MS, Education for Health Care Professionals

The Master of Science (MS) in Education for Health Care Professionals (EDHP) program is designed for individuals to develop the background and skills necessary to be excellent teachers in their areas of specialty and conduct research to improve and develop innovative educational programs in health professions education. The interprofessional Master of Science degree will provide greater access to faculty and students, as well as clinicians and healthcare professionals, who have an interest in academia. Graduates of the program help satisfy the need for qualified teaching faculty in many health professions including nursing, medicine, pharmacy, dental and dental hygiene schools across the country. Students can pursue a distance education thesis option or a distance education non-thesis option. For certificate information, please visit the Education for Healthcare Professionals - Certificate section. Although the Education for Healthcare Professional (EDHP) program options are only offered through distance education, it follows all policies and requirements posted by the University, but please be aware there are program specific guidelines detailed in the student handbook. The steps linked below are a general process to complete a masters program. A more in depth and program specific guide for thesis and non-thesis students will be available to the students upon entrance into the MS in Education for Health Care Professionals (EDHP) program.

For more information about our program, please visit the following website: Medicine.tamhsc.edu/.

This program is approved for delivery via asynchronous distance education technology.