Health Educator and Academic Leaders (HEAL) Track

The Health Educators & Academic Leaders (HEAL) curriculum provides a foundation in best teaching practices, educational scholarship, and academic leadership to health professionals in training.  

The HEAL curriculum is designed to allow health professional trainees and students the opportunity to develop essential skills as educators before transitioning into their careers. 

Objectives

• To disseminate excellence in teaching and education scholarship among health professions trainees
• To foster an interprofessional practice community among health professional trainees passionate about education in the health professions
• To promote further collaboration in healthcare provision and to extend that collaboration beyond the bedside
• To develop future leaders in health professions education, education research, and administration 

Overview

The HEAL curriculum is divided into two tiers to accommodate variability in learner interest, career aspirations, and time. 

• The Foundations program includes four 1-credit courses comprised of a series of seminar-workshops, faculty mentorship, relevant readings, and contributions toward a teaching portfolio.
• The Advanced program adds three asynchronous courses from the Masters of Health Professions Teaching and Technology program. Upon completion, participants will have earned the program’s Post-Baccalaureate Certificate. 

Implementation Plan

A link to the application will become available in January 2022.

Program Coordinator: Cory Rohlfsen, MD

Bastable, S.B., Gramet, P.R., Sopezyk, D.L., Jacobs, K., & Braungart, M.M. (2020) Health Professional as Educator: Principles of Teaching and Learning (2^nd Edition). Burlington: Jones & Bartlett Learning.