Certificate MHPE Simulation Program Management Certificate
MHPE Program Overview
The Medical and Health Professions Education (MHPE) Program offers the Master’s of Medical and Health Professions Education (MMHPE), Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), and the Doctor of Education (EdD) degrees along with graduate certificates in Scholarship, Teaching, and Simulation Program Management. The MHPE Simulation Program Management Certificate is designed for health professions educators with an interest in simulation program design and management.
Mission
The Medical & Health Professions Education program is dedicated to building an interprofessional learning community of scholars committed to advancing ethical, community-oriented education, research, and service in the health professions. Students who enroll in MHPE programs will engage in transformational learning that connects their experiences, coursework, and knowledge to develop a more sophisticated understanding of the world that informs their teaching, research, and professional practice.
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Program Director: Peggy Gesing gesingme@odu.edu
Admission
Requirements for Admission:
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Completion of all undergraduate degree requirements from an accredited college or university, with a minimum GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, prior to matriculating in the MHPE program.
- A personal statement detailing reasons for interest in the MHPE Graduate Certificate program.
- Official transcripts from each college/university attended, including an official transcript from any degree-granting institution that specifies the date upon which the degree was issued. Transcripts must be sent electronically or by mail directly to GradCAS. Any official transcript received by the program or the School of Health Professions Admissions and Enrollment department will not be accepted. If you do not list or send official transcripts for all institutions attended, processing of your application will be delayed.
- Sending Transcripts Electronically (Click here for additional information)
- GradCAS only accepts electronic transcripts from:
GradCAS Transcript Processing Center
P.O. Box 9217
Watertown, MA 02471
Applicant Help Center
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- If you have questions about your application status, please contact your GradCAS Customer Service Representative contact information at (857) 304-2086 or GradCASinfo@liaisonedu.com
Admission will occur on a rolling basis until the cohort is filled.
Technical Standards
The essential abilities and skills that candidates and students must possess in order to complete the education and training associated with this program are referred to as Technical Standards.
1.0 Observation Skills Technical Standard
1.01 Demonstrate sufficient attention and accuracy in observation skills (visual, auditory and tactile) in the lecture hall, in clinical and educational settings and online. Indicators include but are not limited to accurate visualization and discrimination of text, numbers, patterns, graphic illustrations and other imaging texts.
2.0 Communication Skills Technical Standard
2.01 Demonstrate effective communication skills with professionals of varying cultures, ethnicities and personalities.
2.02 Indicators include, but are not limited to, these examples:
- Clear, efficient and intelligible articulation of spoken English language.
- Legible, efficient and intelligible written English language.
- Accurate and efficient English language reading skills.
- Accurate and efficient, expressive and receptive communication skills.
- Ability to accurately follow directions (oral and written).
3.0 Critical Reasoning Skills Technical Standard
3.01 Demonstrate critical reasoning skills, including but not limited to intellectual, conceptual, integrative and quantitative abilities.
3.02 Indicators include but are not limited to these examples:
- Demonstrate ability to measure, calculate, reason, analyze, integrate and synthesize information.
- Demonstrate ability to acquire, retain and apply new and learned information.
4.0 Motor and Sensory Function Technical Standard
4.01 Demonstrate sufficient motor and sensory function.
4.02 Indicators include but are not limited to these examples:
- Execute motor movements that demonstrate safety and efficiency in the various learning settings (i.e., classroom, online).
- Physical stamina sufficient to complete online didactic study, which will include prolonged periods of sitting.
5.0 Behavioral and Social Attributes Technical Standard
5.01 Demonstrate the behavioral and social attributes vital to participation in a graduate-level academic program.
5.02 Indicators include but are not limited to these examples:
- Possess the emotional health required for full utilization of mental faculties (judgment, orientation, affect and cognition).
- Ability to develop mature and effective professional relationships with faculty and other members of the educational and healthcare team.
- Possess personal qualities that facilitate effective therapeutic interactions (compassion, empathy, integrity, honesty, benevolence, confidentiality).
- Demonstrate impartial motives, attitudes and values in roles, functions and relationships.
- Ability to monitor and react appropriately to one’s own emotional needs and responses.
- Display appropriate flexibility and adaptability in the face of stress or uncertainty in teaching and learning environments.
- Compliance with standards, policies and practices set forth in the program handbook.
Curriculum Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MHPE 725 | Business of Simulation | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 3 | |