Equipping healthcare professionals with practical AI skills

Built by clinicians at Google and reviewed by leading academic and professional organizations, the new Google AI for Healthcare Professionals Certificate will help reduce administrative burdens to keep patients front and center.

Dr. Michael Howell, Chief Health Officer, is introducing the Google AI for Healthcare Professionals Certificate to help clinicians manage administrative tasks and prioritize patient care. This self-paced program offers practical training on responsible AI use and provides up to 5.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. You can learn more and register for these courses by visiting the program website at grow.google/healthcare.

Dr. Michael Howell, our Chief Health Officer, is introducing the Google AI for Healthcare Professionals Certificate to help medical staff manage daily administrative tasks. This flexible, five-hour program teaches you how to use AI to summarize emails, explain complex medical concepts to patients, and organize research. By handling routine paperwork, these tools help you save time for direct patient care. You can register for these courses today to build your practical AI skills.

As I’ve traveled around the world this year, I’ve heard loud and clear from healthcare professionals how much need there is for a thoughtful but practical educational resource on AI, made specifically for healthcare. Today, we're announcing the Google AI for Healthcare Professionals Certificate, a new program designed to teach responsible, practical ways to use AI in day-to-day work. Built to fit busy schedules, the program offers flexible, self-paced lessons that focus on non-clinical administrative tasks. It is designed to be completed in less than five hours and to keep patients’ safety and privacy front and center.

Having spent my career in medicine, I know that people in healthcare are driven by a shared purpose to care for others, support families, and make a meaningful difference in their communities. Technology offers a real opportunity to support that purpose. Across disciplines, care teams are navigating how AI can shoulder administrative tasks and create more time for what matters most: patients.

Reclaiming that time has never been more urgent. A National Nursing Workforce Survey found that nearly one in three registered nurses planned to leave or retire due to unsustainable workloads. Emerging technologies are poised to ease these pressures, but nine out of 10 doctors say they want dedicated training in how to use AI effectively. Regardless of your role in healthcare, navigating AI tools shouldn’t be something you have to figure out on your own. The Google AI for Healthcare Professionals Certificate offers an opportunity to build these skills, while earning up to 5.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

Healthcare organizations are already putting the training into practice. NYU Grossman School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, and Touro University are offering it to their faculty, residents, and medical students. Additionally, leading nursing institutions, including Purdue University School of Nursing, are offering the certificate as part of their healthcare professional training.

Clinical and medical education professionals who reviewed the curriculum also emphasize the importance of practical AI literacy.

Developed by clinicians at Google — with backgrounds spanning internal medicine, pediatrics, critical care medicine, emergency medicine, and public health — the curriculum draws on draft versions of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Artificial Intelligence Competencies Across the Learning Curriculum (which was under development at the time of the initial course design, but reflected the overall direction of the final competencies).

Across four courses, learners will explore high-impact ways to integrate AI into their daily routines.

Continuing education is non-negotiable in healthcare, and this course is one step in supporting AI education for healthcare professionals. By streamlining the routine tasks that pull you away from the bedside, our goal is simple: to give you back the time, the focus, and the joy of caring for your patients.

Learn more and register today at grow.google/healthcare.

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