34.039 - Building Research Capacity in Health Professions Education: Practices, Challenges, and Future Directions for Degree Programs

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

The global demand for masters-trained health professionals has grown. To meet the demand, master of health professions education (MHPE) degree programs have multiplied. Today, there are more than 121 such programs. Despite this international proliferation, we know little about the best practices of successful programs. The purpose of this symposium is twofold: (1) to share best practices for developing and maintaining a successful MHPE degree program, and (2) to critically analyze and debate the value of such programs to the improvement of health education and research. The ultimate goal is to achieve better shared understanding of the organizational structures and guiding principles of MHPE degree programs, and to critically debate their unique contributions to the education and research enterprise.

Sub Unit

• Division I - Education in the Professions

Chair

• Anthony R. Artino, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Papers

• Worldwide Perspective on Master of Health Professions Education Degree Programs and Current Accreditation Efforts - Ara Tekian, University of Illinois at Chicago

• The Master of Health Professions Education at the University of Illinois–Chicago - Ilene B. Harris, University of Illinois at Chicago

• The Maastricht University Master of Health Professions Education - Renee Stalmeijer, Maastricht University; Janneke Frambach, Maastricht University; Diana Dolmans, Maastricht University

• The McMaster Master of Science in Health Science Education - Kelly L. Dore, McMaster University

• The University of Michigan Master in Health Professions Education - Larry D. Gruppen, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

• The Uniformed Services University Master of Health Professions Education - Steven J. Durning, The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Discussant

• Trudie Elizabeth Roberts, University of Leeds