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Master of Health Professions Education Canada

The Centre for Health Education Scholarship (UBC) is part of the University of British Columbia. As a global centre for research and teaching, UBC is consistently ranked among the best universities in the world. Its entrepreneurial perspective encourages students, staff and faculty to challenge convention, lead discovery and explore new ways of learning.

The University of Western Ontario, more specifically the Centre for Education Research and Innovation is part of one of Canada’s largest research-intensive universities. Western University boasts researchers, teachers and graduate students who are leaders in their fields and conduct innovative research in some of the world’s most exciting and emerging areas.

Programme

The International Master of Health Professions Education Programme in Canada from the School of Health Professions Education Maastricht University (the Netherlands) delivered partly from Vancouver, British Columbia and London, Ontario. 

The MHPE-Canada is a 2-year, half-time programme that is mostly online distance-based, but includes two 3-week campus-based courses (one per year) and thesis supervision/mentorship offered by local experts in the field.

Degree

This two-year, internationally recognised, specialisation course will lead to a research-based Master of Science degree from Maastricht University.

MHPE-Canada Co-coordinators

Mark Goldszmidt
Associate Professor, Medicine/ Associate Director, Centre for Education Research & Innovation (WU) 

Rose Hatala
Director, Clinical Educator Fellowship, Co-coordinator, MHPE-Canada/ Scholar, Centre for Health Education Scholarship (UBC)

The MHPE-Canada programme is open to students who have acquired a university degree in one of the health professions (e.g., health sciences, medicine, nursing, physiotherapy, dentistry, pharmacy, speech therapy). A competitive admissions process will be run each fall.

Application requires

  • Statement of Intent (max. 2 pages)
  • Current CV
  • Letter of Support (max. 2 pages) from department or programme chair outlining support for protected time
  • Description of an Educational Problem or Issue that interests the applicant (max. 1 page) 

More information

http://www.schulich.uwo.ca/ceri/education_programs/mhpecanada.html
https://ches.med.ubc.ca/programs/mhpe-canada/

For more details: please email: cef.program@ubc.ca

Start date: 03-07-2023
Application deadline: 16-12-2022
Site fee: Students admitted into the program as of 2022 are also required to pay a site fee to the Centre for Health Education Scholarship (CHES) in the amount of $6,000 CAD, to be paid in two instalments of $3,000 CAD.