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Google AI for Healthcare Professionals

Google via Coursera Specialization

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Coursera Specialization
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English
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Certificate Available
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4 weeks, 1 hour a week
Sessions

Self-Paced
Level

Beginner

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Between heavy documentation, shift logistics, and new medical literature, the demands of healthcare often pull you away from your patients. Built and taught by clinicians at Google, this certificate helps you reclaim time for the work you care about most—all while keeping safety, privacy, and your clinical judgment front and center. This self-paced program teaches foundational AI skills that work across the AI tools approved by your institution. In under 5 hours, you’ll learn how to: Use AI responsibly: Identify tasks AI can safely support, evaluate model outputs with your clinical judgment, and protect patient privacy. Strengthen patient communication: Translate complex medical jargon into patient friendly language and visual educational materials. Streamline non-clinical administrative tasks: Extract action items from emails and departmental meetings, organize complex shift schedules, and tackle operational challenges by vibe coding custom apps. Support your professional learning: Synthesize medical research, build presentations for journal clubs, and prepare for board exams. This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of International Institute for Continuing Medical Education (iiCME) and Google LLC. The iiCME is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Syllabus

Course 1: AI Fundamentals for Healthcare Professionals
Course 2: Strengthen Patient Communication with AI
Course 3: Optimize Healthcare Administrative Tasks with AI
Course 4: Advance Healthcare Professional Development with AI

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