Offered jointly by the University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Education

Are you a graduate in the health field? Do you wish to be involved or are you already involved in the theoretical and practical training of health professionals in university, clinical and hospital settings as a professor, preceptor, clinical instructor, lecturer, administrator or manager? These programs are for you!

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These programs will allow you to:

  • deepen your knowledge and strengthen your leadership

  • improve your teaching and evaluation methods in the classroom or clinical setting

  • increase your knowledge of program design and evaluation

  • develop your expertise in research

  • exchange with other health professionals

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Programs tailored for health professionals:

  • possibility to proceed in small steps

  • opportunity to advance from the microprogram to the diploma, then the diploma to a master’s program

  • flexible schedule and delivery method (offered online, in both synchronous and asynchronous formats)

  • participation of experts to promote active and participatory learning

  • theoretical and practical course content with application of the concepts learned

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Microprogram in Introduction to Health Education:

This 6-credit microprogram provides a foundation in the theoretical and practical aspects of health education.

Courses:

  • MED6531: Health Education — Part 1 (3 credits)

  • MED6532: Health Education — Part 2 (3 credits)

Upon completion of this program, an official enrollment verification will be issued by the University of Ottawa. The two courses included in this microprogram may be credited if you wish to continue your studies at the diploma or master’s level.

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Microprogram in Simulation in Health Education:

This 6-credit microprogram provides a foundation in the theoretical and practical aspects of simulation in health education.

Courses:

  • MED6503: Theoretical Foundations of Simulation in Health Education

  • MED6504: Simulation Practices in Health Education

Upon completion of this program, an official enrollment verification will be issued by the University of Ottawa. The two courses included in this microprogram may be credited if you wish to continue your studies at the diploma or master’s level.

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Other options offered:

  • Graduate Diploma in Health Education (15 credits) : Submit an application

  • Microprogram: Program Evaluation in Professional Contexts (9 credits)

  • Master of Education, concentration in Health Professions Education – coursework option or research paper option (30 credits) – Although the deadline has passed for this master’s program, once you are enrolled in the diploma program it will be possible to move directly to this master’s program by following a short transfer process.

  • Master of Arts in Education, concentration in Health Professions Education – thesis option (30 credits) – Although the deadline has passed for this research-based master’s program, once you are enrolled in the diploma program it will be possible to move directly to this master’s program by following a transfer process.

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Other upcoming microprograms:

  • Teaching in Clinical Settings (6 credits) – date to be determined
  • Technology in Health Education (6 credits) – date to be determined

For more information: [email protected]