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Master in Health Professions Education (MHPE)
College of Medicine
The Master of Health Professions Education (MHPE) program is designed and delivered by the faculty of the College of Medicine, Gulf Medical University. The program comprises a balance of synchronous and asynchronous online activities, interspersed with face-to-face periods at Gulf Medical University (GMU) in Ajman, UAE, where students and faculty can engage with the wider health professions education community.
The aim of this program is to develop leaders in health professions education who can transform education and support the development of health professionals for the 21st century. The program offers a flexible learning schedule that is well suited to working professionals. A dedicated Virtual Learning Environment is central to the student experience, through which learners can access digital content, virtual classrooms, videos, discussions, and other resources to support all aspects of learning.
Students who successfully complete the program, including a research project in Year 2 relevant to their work environment, will be awarded MHPE.
One of the program’s greatest strengths is the diversity of experience, professional backgrounds, and cultures represented within our student cohort. This rich diversity enables us to provide an excellent, varied, and well-informed educational experience for those who are poised to become educational leaders of the future.
Governance
GMU has full ownership of the MHPE program, with its outstanding faculty, including full-time and adjunct members, contributing to teaching and learning across the program. GMU has established a strong profile in health professions education in the region, offering several faculty development initiatives nationally, regionally, and internationally. Its faculty are active in medical education research and scholarship.
Program Learning Outcomes
- Design, deliver and monitor interventions that facilitate learning
- Design and critically evaluate curricula that are sensitive to the context in which they operate.
- Design, deliver, and evaluate systems and individual elements that assess learning, and apply appropriate theories, and practices of the assessment strategies.
- Apply knowledge, skills, and use evidence-based practice to manage change in the health profession education context
- Demonstrate a leadership role as an effective educator and advocate for improved health profession education delivery.
- Practice within an ever-changing landscape of educational technologies and innovations.
- Interpret and use educational research in their own context.
- Critically appraise research and evaluate the literature of health professions’ education
- Formulate and complete a research project successfully.
List of Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs)
- Design and implement a curricular intervention
- Critique a curricular change
- Select and demonstrate competency in a range of teaching methods
- Create compelling presentations employing varied and appropriate media
- Create a learning Plan
- Learn, network, and contribute within a learning community
- Create an Educator’s portfolio
- Developing Enduring Educational Resources
- Select a learning outcome and design, select, and develop an appropriate assessment method
- Design a learner assessment blueprint for a selected educational intervention/curriculum.
- Select and implement an appropriate standard-setting method for a selected assessment method and application
- Design and implement a program evaluation of an existing educational program/curriculum
- Develop a proposal for organizational change
- Implement change in an organizational setting
- Solicit feedback on one’s leadership and teaching from multiple observers & critically reflect on it
- Mentor a colleague or learner or consult with an organization
- Design and implement a research study
- Critically review research manuscripts
Study plan, prerequisites, contact hours and credit hours of MHPE courses at GMU
| Year | Course Code | Course Name | Credit Hours | Contact Hours | Prerequisite | |
| Year 1 | ORN901 | Orientation and academic writing | 1 | 15 | Nil | |
| LTA902 | Learning theories and application in HPE* | 2 | 30 | ORN901 | ||
| CDR903 | Curriculum and course design | 3 | 45 | ORN901, LTA902 | ||
| LAT904 | Learning and teaching in HPE | 4 | 60 | ORN901, LTA902, CDR903 | ||
| AST905 | Assessment of learning | 4 | 60 | ORN901, LTA902, CDR903, LAT904 | ||
| PEQ906 | Program Evaluation and quality assurance in HPE | 4 | 60 | ORN901, LTA902, CDR903, LAT904, AST905 | ||
| LCG907 | Leadership, change management & Governance | 3 | 45 | Nil | ||
| APR908 | Applied project | 3 | 45 | All of the above courses | ||
| Total for the PDHPE | 24 | 360 | ||||
| Year 2 | REM909 | Research methodology in HPE | 3 | 45 | All of the above courses | |
| THS910 | Thesis | 9 | 135 | REM 909 | ||
| Grand Total for the MHPE | 36 | 540 | ||||
- The applicant shall be a graduate of an accredited school in the UAE or a graduate of an WDMS-listed medical school outside the UAE or a graduate of an Allied Health Sciences Program as applicable.
- Applicants for the Master in Health Professions Education shall have a recognized Baccalaureate degree or equivalent health professional degree with a cumulative grade point average (CGPA)of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale or its established equivalent.
- A CGPA less than 3.0 may be admitted conditionally provided that the student registers 6-9 credits hours in the first semester of his/her studies and obtains a “B” average or above.
- Applicant must have at least two years post-qualification and involved in education, its planning, administration, support, delivery or regulation earned in a discipline appropriate for the prospective graduate.
- Applicant must have proficiency in spoken and written English. The applicant must have passed the English language proficiency test such as TOEFL, IELTS Academic with minimum score as stated under the general admissions requirements [link]. Applicants with Doctoral degree are exempted from English Proficiency providing evidence of the doctoral degree.
Required Documents
- Attested copy of the baccalaureate degree and official transcripts of credit/s earned from an accredited institution of higher education previously attended
- Equivalency Certificate of the baccalaureate degree from the Ministry of Education, UAE
- Copy valid English Proficiency Score sheet (EmSAT/IELTS/TOEFL)
- Passport copy and Emirates ID Card (For UAE Nationals Family Book and Ethbara)
- Passport-size Photographs x 5
- Updated CV
- Statement of Purpose
- Experience letter (involved in education) preferable
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Graduation requirements for the MHPE program
- Completion of 36 credits
- Minimum CGPA of 3 out of 4
- Securing a minimum attendance of 80%
- Submitting and defending a thesis to the satisfaction of the thesis judging committee with a minimum pass mark of 80%
Evaluation fee: AED 700
Tuition fee per year: AED 73,500
Scholarships: 20 – 40%