Bouvé College
Professional Development & Continuing Education

Where Learning never stops

At Northeastern University’s Bouvé College of Health Sciences, we foster continuous professional development for healthcare providers — in clinical, community, and leadership roles. We provide innovative professional education and interdisciplinary courses that addresses current and emerging trends, ensuring you remain aligned with the rapid advances happening in healthcare today and tomorrow.

Accredited Continuing Education
and Professional Development

We offer robust continuing education and professional development activities focused on enhancing healthcare providers’ knowledge, skills, and practice for individuals and communities in a range of environments.

Bouvé College of Health Sciences Schools of Nursing and Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Physical Therapy, Movement, and Rehabilitation Sciences (PTMRS)  are accredited as CE providers by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation (ANCC) and Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and Board of Certification, Inc. (BOC).

Workforce and Professional Development

For individuals

Bouvé offers learning opportunities for professionals across the spectrum of the healthcare workforce. These include professionals who want to maintain existing skills, add new competencies as they emerge, as well as professionals looking to grow or pivot their careers. We also provide for people wishing to gain skills in areas they have not engaged in to-date to prepare themselves to take on more responsibility.

For partners

Northeastern’s Bouvé College of Health Sciences works with healthcare partners such as hospitals, clinics, and pharmaceutical companies to develop cutting-edge courses to meet the competitive and growth needs of the healthcare industry.

Irina Todorova, Northeastern University

For more information contact:

Irina Todorova, PhD
Faculty Director of Workforce Development; Clinical Professor

Programs and Workshop Highlights

Graduate Certificates

(Credit-bearing )

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Extreme Medicine Certificate

Push the boundaries of your career and explore the challenges of applying your expertise in extreme environments.

The graduate certificate in Extreme Medicine prepares medical professionals of all types who are interested in providing lifesaving care in austere emergency situations.

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credit-bearing

Patient Safety Certificate

The Graduate Certificate in Patient Safety gives you the knowledge and practical skills you’ll need to design safer systems of care and promote a culture of safety in your workplace.

Whether you’re a clinician, healthcare administrator or leader, knowing the most up-to-date patient safety practices and policies is a win-win for everyone.

Professional Certificates

(Badge | Contact Hours )

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Social Determinants of Health Certificate

The Social Determinants of Health Certificate meets the growing demand for health professionals to understand the fundamental mechanisms that shape how society impacts individual peoples’ health.

Whether you’re a nurse, social worker, first responder, physician or other health professional, understanding the roots of inequity will bring clarity and empathy to your work.

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Telehealth Certificate

The Professional Certificate in Telehealth provides you with advanced training in core areas including health informatics, artificial intelligence, virtual communications and delivery, immersive media, virtual team management and much more. Whether a clinician or leader your will reap the benefits of developing these key skills for today’s healthcare practices.

Workshop Series

(No credit)

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workshop series

Advanced Mental Health Pharmacological Treatment Modalities for NP Prescribers

Leading psychiatrist, Maitri Patel, M.D., shares current best practice for treating patients with effective pharmaceutical agents to improve short and long-term outcomes.

Dr. Patel is board certified in both General Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

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First Responder Resilience and Behavioral Health

The First Responder Resilience and Behavioral Health Workshop Series teaches you the skills you need to support people at a time of crisis.

You will create a personal coping plan and learn how to engage in active and practical resilience building to help you manage long-term exposure to the trauma and stress of the work you do.