How to Be a Doctor
Building empathy, wellbeing, and human connection in medicine.
The How to Be a Doctor program helps aspiring medical professionals develop the skills that matter most: empathy, communication, self-awareness, and emotional resilience. Created in partnership with psychologists and neuroscientists, this program combines brain science with practical wisdom to prepare future doctors for the human side of medicine.
Why this program exists
Medical training teaches diagnosis and treatment brilliantly. But the skills that make someone a truly great doctor—listening deeply, managing stress, connecting with patients, maintaining wellbeing—often get overlooked.
This program fills that gap.
It's designed for medical students, junior doctors, and anyone preparing for a career in healthcare who wants to practice medicine in a way that honours both their patients and themselves.
What you will learn
Neuroscience of empathy
Understand how empathy works in the brain and how to strengthen it under pressure.
Communication skills
Learn to listen deeply, deliver difficult news, and build trust with patients.
Wellbeing and resilience
Develop practices to sustain your mental health throughout your career.
Professional identity
Clarify your values and develop the kind of doctor you want to become.
How the program works
The program is delivered as a self-paced online course with video lessons, reflective exercises, case studies, and practical tools you can use immediately.
Each module builds on neuroscience research and real-world medical experience, guiding you through:
- Understanding how stress affects clinical decision-making
- Developing emotional regulation skills for high-pressure situations
- Building authentic rapport with patients from diverse backgrounds
- Recognising and preventing burnout in yourself and colleagues
- Creating sustainable wellbeing practices for a long medical career
The program takes approximately 16 hours to complete and can be done at your own pace.
Who this is for
This program is designed for:
Medical students
Preparing for clinical rotations and patient care.
Junior doctors
Navigating the transition from training to practice.
Healthcare professionals
Wanting to strengthen their empathy and communication skills.
Career changers
Entering medicine later in life.
Anyone
Passionate about bringing more humanity into healthcare.
No prior knowledge of neuroscience is required—everything is explained clearly and practically.
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Program details and enrolment
INDIVIDUAL PROGRAM
- 16 hours of content
- Self-paced learning
- Video lessons and exercises
- Case studies and tools
- Lifetime access
$5,000 AUD
Enrol nowINSTITUTIONAL LICENSING
Universities and medical schools can license this program for their students.
Includes customisation and integration support.
Contact Us for PricingA Demonstration of Neuro's Approach
The How to Be a Doctor program showcases how Neuro's frameworks can be applied to create meaningful, science-backed learning experiences.
It's built on the same neuroscience principles, wellbeing dimensions, and systems thinking that inform all of Neuro's work—demonstrating our licensing model in action.
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