Health Professions Education

• GMS HS 701: Health Science Education 1
  This first portion of a two-part course provides an in-depth introduction to core principles in health professions education. In this course, learners will explore a variety of core concepts through a review of the literature, reflective activities, small group discussion and practical skills-building exercises to review both theory and practice of health sciences training. Topics in this initial course will include definitions of learning and teaching, developing learning contracts and goal setting, adult learning principles, experience and reflection, and competency-based training. This course will ultimately prepare educators in the health sciences to teach directly and provide consultation on teaching and educational issues in their home academic or training institutions. Course instructor approval needed. Fall semester.
• GMS HS 702: Health Science Education 2
  This second portion of a two-part course continues an in-depth exploration of core principles in health professions education. In this course, learners will explore a variety of core concepts through a review of the literature, reflective activities, small group discussion and practical skills-building exercises. Topics in this follow up course will include clinical teaching microskills, cognitive learning processes, diagnostic reasoning and clinical problem solving, the role of feedback and how to provide maximally effective feedback, best practices in bedside teaching, application of direct observation, and integrating evaluation. "Principles of Health Professions Education 2" will prepare educators in the health sciences to teach directly and provide consultation on teaching and educational issues in their home academic or training institutions. Course instructor approval needed. Spring semester.
• GMS HS 704: Learning and Teaching Modalities in Health Professions
  Graduate Prerequisites: Instructor Consent Required. The Fundamentals of Learning and Teaching Modalities in Health Professions course will prepare students to design meaningful learning experiences in health professions education using multiple modalities including large group lecture, small group teaching, cased-based, problem- based and team-based learning, flipped classroom, standardized patients and simulation, e- learning and clinical and bedside teaching. There will be a focus on creating innovative and engaging learner-centered experiences and supportive learning environments. The class will review the concepts of adult learning theories and students will apply their knowledge and understanding of andragogy during this course. Each of the teaching methods classes will be taught in the modality it is reviewing. Students will prepare a final project using one of the teaching modalities to teach a relevant topic to their peers. Fall semester.
• GMS HS 707: Evaluation & Assessment for Health Professions Educators
  Graduate Prerequisites: Instructor Consent Required. This course is designed to provide MS HSE students with an understanding of basic principles of measurement and assessment as it relates to both research and instruction. In this course we discuss how to use, interpret and construct valid and reliable tests. We will examine standardized and classroom assessments, how to develop customized tools as well as explore how accreditation requirements (e.g., ACGME) impact teaching and learning in Health Professions Education. Class will be a mix of lecture, discussions, group work, and in-class activities. Generally, the direction of the course depends largely on student interests and questions. Spring semester.
• GMS HS 715: Use of Artificial Intelligence to Aid Instructional Design in HPE
  This course will aim to review fundamentals of instructional design, outline the foundations of modern artificial intelligence tools, and leverage the growing variety of artificial intelligence (AI) tools for application in health professions education curricula. The course will begin with a brief review of the fundamentals of instructional design and competency-based program development in health professions education, then move into a review of the current models of artificial intelligence such as large language models and generative AI, as well as underlying techniques such as natural language processing and machine learning. The class when then engage in a brief exploration of the growing literature and evidence base regarding the use of artificial intelligence in health professions education, as well as the various available tools in the current marketplace and potential benefits and issues associated with each. Core to this course will be the creation of a complete teaching module, created using artificial intelligence tools and adhering to the core principles of effective instructional design. Given the rapidly developing field of artificial intelligence, students will be active participants in generating and validating course content based on their own experience and exploration of the field through related course assignments such as identifying and sharing a new piece of literature or tool and addressing its potential application to use in health professions education. Similar to other HPE courses, this will be offered in both online and in-person sections.
• GMS HS 800: Practicum Seminar
  This course provides a structure and both peer and faculty support in the development and implementation of a practicum in health professions education, based on an individual presentation and group discussion format.
• GMS HS 801: Practicum
  PRACTICUM 1
• GMS HS 802: Practicum
  PRACTICUM 2