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2019-2020 Catalog 
    
2019-2020 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Medical & Health Professions Education, MHPE


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The mission of the EVMS Master of Medical and Health Professions Education program (MMHPE) is to prepare educational leaders in various medical and health professions organizational settings by providing advanced education in the areas of learning, assessment, curriculum, instruction (including simulation), research, evaluation, leadership, and professionalism with an emphasis on real-world, practical applications.

Program Goals and Student Learning Outcomes

Graduates of the Master of Medical and Health Professions Education Program (MMHPE) are prepared to be educational leaders who are:

Goal 1: skilled educators as evidenced by

  • SLO 1.1 applying adult learning theories to create effective learning experiences.
  • SLO 1.2 designing evidence-based MHPE instruction appropriate to audience and context.
  • SLO 1.3 constructing a unit of instruction integrated within a larger curriculum.
  • SLO 1.4 developing evidence-based assessment tools.

Goal 2: reflective leaders as evidenced by

  • SLO 2.1 constructing a professional leadership development plan.

Goal 3: discriminating scholars as evidenced by

  • SLO 3.1 demonstrated ability to differentiate Boyer’s four models of scholarship.
  • SLO 3.2 connecting scholarship to the educational design process.
  • SLO 3.3 critiquing contemporary MHPE-related published works.
  • SLO 3.4 presenting collaborative research project findings.

Admission

This program maintains an admission process unique to the program. Prospective students are encouraged to review the admission  requirements in order to best prepare themselves for a successful future at EVMS.

Academic Calendar

This program maintains an academic calendar unique to the program that includes exam schedules. All students are encouraged to review the academic calendar  in order to be successful future at EVMS.

Tuition Schedule

This program maintains an admission process unique to the program. All students are encouraged to review the tuition schedule  in order to best prepare themselves for a successful future at EVMS.

Curriculum


The curriculum for the MMHPE program has been constructed with the input from the course and program directors. The curriculum is designed to prepare educational leaders in various medical and health professions organizational settings. The program provides advanced education in the areas of learning, assessment, curriculum, instruction, research, evaluation, leadership and professionalism with an emphasis on real-world, practical applications.

The 31-credit hour distance learning program is designed to be completed in four (4) 16-week terms and one (1) 12-week term. Students will take two courses at a time over the 16-week term with the exception of the final spring term when the 1-credit Capstone is also taken.

Students complete coursework and interact with instructors and classmates through a distance education format utilizing the Blackboard (Bb) Learning Management System. Upon successful completion of the program, students are awarded the Master of Medical and Health Professions Education (MMHPE) degree and may use the initials MMHPE after their name.

Educational Format

Courses are delivered entirely online asynchronously with the occasional synchronous session. Students complete the practicum virtually at EVMS. The practicum involves building upon didactic knowledge to design a completely online course.

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