Program Overview
MS in Health Professions Education
The MS in Health Professions Education program offers both fully remote and in-person programs designed for students who are interested in building their teaching and educational skills in a medical, biomedical, or health professions field.
Program Goals
The goal of the master’s and certificate programs is to prepare educators in the health professions who can:
- Design and implement innovative curricula and educational programs for learners within the health professions.
- Demonstrate skills in a variety of classroom-based and clinical teaching methods and apply these to actively engage and support learners in a range of health professions settings.
- Prepare, deliver, and analyze evaluations of health professions students and educational programs.
- Provide mentorship and leadership for both educational programs and initiatives within the health professions.
- Evaluate, synthesize, and apply educational research in various health professions educational settings.
- Model and facilitate lifelong learning.
Program Structure
This program will prepare students to emerge as leaders in education in their health professions field. Students will be capable of preparing novel health professions curricula specific to local needs, including competency-based goals and objectives, innovative and proven teaching methods, and a variety of evaluations of measurable and meaningful learning outcomes. Graduates will also be capable of offering local expertise and mentorship in both classroom and clinical teaching.
The program is a 32-unit Master of Science degree that includes a 16-unit certificate program. Master’s students have the option of completing the program in one year as a full-time student, or in two to three years as a part-time student. We welcome a very broad range of health professionals, and the master’s and certificate programs are open to applicants who have already completed a degree sufficient for clinical or academic employment within a health professions field.
Required Courses
MS in Health Professions Education
- GMS HS 701 A1 Principles of Health Professions Education I (2 units—in person) OR GMS HS 701 OL Principles of Health Professions Education I (2 units—remote)
- GMS HS 702 A1 Principles of Health Professions Education II (2 units—in person) OR GMS HS 702 OL Principles of Health Professions Education II (2 units—remote)
- GMS HS 704 A1 Fundamentals of Learning and Teaching Modalities in Health Professions Education (2 units—in person) OR GMS HS 704 OL Fundamentals of Learning and Teaching Modalities in Health Professions Education (2 units—remote)
- GMS HS 706 A1 Intro to Research Methods in Health Professions Education (2 units—in person) OR GMS HS 706 Intro to Research Methods in Health Professions Education (2 units—remote)
- GMS HS 707 A1 Evaluation & Assessment for Health Professions Educators (2 units—in person) OR GMS HS 707 OL Evaluation & Assessment for Health Professions Educators (2 units—remote)
- GMS HS 800 A1 Practicum Seminar (2 units—in person) OR GMS HS 800 OL Practicum Seminar (2 units—remote)
- GMS HS 801/802 A1 Practicum (4 units—in person) OR GMS HS 801/802 OL Practicum (4 units—remote)
- WED CT 721 Analysis and Design of Curriculum (4 units)
- WED CT 750 Basic Principles for Curriculum Design and Teaching (4 units)
Electives
Electives can be taken from the Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, GMS, or SPH, based on student interest. Sample electives include:
- GMS AN 815 Scientific Writing (2 units)
- GMS CI 600 OL Good Clinical Practices in Clinical Research (4 units)
- GMS CI 675 OL Designing Clinical Research Studies (4 units)
- GMS MS 600 Introduction to Leadership for Biomedical Education (2 units)
- GMS MS 700 Elementary Biostatistics for the Biomedical Sciences (2 units)
- GMS MS 706 Intro Computer Appl in Healthcare/Biomedicine (4 units)
- SPH EP 721 Survey Methods for Public Health (4 units)
- SPH PM 811 Health Services Research and Methods (4 units)
- WED AP 730 OL Innovation in Higher Education (4 units)
- WED AP 755 OL Legal Issues in Higher Education (4 units)
- WED LS 690 Classroom Discourse (4 units)
- WED RS 652 Qualitative Research Methods (4 units)
- WED RS 653 Quantitative Research Methods (4 units)
- WED RS 751 Program Evaluation (4 units)
- WED SE 706 Introduction to Special Education (4 units)
Certificate in Health Professions Education
Required Courses
- GMS HS 701 A1 Principles of Health Professions Education I (2 units—in person) OR GMS HS 701 OL Principles of Health Professions Education I (2 units—remote)
- GMS HS 702 A1 Principles of Health Professions Education II (2 units—in person) OR GMS HS 702 OL Principles of Health Professions Education II (2 units—remote)
- GMS HS 704 A1 Fundamentals of Learning and Teaching Modalities in Health Professions Education (2 units—in person) OR GMS HS 704 OL Fundamentals of Learning and Teaching Modalities in Health Professions Education (2 units—remote)
- GMS HS 706 A1 Intro to Research Methods in Health Professions Education (2 units—in person) OR GMS HS 706 Intro to Research Methods in Health Professions Education (2 units—remote)OR GMS HS 707 A1 Evaluation & Assessment for Health Professions Educators (2 units—in person)OR GMS HS 707 OL Evaluation & Assessment for Health Professions Educators (2 units—remote)
- WED CT 721 Analysis and Design of Curriculum (4 units)
- WED CT 750 Basic Principles for Curriculum Design and Teaching (4 units)
Accreditation
Boston University is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE).