on the one hand to the participants of this project and on the other hand of course to all other people who are interested in the topic of health.
edX
edX offers a wide variety of health and medical subjects. There are free courses from major universities on on all kinds of topics. Many courses are in English, but there are also courses in other languages like French, Spanish and others. Entry is possible at any time for most courses.
coursera
coursera also offers courses on all sorts of health-topics. Enter “Health” as a search term in the search field of the page or search for specific topics that interest you. For many courses, participation is free of charge. However, Coursera also offers fee-based courses, which also allow you to obtain a degree.
MIT Open Courseware
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology also offers numerous courses on health and medicine. The courses are designed for different levels of learning, according to which you can also choose the difficulty of the course.
Mooc List
Mooc List is a provider that brings together the offers of other platforms and makes them easier to search. Here you can find offers from top universities and institutions with a wide range of topics. Most of the courses are in English, but there are also courses in French, Spanish, Portuguese and other languages like Chinese, German etc.
Online courses around medicine & health (Examples)
- Understanding Clinical Research: Behind the Statistics, University of Cape Town
- Epidemiology: The Basic Science of Public Health, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Child Nutrition and Cooking, Stanford University
- Vital Signs: Understanding What the Body Is Telling Us, University of Pennsylvania
- Ebola: Essential Knowledge for Health Professionals, University of Amsterdam
- Ebola Virus Disease: An Evolving Epidemic, Emory University
- An Introduction to Global Health, University of Copenhagen
- Antimicrobial resistance – theory and methods, Technical University of Denmark (DTU)
- Understanding Dementia, University of Tasmania
- Stanford Introduction to Food and Health, Stanford University
- Ebola: Essential Knowledge for Health Professionals, University of Amsterdam
- Ebola Virus Disease: An Evolving Epidemic, Emory University
- An Introduction to Global Health, University of Copenhagen
- Antimicrobial resistance – theory and methods, Technical University of Denmark (DTU)
- Introduction to Clinical Neurology, University of California, San Francisco
- Clinical Terminology for International and U.S. Students, University of Pittsburgh
- Diabetes – a Global Challenge, University of Copenhagen
- Epidemics, Pandemics and Outbreaks, University of Pittsburgh
- Community Change in Public Health, Johns Hopkins University
- Drugs and the Brain, California Institute of Technology
- Health for All Through Primary Health Care, Johns Hopkins University
- The New Nordic Diet – from Gastronomy to Health , University of Copenhagen
- Health Across the Gender Spectrum, Stanford University
- Genomic and Precision Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
- Bacteria and Chronic Infections, University of Copenhagen
- Health Informatics on FHIR, Georgia Institute of Technology
- The Challenges of Global Health, Duke University
- Introduction to Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
- Chemicals and Health, Johns Hopkins University
- Tropical Parasitology: Protozoans, Worms, Vectors and Human Diseases, Duke University
- Confronting Gender Based Violence: Global Lessons for Healthcare Workers, Johns Hopkins University
- Statistical Reasoning for Public Health 1: Estimation, Inference, & Interpretation, Johns Hopkins University
- Violence Against Healthcare, University of Geneva
- Essentials of Global Health, Yale University
- Seguridad agroalimentaria, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
- Childbirth: A Global Perspective, Emory University
- Introduction to Breast Cancer, Yale University
- Epidemics, The University of Hong Kong
- Materials in Oral Health, The University of Hong Kong
- Teaching and Assessing Clinical Skills, University of Michigan
- Systems Thinking In Public Health, Johns Hopkins University
- Global Health Policy, The University of Tokyo
- Sit Less, Get Active, University of Edinburgh
- Unravelling solutions for Future Food problems, Utrecht University
- Clinical Epidemiology, Utrecht University
- Preventing Chronic Pain: A Human Systems Approach, University of Minnesota
- Acute and Chronic Rhinosinusitis: A Comprehensive Review, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Service Transformed: Lessons in U.S. Veteran Centered Care, University of Michigan
- Principles of fMRI 1, Johns Hopkins University
- Teach-Out: Solving the Opioid Crisis, University of Michigan
- The People, Power, and Pride of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University
- Epidemiology in Public Health Practice, Johns Hopkins University
- Introduction to Cataract Surgery, University of Michigan
- Major Depression in the Population: A Public Health Approach, Johns Hopkins University
- Career 911: Your Future Job in Medicine and Healthcare, Northwestern University
- Clinical Kidney, Pancreas and Islet Transplantation, Leiden University
- Introduction to Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
- Systems Science and Obesity, Johns Hopkins University
- Infection Prevention in Nursing Homes, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Organ Donation: From Death to Life , University of Cape Town
- Nutrition and Lifestyle in Pregnancy, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
- Stories of Infection, Stanford University
- Training and Learning Programs for Volunteer Community Health Workers, Johns Hopkins University
- AIDS: Fear and Hope, University of Michigan
- Foundations for Assisting in Home Care, State University of New York
- Health Literacy and Communication for Health Professionals, University of Nebraska
- Global Health Diplomacy, State University of New York
- Leading Healthcare Quality and Safety, George Washington University
- Disease Screening in Public Health, University of Geneva
- Easing the burden of obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease, The University of Sydney
- Implant Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong
- Everyday Chinese Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Innovating Solutions for Aging Populations, University of Copenhagen
- Diabetes – the Essential Facts, University of Copenhagen
- Health Care IT: Challenges and Opportunities, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Alimentación y dietética para una vuelta al mundo a vela, University of Barcelona
- Principles of fMRI 2, Johns Hopkins University
- Feeding the World, University of Pennsylvania
- The Oral Cavity: Portal to Health and Disease, University of Pennsylvania
- Global Health at the Human-Animal-Ecosystem Interface, University of Geneva
- Understanding Obesity, University of Edinburgh
- Diagnosing Health Behaviors for Global Health Programs, Johns Hopkins University
- PrEParing: PrEP for Providers and Patients, Johns Hopkins University
- Public Health in Humanitarian Crises, Johns Hopkins University
- Contemporary Health Informatics, Georgia Institute of Technology
- The Science of Health Care Delivery , Arizona State University
- Rethinking Ageing: Are we prepared to live longer?, University of Melbourne
- Foundations for Global Health Responders, University of Colorado System
- Ebola : Vaincre ensemble !, University of Geneva
- Humanitarian communication : Addressing key challenges, University of Geneva
- Global Health: An Interdisciplinary Overview, University of Geneva
- In the footsteps of Zika… approaching the unknown, University of Geneva
- Anatomy of the Abdomen and Pelvis; a journey from basis to clinic, Leiden University
- An Introduction to Global Health, University of Copenhagen
- Ethical and Social Challenges of Genomic and Precision Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
- Business Models for Innovative Care for Older People, University of Copenhagen
- Global Health and Humanitarianism, University of Manchester
- Introduction to Public Health Engineering in Humanitarian Contexts, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne