Biomedical Visualization and Communication

As science communications have grown increasingly complex and convoluted, the world needs those who can communicate science, medicine and health concepts effectively and accurately in ways audiences can understand.

The UBC Certificate in Biomedical Visualization and Communication is an integrated skills program that blends art, science, critical thinking, co-creativity, teamwork and communication skills. The one-of-a-kind curriculum was developed by the UBC Hackspace for Innovation and Visualization in Education (HIVE) and the Centre for Digital Media.

Graduates of the Biomedical Visualization and Communication come away from the program with a unique set of biomedical visualization and communication skills and prepared to create engaging and informative biomedical communications as a member of a cross-functional team.

What You’ll Learn

• Scientific knowledge and critical thinking: understand the basic structures and functions of the human body, gain foundational skills to research, source materials and disseminate medical information, use medical language comfortably and confidently, and increase your science literacy, and recognize and apply the values of diversity and inclusion to biomedical communications.
• Teamwork and communication: practice communication techniques that build trust and understanding on teams, with clients and with audiences, advocate for diversity and inclusion to create anti-racist, anti-oppressive, accessible and human-centered communications, and hone your skills in empathetic listening and responding.
• Creative approaches to design: understand the essential tools needed to communicate with diverse audiences, practice the visual modalities used for problem solving in biomedical communications, and develop strategies to make information relevant and memorable.