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Medical & Health Professions Education (Ph.D./Ed.D.)

Earn your Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) or Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Medical & Health Professions Education and become an educator, leader and scholar.

The Medical and Health Professions Education program offers master’s and doctoral degrees along with graduate certificates in Scholarship, Teaching and Simulation Program Management.

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Medical & Health Professions Education (Ph.D./Ed.D.)

Concentrations

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Higher Education

Become an education researcher and leader, designing, managing, and evaluating health professions education programs. Gain the practical knowledge and skills necessary to tackle major issues facing higher-education leaders.

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Contemporary Human Anatomy Education

Be part of the next generation of anatomy educators with skills related to contemporary needs, issues and best practices in diverse academic settings. Gain experience in modern anatomy teaching modalities, anatomy lab management, and course directing.

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Simulation Education

Educate the next generation of healthcare professionals using relevant models and simulations as instructional and assessment tools. Gain knowledge of the business principles and organizational structures required for successful simulation center management, as you train to become a leader in simulation education.

Engage in student research

Students and faculty engage in research that enhances our understanding of health professions education and the diverse backgrounds and perceptions of learners. Students can partner with faculty on long-term research projects related to:

AI and technology in anatomy education
Burnout, belonging, resilience, and well-being of health professions students and educators
Faculty use of microlearning in health professions education
Impacts of pre-failure dispositions on health professions students’ challenge engagement
Use of structure debriefing tools for clinical assessment of health professions students

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Program benefits

Individual mentoring

Develop an academic plan and timeline for completion based on your needs and program offerings.

Fully online

Complete all coursework online in 3.5 to 4 years following a structured course schedule.

Choose your pace

Follow a standard pace (3.5 to 4 years) or extended pace (4.5 to 5 years) course schedule.

Meet our students

Jeremy Amayo

Jeremy is a Medical & Health Professions Education (Ph.D./Ed.D.) student interested in studying student self-regulation following academic failure. He serves as director of ultrasound education and is an assistant professor and critical care PA at Emory University School of Medicine. In his teaching role, he has implemented several novel active learning strategies to improve PA student competency in the basic sciences. Outside of his professional life, Jeremy loves to spend time with his wife and 3 children, play music and train Brazilian Jiujitsu. You'll usually find him with an ultrasound probe in one hand and a coffee in the other.

Demetra Castillo

Demetra is a certified Medical Laboratory Scientist with almost 20 years of experience as an educator in both public and private universities. She is an Associate Professor at the University of Cincinnati. Demetra has a Masters in Adult Education and is currently enrolled as a Medical & Health Professions Education (Ph.D./Ed.D.) student in the Higher Education concentration. Her research interests include spatial analysis, students with developmental and intellectual disabilities, and medical laboratory workforce shortages. In her spare time, Demetra loves to spend time with her family, swim, read books, and travel.

Lauri Nemetz

Lauri is a dissector, author, educator, and movement therapist focusing on fascial anatomy. She has taught and lectured all over the world. Currently a DMHPE student with the Contemporary Human Anatomy Concentration, Lauri plans to further her work in art, anatomy, and perception. She serves as an Adjunct Professor at Pace University (Pleasantville, NY) and a Visiting Associate Professor at Rush Medical (Chicago), in addition to other work based in New York and with KNMLabs and Anatomic Excellence. She spends almost every day outdoors on several local trails and is often kayak guiding in the summer months.

Melanie Nohrer

Melanie has worked in higher education for 11 years at various administrative levels and departments including admissions, academic affairs, administration, and graduate medical education. She has a Master of Education in Higher Education, and Educational Leadership degree from Liberty University, and is currently pursuing a DMPHE degree at EVMS. Melanie works as an Educational Specialist for Obstetrics & Gynecology, managing all three fellowship programs. Her top priority within the program is a fellow’s success, achievement, and overall experience!

Muhammad Owais Aziz

Owais is a clinician, educator, researcher, equity, diversity & inclusion advocate, and disaster relief planner. Currently, he is a DMHPE student and Professor of Sciences at St. Lawrence College, Ontario. Owais is actively engaged in multiple local and international organizations. As a result, he was nominated for an Innovation Award, and designated as a Change Agent for initiating and managing organizational change. As a member of an EDI+ Belonging task force, he was nominated for the leadership excellence award at CICan, which represents 141 publicly funded colleges and universities across Canada. Owais loves traveling, playing games, and doing new experiments with his family.

Alyssa L. Ransom

Alyssa is an Instructor of Gross Anatomy in the nursing school at LSUHSC in New Orleans, LA . She hopes to research the inclusion of race and ethnicity in the basic science course curriculum and how that impacts students. And, she admits to being one of those people that likes to do organized runs on holidays!

Mila Shah-Bruce

Mila is an Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Louisiana State University-HSC Shreveport. She serves as the OBGYN clerkship director for third and fourth-year medical students. Mila is active in committees such as the academic success counsel for medical students, residency clinical competency committees, medical curriculum committee, and the hospital medical executive committee. She is passionate about education and empowering students, faculty and support staff. In her free time, Mila likes to get outside and enjoy nature with her family and furbabies.

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