This platform provides telehealth training and certification programs for healthcare professionals, covering both foundational and advanced telehealth concepts. They also offer virtual clinical rotations for medical students to gain experience in telehealth delivery within a U.S. clinical setting.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
The rapid expansion of telehealth has created a need for healthcare professionals to gain proficiency in virtual care delivery. Many physicians lack formal training in telehealth, limiting their ability to fully leverage the technology for safer and higher-quality patient care.
Solution
Telehealth Institute provides online certificate courses and virtual clinical rotations designed to equip medical professionals with the skills necessary to effectively deliver telehealth services. The Advanced Telehealth Coordinator Certificate program covers technology evaluation, business and operational considerations, regulations, ethics, and privacy related to telehealth implementation. Virtual clinical rotations offer international medical students and graduates the opportunity to observe the delivery of care within the U.S. health system, familiarizing them with telemedicine practices in a U.S. clinical setting. The curriculum is designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of telehealth, from foundational concepts to advanced applications, preparing participants for the continued growth of telehealth.
Target Audience
The primary audience includes physicians, nurses, medical students and graduates, and healthcare administrators seeking to enhance their knowledge and skills in telehealth and virtual care delivery.
Features
- Advanced Telehealth Coordinator Certificate: a 15-week online course covering the foundations of telehealth, including technology, business, regulations, and ethics.
- Virtual Clinical Rotations: 4-week rotations offering international medical students and graduates the opportunity to observe live patient encounters in a U.S. telehealth setting.
- Certificate of Completion and Letter of Recommendation awarded upon completion of the Virtual Clinical Rotations.
- Course content developed in partnership with U.S. medical schools and practicing physicians.
- Teaching faculty comprised of board-certified physicians and researchers from institutions such as UCSF, Stanford, Johns Hopkins, University of Miami, and Harvard.