This online series of courses was designed to create a permanent foundation for sex and gender accountability in medical research and treatment by enabling researchers, clinicians, and students in the health professions to integrate knowledge of sex and gender differences and similarities into their research and practice.

Courses Offered

The site currently offers two courses:

The Basic Science and the Biological Basis for Sex- and Gender-Related Differences

Sex and Gender Differences in Health and Behavior

To learn more about each course, please visit the courses page. Each course includes 6 lessons and takes approximately 6 hours to complete. These courses are offered free of charge.

Continuing Medical Education

Continuing medical education (CME) credit can be awarded to eligible candidates who successfully complete the course. Please see the continuing medical education page for more information about earning CME credit.

Who Can Benefit from These Courses?

This site was developed for researchers, clinicians, health care professionals, educators, and students who wish to gain a basic scientific understanding of the major physiological differences between the sexes, the influences these differences have on illness and health outcomes, and the implications for policy, medical research, and health care. The series of courses is open to the public.

Getting Started

Please review the using this site page before you begin taking courses. To get started, please register. If you have already created an account, please log in.

The Science of Sex and Gender in Human Health was developed by:

 

course is designed to give the student a basic scientific understanding of the major physiological differences between the sexes, the influences these differences have on illness and health outcomes, and the implications for policy, medical research, and health care.

The course includes six lessons, each of which will take from 20 minutes to an hour to complete. Taking the course is free and continuing education credit can be awarded for successful completion of the course. To receive credit, students will be required to complete all six lesson quizzes with a score of at least 70 percent and to complete a brief course evaluation form. Partial credit will not be awarded to students who complete only selected lessons. Please see the continuing education page for more information.

This course was first launched on June 1, 2006. Course content will be revised periodically; however revision dates will be noted.

To take the course for credit or non-credit, please set up your account by completing the registration form, or if you have already created an account, please login.

The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine takes responsibility for the content, quality and scientific integrity of this CME activity.

The Science of Sex and Gender in Human Health Online Course Web Site was developed as a collaborative effort between the Office of Research on Women’s Health, Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Office of Women’s Health, Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Vivian W. Pinn, M.D., Associate Director for Research on Women’s Health, Director, Office of Research on Women’s Health, NIH, and Kathleen Uhl, M.D., Assistant Commissioner for Women’s Health, Director, Office of Women’s Health, welcome you to the course Web site. The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 6 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

 

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