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    Explore drug discovery processes for developing new medications. Learn about target identification, screening, and clinical trials.

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Drug Development and Regulation: From Bench to Bedside

      Skills you'll gain: Clinical Trials, Pharmacology, Pharmaceuticals, Clinical Research, Epidemiology, Health Care Procedure and Regulation, Statistical Analysis, Regulatory Compliance, Patient Safety, Real Time Data, Data Analysis Software

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Drug Safety: Pharmacovigilance

      Skills you'll gain: Patient Safety, Clinical Research, Pharmaceuticals, Pharmacology, Safety Assurance, Drug Interaction, Continuous Monitoring, Epidemiology, Risk Analysis, Big Data

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      6 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Vanderbilt University

      Faster Together, Enhancing the Recruitment of Marginalized Communities in Clinical Trials

      Skills you'll gain: Clinical Research, Patient Education And Counseling, Community Outreach, Clinical Trials, Health Equity, Health Disparities, Research, Healthcare Ethics, Interpersonal Communications, Community Health, Cultural Responsiveness, Cultural Diversity, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      106 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Novartis

      Fundamentals of Good Clinical Practice: Recruitment & Trial

      Skills you'll gain: Clinical Research, Clinical Trials, Healthcare Ethics, Record Keeping, Patient Education And Counseling, Regulatory Compliance, Patient Safety

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      145 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • U

      Universidad de los Andes

      Anticoagulación

      Skills you'll gain: Pharmacology, Contraindication, Drug Interaction, Medication Therapy Management, Medication Administration, Critical Care, Oncology, Risk Management, Pulmonology, Patient Evaluation, Treatment Planning, Laboratory Testing, Cardiology

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      95 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      National Academy of Sports Medicine

      Making Sense of Supplements

      Skills you'll gain: Nutrition and Diet, Nutrition Education, Regulatory Compliance, Clinical Nutrition, Medical Science and Research

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      36 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      U

      University of Michigan

      Translating Basic Research into Research for Humans

      Skills you'll gain: Clinical Research, Clinical Trials, Medical Science and Research, Pharmaceuticals, Laboratory Research, Science and Research, General Science and Research, Research, Biology, Ethical Standards And Conduct

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      15 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      U

      University of Colorado Boulder

      Data Mining Foundations and Practice

      Skills you'll gain: Data Mining, Unsupervised Learning, Data Warehousing, Data Pipelines, Data Science, Data Modeling, Big Data, Supervised Learning, Data Integration, Machine Learning Methods, Data Cleansing, Text Mining, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Unstructured Data, Data Analysis, Anomaly Detection, Data Transformation, Machine Learning Algorithms, Data Presentation, Exploratory Data Analysis

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      4.1
      Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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      136 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      The University of Sydney

      Life, Health and Radiation

      Skills you'll gain: Radiation Protection, Medical Imaging, Radiology, Radiography, X-Ray Computed Tomography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Medical Ultrasonography, Patient Education And Counseling, Physics, Biology, Chemistry

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      357 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Nanjing University

      用Python玩转数据 Data Processing Using Python

      Skills you'll gain: Data Mining, Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Financial Data, Data Structures, Data Presentation, Data Processing, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Capture, Pandas (Python Package), NumPy, Python Programming, Graphical Tools, Data Manipulation, Matplotlib

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      1.6K reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • U

      University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      Assessment for Learning

      Skills you'll gain: Data Mining, Education Software and Technology, Program Evaluation, Analytics, Intelligence Collection and Analysis, Data Ethics, Predictive Modeling, Data Access, Natural Language Processing

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      293 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      IBM

      Assessment for Data Analysis and Visualization Foundations

      Skills you'll gain: Data Mining, Dashboard, Microsoft Excel, Data Quality, Data Cleansing, Data Analysis, Data Visualization Software, Spreadsheet Software, IBM Cognos Analytics, Exploratory Data Analysis, Pivot Tables And Charts, Data Manipulation, Data Wrangling, Analytics

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      298 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular drug discovery courses

    • Drug Development and Regulation: From Bench to Bedside: Johns Hopkins University
    • Drug Safety: Pharmacovigilance: Johns Hopkins University
    • Faster Together, Enhancing the Recruitment of Marginalized Communities in Clinical Trials: Vanderbilt University
    • Fundamentals of Good Clinical Practice: Recruitment & Trial: Novartis
    • Anticoagulación: Universidad de los Andes
    • Making Sense of Supplements: National Academy of Sports Medicine
    • Translating Basic Research into Research for Humans : University of Michigan
    • Data Mining Foundations and Practice: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Life, Health and Radiation: The University of Sydney
    • 用Python玩转数据 Data Processing Using Python: Nanjing University

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