Health Professions Education - MS
Overview
Responding to the call for innovative educational reform and collaborative leadership in the health professions, the MGH Institute is launching a new Master of Science in Health Professions Education.
This innovative master’s program is designed for credentialed health professionals who wish to improve their teaching methods.
The 33-credit program addresses core educator competencies – with the ultimate goal of effectively preparing the next generation of health profession leaders.
Students proceed through the program with a cohort of health professionals from across the health care spectrum, including physicians, nurses, occupational and physical therapists, speech language pathologists, and other credentialed health professionals.
This rich variety of backgrounds brings a wide range of voices and perspectives into course discussion, creating a truly interprofessional experience.
Also, by participating in the program, students become part of a community of scholars who are committed to improving how to educate the next generation of health profession leaders.
Program Design
At the start of the program, students identify an area of interest or a research question, which then gets translated into a scholarly project. Through a carefully crafted sequence of courses, students develop and refine their project, to demonstrate mastery of the competencies related to the scholarship of teaching.
In addition, faculty from a wide array of health professions and education fields, also contribute to the program’s interprofessional approach to teaching and learning. The program, sponsored in collaboration with the Harvard Macy Institute and Center for Medical Simulation provides students with unparalleled access to a wide range of educational resources.
With most of the courses online, punctuated by a short number of intensive on-campus seminars, the program’s flexible format meets the needs of working professionals.
Admission Requirements
To qualify for admission, prospective applicants should be credentialed health professionals. Admissions decisions are based on a written personal statement, written recommendations from former professors/clinical supervisors/colleagues, a review of previous academic work through transcripts, scores on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), and a personal interview. The program does not require GRE's from applicants who have already earned a graduate degree.
Applications will be accepted starting the second week of July. Applications deadline for the fall 2012 term is August 15.
For questions or more information, please contact Interim Program Director Deborah Navedo, PhD, CPNP, CNE.