Independent Courses

Health Across the Gender Spectrum

Story-based introduction to transgender children’s experiences, gender identity, and practical ways to create gender-expansive environments.

• Independent
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

SafetyQuest: Level One - QI Basics

An immersive, case-based gaming series that helps physicians identify the causes of patient-safety problems and apply tools to prevent errors.

• Independent
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

SafetyQuest: Level Two - Moving Beyond QI Basics

Use case-based games to identify causes of medical errors and apply quality-improvement and patient-safety tools to prevent harm in healthcare.

• Independent
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

SafetyQuest: Level Three - Implementing QI

An immersive game-based course teaching physicians to identify and prevent patient safety errors through quality-improvement tools.

• Independent
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

SafetyQuest: Level Four - Mastering QI

An immersive, case-based game series teaches physicians to identify patient-safety risks and apply quality-improvement tools to prevent harm.

• Independent
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

CSI:ME Case Studies In Medical Errors

Interactive case studies teach healthcare professionals to investigate the root causes of medical errors and apply patient-safety methods to prevent them.

• Independent
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Antimicrobial Stewardship: Improving Clinical Outcomes by Optimization of Antibiotic Practices

Learn to optimize antibiotic prescribing, manage common infections, and develop antimicrobial stewardship programs to improve outcomes and reduce resistance.

• Independent
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Musculoskeletal Primer for the Non-Orthopedist

Builds a biomechanical and anatomic framework for non-orthopedist clinicians to assess musculoskeletal injuries using exam techniques, cases, and computer modeling.

• Independent
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Unconscious Bias in Medicine

Explore unconscious bias in academic medicine through research, case studies, self-assessment, and bias-busting strategies.

• Independent
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Introduction to Food and Health

Practical nutrition guidance for clinicians, combining healthy-eating recommendations with barrier assessment to help patients and physicians sustain better food choices.

• Independent
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Thinking Critically: Interpreting Randomized Clinical Trials

Develop critical appraisal skills for interpreting randomized clinical trials and published studies evaluating treatment benefits, harms, and prognosis.

• Independent
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Fundamentals of Project Management

18 ratings

Learn practical project management techniques for delivering social impact projects on budget, on time, and on scope.

• Independent
• 5 weeks, 2-3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

6.S191: Introduction to Deep Learning

4 ratings

A 1-week extensive survey of deep learning methods and applications.

• Independent
• 1 week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Professional Sport Management

16 ratings

Explore the business of sport: economic drivers of change, governance models, revenue streams and marketing strategies, using examples from the Pittsburgh Steelers and Manchester United.

• Independent
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Stanford;  Y Combinator

How to Start a Startup

16 ratings

Learn to start a startup: come up with and evaluate ideas, build products users love, grow, do sales, raise money, hire, and shape company culture.

• Independent
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course