PhD in HPE Competencies HPE Core Faculty Steven Durning, MD, PhD, Professor & Director Department of Medicine Upon completion of the PhD in HPE, students will be able Anthony Artino, PhD, Professor & Deputy Director to: Sebastian Uijtdehaage, PhD, Professor & Associate Director Lara Varpio, PhD, Associate Professor & Associate Director Doctor of Philosophy SCHOLARSHIP AND RESEARCH Dario Torre, MD, PhD, MPH, Associate Professor & Associate 1. Critically analyze, evaluate and offer revisions to Director (PhD) in Health scholarship in the fields of health professions education Lauren Maggio, PhD, Associate Professor & Associate Director Professions Education (HPE), higher education, health systems, and/or other Michelle Yoon, PhD, Assistant Professor & Assistant Dean academic disciplines that can usefully inform Alexis Battista, PhD, Assistant Professor (HPE) educational inquiry; Holly Meyer, PhD, Assistant Professor 2. Describe the relevance and apply the principles of Ting Dong, PhD, Research Associate Professor

systems to the scholarship of HPE (e.g., patient safety, Katherine Picho, PhD, Research Assistant Professor quality, interprofessional collaboration, etc.); William Gilliland, MD, MHPE, Professor & Associate Dean 3. Design and implement a program of educational Louis Pangaro, MD, Professor & Chair of Medicine (MED) research studies and disseminate results at meetings and Paul Hemmer, MD, MPH, Professor & Vice Chair of MED in the peer-reviewed literature;

LEADERSHIP HPE Program Web Pages 4. Build and lead interdisciplinary and/or interprofessional For more information about the PhD in HPE program: groups; https://www.usuhs.edu/hpe 5. Mentor and support the development of educational

program leaders (e.g., course directors, clerkship To apply for the PhD in HPE program: directors, program directors, and/or fellowship https://www.usuhs.edu/graded/application.html directors) with an emphasis on the challenges facing

Department of Defense (DoD) educational executives; 6. Direct program change, applying contemporary leadership theory to educational contexts; Contact the HPE Program

TEACHING, LEARNING, AND ASSESSMENT Department of Medicine 7. Defend a personal philosophy of learning and ATTN: HPE Director instruction with reference to theoretical and empirical Uniformed Services University evidence; 4301 Jones Bridge Road Our Vision: 8. Apply relevant contemporary theories to specific Bethesda, MD 20814-4799 To be the premier educational contexts, evaluate outcomes, and provider of health disseminate findings; Telephone: professions education for 9. Develop educational innovations based on the existing (301) 295-3603 or (301) 295-3693 the Military and Public literature (e.g., instructional methods, assessment Health Systems through leadership in teaching, techniques, theoretical principles, etc.); Email: research, and innovation. 10. Significantly contribute to the vision for enhancing [email protected] or

learning and instruction in DoD educational programs [email protected] (this may include guidance for curriculum reform and accreditation); and

COMMUNICATION 11. Write and submit an intramural and/or extramural research grant. About the PhD in HPE Degree Program Program Overview Why Get a PhD in HPE? In keeping with the Uniformed Services University’s The specific requirements for the PhD in HPE depend, in large There is a growing demand for educators who are formally mission, the PhD in Health Professions Education (HPE) part, on the incoming experience level of the particular student. trained in health professions education. Some of the most common reasons for this growing demand include: is designed to be the premier provider of advanced health In most cases, students earn the MHPE degree, or its equivalent professions education for the Military and Public Health (e.g., the MPH), in their first two years of graduate study and 1. Career tracks (e.g., clinical educator/scholar) 2. Institutional requirement for certain positions then advance to the PhD. The program of study listed below Systems. Through leadership in teaching, research, and 3. Accreditation bodies exemplifies the typical coursework and research experiences innovation, the PhD in HPE provides direct benefit to the  Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical uniformed services and other federal agencies by completed in the first two years of the PhD. Education (ACGME; competencies) producing a cadre of leaders with advanced training in the  Liaison Committee on Medical Education Year 1 field of health professions education. (LCME; review criteria) Pre-Fall Courses 4. Unique demand by health professions (depth and The overarching goal of the graduate programs in HPE Doctoral Seminar in HPE breadth of knowledge/skills required to educate) (both Masters and PhD) is to educate practitioners who Doctoral Dissertation in HPE 5. Professionalization of health professions education will serve as academic leaders (e.g., deans, program Advanced Qualitative Research Methods directors, department heads) and will contribute to the Who Would Typically Enroll? continuous advancement of health professions education Fall Courses It is projected that PhD students would include: Doctoral Seminar in HPE and research. Graduates of the HPE program are uniquely  Physician, nurse, and dental educators Doctoral Dissertation in HPE situated to take major leadership roles within the Military  Senior healthcare executives Advanced Quantitative Research Methods and Public Health Systems.  Allied health professionals Winter Courses  Research directors The PhD in HPE builds on the MHPE with advanced  Graduate medical education directors Doctoral Seminar in HPE course offerings in theory, statistical techniques, Doctoral Dissertation in HPE quantitative and qualitative research methods, and What Do Students Learn in the PhD? Advanced Theories in HPE leadership principles. As future leaders in the field of HPE, Through coursework, the practicum, and the doctoral thesis, Advanced Health Systems Seminar PhD students also write one or more grant applications, PhD students gain advanced knowledge and skills focused on the theory, research, and practice of education as it applies to the and thus grant writing and funding streams are Spring Courses health professions. These knowledge and skills are often divided emphasized. The PhD involves a substantial amount of Doctoral Seminar in HPE into the following five domains: independent research, with bimonthly instruction and Biostatistics III Teaching and Learning mentoring provided by an advisor and other members of Advanced Instructional Methods and Curriculum  e.g., theories of learning, motivation, and emotion, the HPE faculty. Because the goal of the PhD program is Development in HPE feedback, simulation, small and large-group to produce expert researchers, teachers, and leaders, Advanced Measurement, Assessment, and Evaluation in teaching methods, cultural differences experiential learning is featured, as opposed to HPE Curriculum Development classroom-based instruction. PhD students are also Summer Courses  e.g., needs assessments, course goals and learning expected to serve in leadership and teaching roles, with objectives, blueprinting, curriculum evaluation, Doctoral Seminar in HPE direct observation by and feedback from program faculty. curriculum redesign Doctoral Dissertation in HPE Evaluation and Assessment Throughout the PhD in HPE program, faculty place Advanced Principles of Leadership  e.g., assessment methods, psychometrics, reliability special emphasis on the theory, research, and practice of Advanced Online Learning and Instruction and validity, standard setting, measurement theory, health professions education, and on theoretically multi-level modeling, item response theory grounded scholarship that is fit for dissemination in peer- Years 2-3 Research Methods reviewed outlets. To complete a PhD in HPE, students A portion of this phase is spent at a practicum site and  e.g., quantitative and qualitative methods, mixed- must show their ability to independently conduct and lead emphasizes grant writing and leadership activities. During this method designs, longitudinal designs, grant writing, types of scholarship a rigorous program of research. time, PhD students also focus on writing their doctoral thesis, as well as preparing presentations and manuscripts for submission Leadership and Management For further information, please visit: to peer-reviewed outlets.  e.g., leadership and management theory, http://www.usuhs.mil/hpe organizational structures and culture, conflict resolution, health systems, quality improvement