Students and professionals of the health and medical sciences are employed in a variety of subjects, health care positions and health facilities. From adolescent health to pregnancy to mental health and counseling to geriatrics to research to public health to cancer treatment, to nursing, health and medical sciences is a varied industry. For additional training and education in one of these areas within the health and medical sciences, students can find resources and classes online through open courseware. Hospital workers, medical students, counselors, nursing students, public health workers, and health care policy makers can learn more about their field or explore a new subject by enrolling in classes from institutions like the John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and MIT.

For an example of the kinds of resources available online through open courseware, students can refer to the list below. Classes like Genomic Medicine, Design of Medical Devices and Implants, Adolescent Health and Development, and Fundamentals of Oncology for Public Health Practitioners show the diverse range of courses available. Students learn skills and theories in research, treating adolescents, screening for cancer, fitting implants, designing implants, reproductive health and more. Just like students in a traditional campus setting, open courseware students will have access to lecture notes, projects, syllabi, and any additional course materials or related resources to help them study.

• Adolescent Health and Development [Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health] - Learn all about adolescent health issues and conditions in this course.
• Genomic Medicine [MIT] - Students in this class learn about “the key genomic technologies and computational approaches that are driving advances in prognostics, diagnostics, and treatment.”
• Fundamentals of Oncology for Public Health Practitioners [Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health] - Students learn about the treatment, screening and risk assessment of different cancers.
• Reproductive and Perinatal Epidemiology [Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health] - Learn about various reproductive health issues and conditions like infertility, contraception and more in this course.
• Design of Medical Devices and Implants [MIT] - Doctors and medical students learn about implants and issues surrounding implants, like anatomic fit, risk assessment, orthopedic implants and more.