New Online Courses Offered Aimed At Helping Healthcare Professionals

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Supporting rural healthcare workers—one step at a time.
Slide explaining that investing in soft skills such as leadership and job crafting can improve staff retention and help build more resilient and self-motivated healthcare teams.

 

 
 
We’re excited to introduce two new self-paced online training courses designed specifically for the needs of rural healthcare staff. ELWS's own Dr. Van Wert served as a collaborator on this project!
 
 
 

✔ Job Crafting for Meaningful Work in Rural Health Care
✔ Finding Your Inner Leader
 
 
 

These short, flexible courses (60–75 minutes each) help healthcare professionals build leadership, strengthen workplace relationships, and reconnect with meaning in their work.
 
 
 
Graphic announcing new online learning courses titled “Supporting Staff in Difficult Times.” Introduces two self-paced training courses designed to support healthcare workers in rural settings. Slide explaining that two new self-paced online training courses have been created to support the unique needs of rural healthcare workers. The courses are designed for anyone working in rural healthcare settings. Slide describing format. Both courses are fully online, self-paced, and take approximately 60–75 minutes


Open to anyone working in rural healthcare.
 
 
Introducing the course “Job Crafting for Meaningful Work in Rural Health Care.” The course helps healthcare workers reshape their daily tasks and relationships to better align with their strengths and values, fostering greater purpose and reducing burnout. Slide introducing the course “Finding Your Inner Leader.” The module emphasizes that leadership is not limited to management roles and encourages healthcare workers to recognize their influence, develop self-awareness, and contribute positively to team.

Enroll in two easy steps:
1: Create a University of Minnesota guest account: my-account.umn.edu/create-guest-acct

2: Enroll in the Canvas course: canvas.umn.edu/enroll/RD9LA9
 

Questions? Contact Julie Slowiak at [email protected]
 
 
 
Slide providing instructions for accessing the courses. Step 1: Create a University of Minnesota guest account at my-account.umn.edu/create-guest-acct. Step 2: Enroll in the Canvas course at canvas.umn.edu/enroll/RD9LA9. Contact Julie Slowiak at jslowiak@d.umn.edu for questions.
 
 
 
 
Acknowledgement: These courses were developed by the University of Minnesota Duluth with funding support from the UMD EVCAA Research and Scholarship Grant and in collaboration with Wilderness Health and Wilderness Health Members.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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