Program Overview

Health Educators Fellowship Program (HEFP) Overview

The Health Educators Fellowship Program (HEFP) is a prestigious, 18-month certificate program designed to advance the teaching skills of faculty and support the educational mission of UTHealth Houston. Offered every other year, HEFP brings together educators from across six schools at UTHealth Houston (including McGovern Medical School, Cizik School of Nursing, School of Dentistry, School of Public Health, McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics, and MD Anderson UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences) and MD Anderson Cancer Center, to foster a collaborative, interdisciplinary community of health professions educators. Through interactive workshops, scholarly projects, and peer collaboration, HEFP prepares fellows to become leaders in health education.

Vision and Mission

Vision

To elevate the quality of health professions education by cultivating faculty who lead with excellence, innovation, and a deep commitment to the advancement of teaching and learning across disciplines.

Mission

The Health Educators Fellowship Program empowers faculty to become scholarly, reflective, and impactful educators by:

• Enhancing Expertise: Building knowledge in educational theory and best practices across the continuum of health professions education.
  • Developing knowledge in educational theory
  • Acquiring best practices in health professions education
• Developing Skills: Strengthening teaching, curriculum design, and program evaluation skills for diverse learning environments.
  • Improving teaching skills
  • Enhancing curriculum design skills
  • Developing program evaluation skills
• Fostering Leadership: Preparing faculty to lead educational initiatives and contribute meaningfully to their institutions and the broader academic community.
• Encouraging Scholarship: Promoting inquiry, reflection, and dissemination of educational innovation and research.
• Creating Community: Connecting educators across schools to foster collaboration, shared learning, and a culture of continuous improvement.

Program Details

• Duration: 18 months
• Frequency: Offered every other year
• Participating Schools: Six schools at UTHealth Houston (including McGovern Medical School, Cizik School of Nursing, School of Dentistry, School of Public Health, McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics, and MD Anderson UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences) and MD Anderson Cancer Center
• Program Start: January 16, 2026 (8:00 AM 5:00 PM) in MSB 5th Floor Gallery

Application and Selection

• Application Deadline: Friday, October 24, 2025
• Interview Period: Through November 25, 2025
• Selection Notification: By December 5, 2025