Maximize your career in science with scientific expertise and a well-rounded professional skill set. The American Physiological Society’s (APS) online courses are open to all.
Learn about trauma through integrative physiology. Additional modules in development will feature acute burns, blood clots, traumatic brain injury, traumatic vascular injury and spinal cord injury.
The Physiology of Hemorrhage
The first of seven learning modules in this series focuses on the physiology of hemorrhage. Hemorrhage is one of the world’s top causes of death after traumatic injuries. Learn more and take course.
APS Members: Free
Non-members: $50
Whether your academic position requires teaching or you’re launching your educator career, this annual 4 1/2 month program is designed to help graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and early-career investigators prepare for the modern classroom. Learn more and take course.
APS Members: $900
Non-members: $1,200
Develop the professional skills necessary to identify and explain the issues that are important to you as a scientist and communicate with your elected officials and agency representatives about those issues. Learn more and take course.
APS Members: Free
Non-members: $35
Participants will explore how to integrate and assess core concepts in their medical or allied health physiology courses. Learn more and apply.
Price: $40
Application deadline: May 22
Choosing a career path after earning a PhD is one of the most consequential decisions a researcher can make. The American Physiological Society (APS) Exploring Careers in Physiology course helps trainees and early-career researchers evaluate their options across academia, industry, government, military and nonprofit sectors and identify the path that aligns with their goals and values.
This self-paced course takes about five to six hours to complete.
Learning Objectives
- Identify the pros and cons of pursuing careers in academia and industry.
- Explore career paths in industry, government, military and nonprofit sectors.
- Assess your level of career fulfillment.
- Create an inventory of wants and needs to help clarify your fields of interest. .
Eligibility
This course is designed for trainees, researchers and anyone interested in professional development and career exploration in physiology.
Course Activities
- Comparing Academia and Industry Pros and Cons
- 4 Steps of Career Diagnosis
- Career Pathways in Industry
- Taking the Military Path
- Careers Outside of Academia
- Career Navigation: Where do physiologists work?
- A course evaluation upon completion of the course
APS Members: Free
Non-members: $50
Gain essential skills to make the most out of your experience at a scientific meeting. Learn to present a poster or oral presentation confidently and build a professional network or audience for your research. Learn more and take course.
APS Members: Free
Non-members: $50
Learn the basics of the peer review process and become an APS certified reviewer for our family of journals. Learn more and take course.
APS Members: Free
Non-members: Free
Educators are facing new challenges as students learn more about and master the use of generative artificial intelligence (genAI). This four-part video series provides answers and options to help you teach and assess in the age of genAI. Learn more and take course.
APS Members: Free
Non-members: Free
Core Concepts of Physiology Learning Module
The core concepts of physiology provide a framework for content that facilitates student learning and application across physiological systems. Learn more and take course.
APS Members: Free
Non-members: Free
Autonomic Nervous System Learning Module
Learn to teach how the autonomic nervous system—a fundamental component of integrative physiology —regulates and coordinates most physiological functions. Learn more and take course.
APS Members: Free
Non-members: $150
Homeostasis Learning Module
How and when homeostasis occurs is essential to teaching integrative physiology. Enhance your understanding. Learn more and take course.
APS Members: Free
Non-members: $50
Flow Down Gradients Learning Module
Access tools that will help your students apply their knowledge of flow down gradients across physiological systems. Learn more and take course.
APS Members: Free
Non-members: Free
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