Certificate MHPE Teaching 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 Teaching Certificate is designed for healthcare and higher education professionals with an interest in health professions education and instructional design.

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:

• 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 (foreign degrees considered on a case-by-case basis).

• 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 to learn more about additional transcript requirements)
  • GradCAS only accepts electronic transcripts from:
    • Credentials Solutions
    • Parchment
    • National Student Clearinghouse 

• To send transcripts to GradCAS by mail:
  • Provide the registrar with the following items:
    • GradCAS Transcript Request Form. Ask the registrar to attach it to your official transcripts. This form is not required but strongly recommended as it helps ensure your official transcripts are properly matched to your application. 
    • If you cannot use this form, make sure the registrar prints “GradCAS” and your full GradCAS ID# on the transcript before mailing it. 
    • Any school-specific forms required by the registrar.
    • Any transcript fees required by the registrar.
    • All information needed by the registrar to properly identify you in the school’s database including any name changes. 
    • Your GradCAS ID#. 
• Institutions must send transcripts directly to GradCAS to the following address:  

​       GradCAS Transcript Processing Center

       P.O. Box 9217 

       Watertown, MA 02471

 Applicant Help Center

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• Access the Applicant Help Center
• 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:

1. Clear, efficient and intelligible articulation of spoken English language.
2. Legible, efficient and intelligible written English language.
3. Accurate and efficient English language reading skills.
4. Accurate and efficient, expressive and receptive communication skills.
5. 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:

1. Demonstrate ability to measure, calculate, reason, analyze, integrate and synthesize information.
2. 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:

1. Execute motor movements that demonstrate safety and efficiency in the various learning settings (i.e., classroom, online).
2. 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:

1. Possess the emotional health required for full utilization of mental faculties (judgment, orientation, affect and cognition).
2. Ability to develop mature and effective professional relationships with faculty and other members of the educational and healthcare team.
3. Possess personal qualities that facilitate effective therapeutic interactions (compassion, empathy, integrity, honesty, benevolence, confidentiality).
4. Demonstrate impartial motives, attitudes and values in roles, functions and relationships.
5. Ability to monitor and react appropriately to one’s own emotional needs and responses.
6. Display appropriate flexibility and adaptability in the face of stress or uncertainty in teaching and learning environments.
7. Compliance with standards, policies and practices set forth in the program handbook.

Curriculum Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
MHPE 608	Contexts of Teaching and Learning	3
MHPE 609	Designing Educational Experiences	3
MHPE 669	Practicum	3
Total Credit Hours		9