Program Description
The MS in Health Professions Education is a 30-credit, fully online, interprofessional master's program designed to prepare leaders in health professions education, leveraging evidence-based approaches, educational best practices, and Jefferson’s technology-rich environment.
The innovative curriculum includes courses in the traditional core areas for health professions education programs and novel courses covering Education Law, Diversity, Simulation and Interprofessional Education.
Learning Goals/Outcomes
- Incorporate understanding of pedagogical principles into health science teaching.
- Design and implement curricula in various formats including for classroom, clinical and virtual teaching.
- Effectively integrate technology into education.
- Demonstrate understanding of approaches to student assessment and program evaluation.
- Apply evidence-based principles to inform education and teaching practices.
- Become an effective leader in graduate health professional/medical education.
- Apply inter-professional and collaborative teaching models.
- Employ simulation education for health professions.
Curriculum: 30 credits
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| HPE 510 | Adult Learn in the Health Prof | 2 |
| HPE 520 | Sim for Health Prof Educ | 3 |
| HPE 530 | Higher Education Leadership | 2 |
| HPE 540 Curriculum and Program Development | 3 | |
| HPE 550 Assessment and Program Evaluation | 3 | |
| HPE 601 | Educational Research & Scholar | 2 |
| HPE 700 | Health Prof Educ Capstone I | 1 |
| HPE 701 | Health Prof Educ Capstone II | 1 |
| HPS 620 | Interprof Edu Collab Prac Hlth | 3 |
| Electives (10 credits minimum) | 10 | |
| Instructional Tech & Learning | ||
| Princip & Pract for Equi Learn | ||
| Health Prof Educ & Law | ||
| Faculty Development and Mentor | ||
| Writing Grnts Health Prof Educ | ||
| GME Program Management for Edu | ||
HPE 699 Residency/Fellowship PLA | ||
| Foundation/Biostatical Methods | ||
| Total Credits | 30 | |