Health Professions Educator Certificate
Description
The Health Professions Educator Micro-Credential program is specifically intended for professionals in clinical or academic roles who aspire to expand or improve their teaching, management, or research-based roles in health professions education. This program is for health professionals who work in athletic training, dental, nursing, nutrition, physician assistant, occupational therapy, physical therapy, or speech pathology-audiology fields (or others) and who desire to improve their skills and knowledge in theory, evidence, and practice for specific health professions.
Specialization Tracks Pick from one of the three specialized and focused tracks—Teacher, Scholar, or Administrator—to learn more about health professions specific approaches to adult learning theory, didactic instruction, clinical reasoning, competency-based education, inter-professional education, programmatic assessment, adaptive expertise, focused research, curriculum design, program leadership and administration, and more. Or follow the Generalist track for the broadest view of this expanding field. Pick from one of the three specialized and focused tracks—Teacher, Scholar, or Administrator—to learn more about health professions specific approaches to adult learning theory, didactic instruction, clinical reasoning, competency-based education, inter-professional education, programmatic assessment, adaptive expertise, focused research, curriculum design, program leadership and administration, and more. Or follow the Generalist track for the broadest view of this expanding field.
This fully online program can be completed in 8, 12, or 16 months. Each of the four tracks consists of 12 credits, or four 3-credit courses (for completion).
Learning Outcomes
Depending on the Track selected, after completing the HPEC program, students are able to:
- Design and deliver creative and impactful lessons, courses, curricula, and programs in health professions education.
- Apply educational theories and principles of cognitive and learning science to enhance student learning in health professions education.
- Navigate health professions educational systems and organizations in order to implement successful innovation.
- Analyze social, political, economic, and scientific trends in healthcare including policies and structures that require meaningful transformations in health professions education.
- Identify, evaluate, and apply evidence-based teaching strategies.
- Design learning environments and organizational structures to intentionally and equitably support and engage all learners, particularly those from historically marginalized groups.
- Develop and implement processes and tools to assess learning outcomes and evaluate programs to inform and improve practice.
- Critically analyze and evaluate research in health professions education, marshaling evidence in support of arguments and using data to support educational practice.
- Apply principles of ethical and inclusive educational leadership and management practices aligned with current research and theories of leadership in organizations.
Requirements for entry into program
Health Professions Educator Certificate (HPEC)
HPEC applicants will submit:
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Transcripts from previous educational programs (undergraduate and graduate)
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A current curriculum vitae or resume
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A one-page personal statement in response to a writing prompt
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One professional reference
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A satisfactory score on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) for applicants for whom English is not their native language
Program Details
Course options for HPEC include:
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HPED 520 Trends in Health Professions Education
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HPED 521 Learning Theory and Practice
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HPED 530 Principles of Inquiry and Evidence in Health Professions Education
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HPED 531 Teaching Methodologies, Course Design, and Assessment
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HPED 540 Curriculum Development, Program Design, and Evaluation
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HPED 541 Educational Application and Immersion Experience (Practicum)
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HPED 663 Qualitative Research Methods
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HPED 665 Leadership and Organizational Change in Health Professions Education
Degree requirements
Here is a sample course sequence for each of the HPEC tracks:
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Track 1*
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Track 2*
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Track 3*
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Track 4**
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Select 3
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Select 3
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Select 2
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Select 4
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Fall
Semester
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HPED 521
Learning Theory &
Practice
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HPED 520
Trends in Health
Professions Education
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HPED 520
Trends in Health
Professions Education
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HPED 520
Trends in Health
Professions Education
and/or
HPED 521
Learning Theory &
Practice
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Spring Semester
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HPED 530
Principles of Inquiry
and Evidence in Health
Professions Education
and/or
HPED 531
Teaching
Methodologies, Course
Design and
Assessment
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HPED 530
Principles of Inquiry and
Evidence in Health
Professions Education
and/or
HPED 663
Qualitative Research
Methods
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HPED 530
Principles of Inquiry and
Evidence in Health
Professions Education
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HPED 530
Principles of Inquiry
and Evidence in
Health Professions
Education
and/or
HPED 531
Teaching
Methodologies,
Course Design and
Assessment
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Summer Semester
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HPED 540
Curriculum
Development, Program
Design & Evaluation
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HPED 540
Curriculum
Development, Program
Design & Evaluation
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HPED 540
Curriculum Development,
Program Design &
Evaluation
REQUIRED
HPED 665
Leadership and
Organizational Change in
Health Professions
Education
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HPED 540
Curriculum
Development,
Program Design &
Evaluation
and/or
HPED 665
Leadership and
Organizational
Change in Health
Professions Education
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REQUIRED
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REQUIRED
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REQUIRED
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Fall
Semester
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HPED 541
Education Application
& Immersion
Experience
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HPED 541
Education Application
& Immersion
Experience
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HPED 541
Education Application &
Immersion Experience
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N/A
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*The program strongly recommends consulting with the program director before deciding which courses to take to better personalize and fit your goals.
**The Generalist Track is designed for individuals who may not have or know of a specific track, or for those who may want or need to expedite their completion of the micro-credential by taking more than one class per semester. This track does NOT require HPED 541 as a capstone class, either. This Track also provides greater flexibility for start dates and allows enrollment of 2 courses in any of the spring, summer or fall semesters to finish a customized 4 course sequence in faster time. For the Generalist Track, candidates can take any FOUR of the following courses: HPED 520, 521, 530, 531, 540 or 665; but not HPED 541.
All HPEC classes also apply towards our 6-course CAGS (Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies) and PhD programs in Health Professions Education (HPED) should you desire to continue your Health Professions Education
Fall Year 1
| HPED 520 | Trends in Health Professions Education | 3 |
| HPED 521 | Learning Theory and Practice | 3 |
Spring Year 1
| HPED 530 | Principles of Inquiry and Evidence in Health Professions Education | 3 |
| HPED 531 | Teaching Methodologies, Course Design, and Assessment | 3 |
Summer Year 1
| HPED 540 | Curriculum Development, Program Design, and Evaluation | 3 |
| HPED 661 | Applied Statistics I | 3 |
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| SW 651 | Intro to Stat & Data Analysis | 3 |
Fall Year 2
| HPED 541 | Education Application and Immersion Experience | 3 |
| HPED 662 | Applied Statistics II | 3 |
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| SW 652 | Introduction to Multivariable Statistics | 3 |
Spring Year 2
| HPED 663 | Qualitative Research Methods | 3 |
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| SW 654 | Qualitative Research Methods | 3 |
| HPED 666 | Quantitative Research Methods | 3 |
Summer Year 2
| HPED 664 | Qualitative Research Analysis | 3 |
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| SW 635 | Qualitative Data Analysis | 3 |
Fall Year 3
| HPED 665 | Leadership and Organizational Change in Health Professions Education | 3 |
| HPED 660 | Perspectives in Research and Theory in Health Professions Education | 3 |
Winter Intersession
Spring Year 3
Summer Year 3
| May begin dissertation if proposal defended successfully in spring | |
Year 4