A practical approach to modern digital health education
Two semester-long Better UNI programmes, built for two distinct faculties.
- Health IT and computer science students learn to build on openEHR.
- Medical, pharmacy and nursing students learn safe prescribing on a real ePMA system.
Both embed into your existing curriculum.
Why digital health education needs to evolve
Healthcare runs on structured data, interoperable platforms and electronic medication systems, yet most curricula remain overwhelmingly theoretical. Students graduate without a portfolio of practical work, without hands-on exposure to real systems, and without the confidence to walk into a digital health team.
Bridge learning and practice
Employers increasingly seek graduates who can apply digital health knowledge in real healthcare contexts. Most students leave university with strong theory but nothing concrete to show.
Accelerate digital transformation
Hospitals continue to invest in digital systems, interoperability and data-driven workflows. Demand for professionals who understand how these systems work is rising, not falling.
Strengthen academic positioning
Universities that modernise digital health curricula in the next 12 to 24 months will attract stronger applicants, improve employment outcomes, and differentiate their programmes.
Pick the Better UNI programme that fits your faculty
Both Better UNI programmes follow the same approach: hands-on, semester-long and embedded into existing courses, with ready-made teaching materials. They differ only in which Better tools students use and what they build.
Platform Hub
Health IT and computer science
Who it’s for: Digital health, health informatics, biomedical engineering and computer science programmes.
What they learn: Students learn healthcare data standards, clinical data modelling and low-code application development using Better Platform and Better Studio, building portfolio-ready digital health applications in a single semester.
- Five core courses plus optional advanced modules (AQL, APIs, dashboards)
- Ready-made teaching materials, minimal prep for lecturers
- Individual Better Platform access for every student
- Guest sessions from clinical modellers and engineers from Better
- Semester-aligned mentoring throughout the course
Meds EDU
Medicine, pharmacy and nursing
Who it’s for: Medical schools, pharmacy faculties and nursing programmes.
What they learn: Students learn safe electronic prescribing, medication reconciliation and clinical decision support on Better Meds, the award-winning ePMA used in NHS Trusts and hospitals across Europe.
- Six modules: foundations, safety, reconciliation, specialty cases
- Dedicated educational instance of Better Meds
- OSCE-ready scenarios aligned to GMC, GPhC, NMC competencies
- Multi-professional teaching for medicine, pharmacy and nursing together
- The same ePMA used by NHS Trusts, not a simulation
Not sure which Better UNI programme fits?
Most universities run a single conversation with our education team and walk out with a clear curriculum plan. Twenty minutes, no slides.
From the organisations already running the Better UNI programme
One quote from a partner faculty using Meds EDU, and one from a practitioner who’s worked hands-on with the same tools Platform Hub teaches. Reputation matters in academia, so these come straight from the people who run the courses.
“My experience of learning about healthcare interoperability and openEHR changed significantly when we moved from theory to working directly with Better tools. Concepts such as archetypes, templates, compositions, and AQL can feel quite abstract when you study them only from a theoretical perspective. Being able to see and use them within a real platform made it much easier to understand how all those pieces fit together.”
Geraldine Rivera GutiérrezMultiplatform Developer, Healthcare Interoperability, Bahia Software
“Students appreciate the opportunity for authentic learning. They value that we can place them in an environment that replicates real-life practice in a safe way and that they are able to use a realistic ePMA system. That way, they naturally learn prescribing skills and how to become prescribers.”
Jonathan DaviesPrincipal Teaching Fellow in Experiential Learning, Liverpool John Moores University
Three benefits, two faculties.
Whether you teach health IT or medicine, the case for embedding practice into curriculum is the same. Better helps you make the change without redesigning your courses.
Build confidence by doing
Students work with real tools, not simulations. They gain confidence through practical application and complete real projects that demonstrate understanding.
Teach practice without extra burden
Faculty receive clear structure, materials, and tooling. Hands-on teaching becomes possible without redesigning courses or managing complex platforms.
Show real curriculum impact
Demonstrate modern, industry-aligned education. Strengthen employability narratives. Differentiate your programme through visible, practice-based learning.
Bring practical digital health into your next semester
Our education team helps universities integrate either track into existing modules. Most programmes go from first conversation to first lecture in one semester. We will walk you through the curriculum, materials, and onboarding for your faculty.