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MEd Medical Education (Curriculum & Instruction) at University of Cincinnati

University of Cincinnati, United States

Programme overview

Medical education is typically the advanced education of medical/dental/osteopathic students, residents, fellows, nurses, technicians, research staff, and others within a hospital or other healthcare or medical facility. In a broader sense, it also includes the education of patients and their families within those same facilities.

Faculty: College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services  |  Duration: 1 year  |  Study mode: online  |  Location: Cincinnati, OH, United States

Career pathways

Graduates of this program will be prepared for the careers listed below. All opportunities may not be listed.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission is non-competitive. Eligibility criteria include Undergrad GPA of 3.0 or higher or prior master's or doctoral GPA of 3.2 or higher Current involvement in medical education or just starting career track in medical education Current CV or resume An admission essay that addresses your involvement and interest in medical education and scholarship and your future goals within the field Two (2) professional letters of recommendation: Generic recommendations, recommendations for admission to fellowship or residency programs, or recommendations for employment are not suitable. Personal recommendations are not appropriate. One recommendation should be from your division director, chief, fellowship director, or other supervisor and should address the reasons for his or her support for your application. If you are moving into a new position, the recommendation should be from your new director or supervisor. The second recommendation may be from a colleague, former director or supervisor, former attending or preceptor, or other professional of your choosing who can speak to your involvement/interest/skills/etc. within the medical education field. Official transcripts of undergraduate, medical, and/or prior graduate work. Please reference transcript instructions on our website . TOEFL or IELTS scores if your native language is not English and you are living and working in a non-English speaking country. Please see the Graduate School Handbook for more information and a list of exempt countries. If you are currently living and working in an English-speaking country, this requirement can be waived.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate applicants select an entry term (semester) when applying; not all programmes start every term, and each programme sets its own start terms.

Graduate application fee: $65 domestic and $70 international for most degree programmes; $75 domestic and $80 international for the College of Engineering & Applied Science; $140 for the MS Physiology.

Graduate applications: programmes set their own deadlines and decision schedules. Most programmes use the UC Graduate Admissions Application; Nursing uses NursingCAS, Occupational Therapy OTCAS, Physical Therapy PTCAS, Athletic Training ATCAS, Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology CSDCAS, and Public Health SOPHAS.

Apply through the official page: https://grad.uc.edu/admissions.html

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