Ethics & Professionalism CME & CE Courses for US Healthcare Professionals
Aligned with state licensing board standards and national codes of ethics — for CME/CE, remediation, or fitness-to-practise support after a state board complaint or investigation.
View courses by profession ↓
Proud Member of the American Accreditation Association
Healthcare Ethics Courses is a proud organisational member of the American Accreditation Association — a mark of our ongoing commitment to quality, integrity and professional standards in everything we produce for U.S. healthcare professionals.
Our organisational membership reflects our commitment to quality; individual courses are aligned with state board standards and national codes of ethics rather than independently accredited.
In the United States, healthcare professionals are licensed and disciplined at state level by profession-specific boards under each state’s practice act — there is no single national regulator. These boards register practitioners, set professional standards, and investigate complaints about conduct, competence or health. The courses on this site are aligned with those standards and national codes of ethics, and are designed for practitioners facing a complaint, investigation or fitness-to-practise matter, as well as for routine CME and CE.
Built for US healthcare professionals
State Board Aligned
Courses follow the standards and codes of ethics set by US state licensing boards and national professional bodies across all major health professions.
Investigation & Complaint Support
Built for practitioners facing a state board complaint or investigation — evidence insight, remediation and reflection for your response.
2 CME / CE Credits Per Course
Each course provides 2 CME or CE credits and an instant certificate. USD$99 per course, with bulk options available.
US Regulatory Context
Content reflects US state board regulation, national codes of ethics, HIPAA and the obligations of licensed practitioners.
Courses aligned with your state board’s standards & codes of ethics
State Medical Boards
Courses for Doctors (MDs)License and discipline allopathic physicians under each state's Medical Practice Act, setting standards and handling complaints about conduct, competence and ethics.
State Boards of Osteopathic Medicine
Courses for Osteopathic Physicians (DOs)Regulate osteopathic physicians, oversee licensure and continuing medical education, and investigate concerns about professional conduct and patient care.
State Boards of Nursing
Courses for Nurses & MidwivesRegister RNs, LPNs, APRNs and nurse-midwives, set practice standards, and manage complaints and disciplinary matters under the Nurse Practice Act.
State Boards of Pharmacy
Courses for PharmacistsLicense pharmacists and pharmacies, enforce practice standards, and handle investigations into dispensing, controlled substances and professional conduct.
State Dental Boards
Courses for DentistsRegulate dentists under each state's Dental Practice Act, set ethical and jurisprudence standards, and oversee complaints and license renewal.
State Boards of Psychology
Courses for PsychologistsLicense psychologists, set standards for confidentiality, boundaries and competence, and investigate complaints about professional conduct.
State Physical Therapy Boards
Courses for Physical TherapistsLicense physical therapists and assistants, enforce practice standards, and handle complaints under each state's Physical Therapy Practice Act.
State Chiropractic Boards
Courses for ChiropractorsRegulate chiropractors, set scope-of-practice and ethical standards, and oversee complaints, jurisprudence and continuing education.
State Boards of Optometry
Courses for OptometristsLicense optometrists, set clinical and ethical standards, and manage complaints and license renewal under each state's Optometry Practice Act.
All State Licensing Boards
Courses for All Healthcare ProfessionalsWhatever your profession, our general ethics and professionalism courses map onto the standards that US state licensing boards and national codes of ethics share.
Why Ethics Training Matters for US Healthcare Professionals
If you are facing a board complaint, investigation or disciplinary matter as a licensed healthcare professional in the United States, or simply want to strengthen your CE/CME record, our courses are designed to help you demonstrate insight, remediation and a commitment to professional standards — the qualities state licensing boards look for when assessing your response to a concern.
State Board Complaints, Licensure and Professional Risk
State licensing boards across the United States receive tens of thousands of complaints each year about licensed healthcare professionals. Common triggers include professional boundary violations, documentation failures, communication breakdowns, informed-consent issues, confidentiality breaches, advertising and probity concerns, and prescribing or billing irregularities. Serious board actions are reported to the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB), so the stakes for licensure and career are high.
Ethics Training During a State Board Investigation
When a board reviews a concern, it looks for genuine insight, meaningful remediation and honest reflection rather than clinical knowledge alone. Courses on insight, remediation and reflection for fitness to practise help you understand what boards expect and evidence your response. Our course on dealing with a complaint or investigation explains the process step by step.
Professional Boundaries, Consent and Conduct
Boundary violations and consent failures are among the most common and most serious reasons practitioners face board action. Our courses on professional boundaries, privacy, consent and chaperones and ethical boundaries with patients and colleagues address the conduct standards that state boards and national codes of ethics enforce.
Probity, Advertising and Evidence-Based Claims
Honesty and financial integrity matter as much as clinical care. Courses on probity and honesty and financial integrity cover truthful advertising, evidence-based claims, billing integrity and conflicts of interest — areas that increasingly draw board and consumer-protection scrutiny.
Documentation, Confidentiality and Clinical Accountability
Accurate records and protected patient information are the backbone of defensible practice. Our courses on documentation and confidentiality under HIPAA help you maintain the standards boards expect and reduce the risk a routine concern escalates into a formal investigation. Explore the full United States healthcare ethics course catalogue to match courses to your situation.
Frequently asked questions
Each course provides 2 CME or CE credits and a certificate on completion. The courses are aligned with US state board standards and national codes of ethics but are not independently accredited — you should confirm acceptance with your specific state licensing board.
Yes. Our insight, remediation and reflection courses are designed to help practitioners respond constructively to a state board complaint or investigation, and produce a downloadable certificate you can submit with your response or remediation plan.
We cover doctors, osteopathic physicians, nurses and midwives, pharmacists, dentists, psychologists, physical therapists, chiropractors and optometrists — each mapped to that profession's state board and national code of ethics — plus general courses for all healthcare professionals.
Each course is USD$99, includes 2 CME or CE credits, and provides an instant certificate of completion for your license-renewal, CME/CE or board records.
Our courses are aligned with state board standards and national codes of ethics rather than independently accredited. Healthcare Ethics Courses is also a proud organisational member of the American Accreditation Association; that membership reflects our commitment to quality and is separate from course-level accreditation.
Our courses are designed by a London-based team of senior healthcare professionals, led by founder Dr Shehzad Iqbal — MRCS (Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England), MRCGP (Member of the Royal College of General Practitioners), and holder of a Postgraduate Certificate in Healthcare Law and Ethics from the University of Dundee. Dr Iqbal combines frontline experience as a surgeon and general practitioner with formal postgraduate study in medical law and ethics, so the material is clinically grounded, legally informed, and focused on the real situations practitioners face.