The Health Professions Education online graduate programs are intended for health professionals in medicine, nursing, dentistry, public health, rehabilitation science, veterinary medicine, and pharmacy and nutrition. These programs aim to enhance participants' educational knowledge, teaching expertise, and scholarly practice, preparing them to assume effective and innovative leadership in health professions education.
Students can apply take one or both of the graduate certificates, or apply to the Master of Education in Health Professions.
Certificate in Teaching and Learning in HPE
The Graduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Health Professions Education (HPE) allows students to develop proficiency in instructional practices across health professions education. Build competency in the effective integration of educational technologies, experiential and simulation-based learning, and small and large group teaching. Students will apply evidence-informed approaches to curriculum design, program evaluation, and health professions education research, preparing you to assume leadership roles in educational development and academic innovation.
Certificate Requirements (All courses are asynchronous online)
- SOTL 836.3 - Instructional Strategies in HPE
- SOTL 837.3 - Technolgoy and Simluation in Teaching and Learning
- SOTL 838.3 - Learner Assessment and Evaluation in HPE
- SOTL 839.3 - Program, Curriculum, and Course Development in HPE
Admission requirements and deadlines available here.
Certificate in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
The Graduate Certificate in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) allows students to devellop proficiency by exploring the distinction between scholarly teaching and the scholarship of teaching and learning. Students will strengthen their ability to design, implement, and share impactful SoTL projects and contribute to educational improvement, innovation, and leadership in teaching and learning.
Certificate Requirements (All courses are asynchronous online)
- SOTL 801.3 - Research Methods in SoTL
- SOTL 802.3 - Historical and Theoretical Foundations in SoTL
- SOTL 803.3 - Reading Research in SoTL
- SOTL 804.3 - Research Experience in SoTL
Admission requirements and deadlines available here.
Master of Education in Health Professions Education
Students may extend their studies by completing two additional graduate-level courses to obtain the Master of Education in Health Professions Education degree. This program allows students to further specialize in educational leadership, program evaluation, curriculum design or scholarly teaching within health professions education.
Degree Requirements (30cu)
Non-Credit Requirements- SOTL 990.0 Research Seminar in SoTL
- GPS 960.0 Introduction to Ethics and Integrity (completed as part of SoTL 990.0)
- GPS 961.0 Ethics and Integrity in Human Research (completed as part of SoTL 990.0)
- SOTL 836.3 Instructional Strategies in HPE
- SOTL 837.3 Technology and Simluation in Teaching and Learning
- SOTL 838.3 Learner Assessment and Evaluation in HPE
- SOTL 839.3 Program, Curriculum, and Course Development in HPE
- SOTL 801.3 Research Methods in SoTL
- SOTL 802.3 Historical and Theoretical Foundations of SoTL
- SOTL 803.3 Reading Research in SoTL
- SOTL 804.3 Research Experience in SoTL
- SOTL 840.3 Advanced Leadership in HPE in Higher Education
- SOTL 991.3 Scholarship in Teaching
Admission requirements and deadlines available here.