DRISHTi Health Communications

Why DRISHTi Health Communication?

Health professionals and researchers need skills to be able to communicate in a way that is scientifically accurate yet devoid of jargon so that it can reach a larger pool of audience, and be able to tailor communication to meet the desired objectives. Though the significance of communication finds a place in the medical curriculum, it receives little attention in health professionals’ education overall. The DRISHTi Health Communication course aims to close this gap, and train health professionals and researchers in skills of public health communication, such as writing op-eds, making dissemination plans, and engaging with the media.

What will the course cover?

The course covers 4 core modules:

1. Introduction to Communication

2. Communication in Healthcare & Research

3. Public health communication

4. Ethics of communication

It also has a range of bonus modules, which range across topics of social issues in health research, community engagement, researcher voices, and COVID-19 pandemic from the ethics lens.

Who can apply?

Intended for anyone working or interested in public health and communication fields.

What will you receive?

Certificate of completion

Information about earlier cohorts/testimonials 

Over the last two years the DRISHTi platform has trained 100+ health professionals, across 5 cohorts. 

Alumni testimonial

“The health communication course is a fantastic 101 to understand and acquire the basics of health communication skills. It has excellent faculty and a good mix of didactic and interactive sessions and practical hands-on work with useful feedback. It also gives one a good opportunity to interact with peers who are interested in this field. I enjoyed the course and benefitted from it, and would highly recommend it.” – Akshay Baheti, MD Radiology, Professor (Assistant) at Tata Memorial Centre

“The course was well paced and the investment time was realistic for working professionals. Knowing that every Tuesday evening there would be a live session with the subject matter expert and cohort, it was helpful to set targets for timely completion and engage in discussion. Reference to specific case studies/ practice sessions and group work during the live sessions with active feedback and suggestions from peers and faculty were valuable. Out of a panel of excellent faculty, I particularly enjoyed the interactive sessions by Usha Raman, Priyanka Dutt and Gautam Menon and a big shout out to Salik for impeccable coordination, prompt responses to queries and technical assistance.” - Kranthi Vysyaraju, Education Officer, Institute of Public Health, Bengaluru