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Graduate Diploma Health Professions Education (Online) at University of Ottawa

University of Ottawa, Canada

Programme overview

The Graduate Diploma in Health Professions Education (Online) is for professionals in medicine, nursing, pharmacy, occupational therapy, physiotherapy and other regulated health professions who teach, supervise or support the training of health professionals. It builds advanced preparation in curriculum and programme development, teaching and assessment, and programme evaluation, online in English, full-time or part-time.

Faculty: Faculty of Education  |  Department: Faculty of Education  |  Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

What you will study

Five courses (15 units) with at least one course from four of five themes (teaching and learning, curriculum, learning assessment, technology and education, and a professional theme), including at least one health professions education course such as Curriculum Design for Health Professions Education or Teaching Strategies for Health Professions Education.

Career pathways

Clinician educator, clinical instructor, preceptor, residency programme director, OSCE coordinator.

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Application information

Entry requirements

To be admitted, candidates must have: an honours bachelor’s degree in Education or the equivalent (an honours bachelor’s degree in science, in health science or in a related field) an overall average of 70% (B), calculated in accordance with graduate studies guidelines. proficiency in either English or French. On completion of the graduate diploma, qualified students meeting admission requirements could apply to one of the related master's programs, in particular the M.A. in Education or the M.Ed. and, upon admission, complete the requirements for those programs with unit granted for relevant courses already completed in the diploma. The number of units remaining would be assessed individual

Graduate studies application fee is $125.00. Graduate certificate and diploma applicants may be required to pay a non-refundable admission deposit by the date in the offer, credited to tuition; international graduate diploma applicants need a provincial attestation letter, guaranteed once the offer is accepted and the deposit paid by the deadline.

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