Creative and Reflective Writing Workshop for Health Practitioners
April 30 - June 4, 2026
This four-session series is designed for health practitioners seeking to improve their creative and reflective writing skills. Each session will include discussion of a particular literary genre — such as memoir, fiction, and poetry — and feature group discussion of published work. Conversation around themes and questions in creative and reflective writing in the health humanities will also be a focus.
A workshop component will offer participants space to write, read, and try out new methods and approaches for prose and poetry, share feedback, and hone writing work with peers in a safe and encouraging environment.
As well as enhancing literacy skills, this series will provide an opportunity for health practitioners to explore their experiences through writing, and will enhance their understanding of the narrative potential of patient encounters. In a creative and collegial atmosphere, participants are invited to become part of a supportive community in narrative-based medicine.
From Page to Publication: A Writing Workshop for Health Professionals
Jan. 21 - Feb. 11, 2026
As health professionals, many of us carry stories that yearn to be told: stories that reflect the complexity of our work, the humanity of our patients, and the evolution of our own identities.
Whether you’re crafting a personal essay, work of short fiction, or reflective narrative, this workshop is designed to help you move from a raw draft to a polished piece and take you through the essential steps towards getting it published.
Structured around peer feedback, guided writing exercises, and practical editorial insight, this workshop supports participants in refining their craft while negotiating the ethical and emotional terrain of writing from clinical experience. Built around the journey of a single piece of writing by participants, the first session focuses on writing and revision, exploring themes central to narrative-based medicine and the art of authentic storytelling. The second session shifts to editing and publishing, offering concrete strategies for submitting to journals, contests, and self-publishing with step-by-step advice on navigating the editorial process — including a Q&A with a guest editor.
Whether you’re new to creative writing or already have some experience, join us to deepen your practice, connect with a community of clinician-writers, and take the next step in your storytelling journey.
This workshop is your launchpad for developing your writing style and voice, and sharing your work with the world.
Coaching Essentials for Healthcare Professionals 2026
January 13 - May 5, 2026
Coaching is gaining momentum in healthcare as a transformative, skills-based practice. Adopting a coaching mindset in healthcare can foster greater self-awareness, communication, resilience, and enthusiasm for lifelong learning. These essential skills empower us to be at our best — for our colleagues, patients, loved ones, and ourselves.
The Coaching Essentials for Healthcare Professionals digital certificate program introduces fundamental coaching knowledge and skills that will enable you to partner with healthcare colleagues in creating a more humanistic and healthy work environment. Through interactive online sessions, skills training activities, and reflection exercises, you will learn how to foster a coaching culture at work and develop strategies to thrive in healthcare and beyond.
Discover how working with a coaching approach can facilitate creativity, enhance productivity, and help restore our sense of purpose as professionals in healthcare.
Leadership Communication – Winter 2026
February 4 - May 6, 2026
Elevate your professional voice and advance your leadership skills with evidence-based frameworks and proven techniques.
Strong communication skills are essential for every successful leader to hone, especially in healthcare. By mastering the art and science of communication, we can motivate our teams through uncertainty, secure resources to drive change, and gather support for improved policies and processes. These skills can be developed and practiced.
Leadership Communication offers comprehensive training in professional communication strategies for emerging and established leaders in medicine, healthcare, and health professions education. Over the course of 10 sessions, this interactive program will equip you with the tools to communicate and lead with purpose.
Learn how to navigate difficult conversations, deliver impactful presentations, articulate your professional identity, and network strategically. Uncover what makes storytelling such a powerful communication tool that you can harness and implement across all professional scenarios.
This is a new kind of leadership communication training. Master core communication skills that can propel you into the next phase of your professional leadership journey.