2022-2023 Academic Catalog

Health Professions Education, PhD

Overview

A master’s degree (e.g., MHPE, MPH, MEd, or MS degree) is a prerequisite for the PhD in HPE. Learners entering the program without an MHPE or USU’s MEd-HPE should expect to complete all masters level coursework before beginning the PhD level coursework. The PhD degree is meant to serve those select students with the desire to be at the forefront of the scholarship, leadership, and teaching of health professions learners. The PhD in HPE provides additional education and training in the three broad areas of HPE: (1) research; (2) leadership; (3) education (e.g. teaching, learning, and assessment). The dissertation requires more focused and thematic investigation (i.e., a series of related studies) with demonstration of expertise in research methods in HPE. The leadership and teaching curricula are also more challenging, requiring a higher level of mastery than the MHPE. The PhD in HPE is targeted toward deans (associate, senior, and vice level), chairs, vice chairs of research and education, directors of research and teaching programs, and other leaders in health professions education to further enhance their knowledge and skills beyond the core areas of the MHPE program. Like the MHPE program, the doctoral degree places emphasis on the practical application of core principles. Ultimately, graduates are expected to serve as leaders, scholars, and educators in the DoD’s health professions programs.

The PhD in HPE is sequenced to be completed in four years on a full-time basis. Part-time learners are expected to complete the PhD in HPE in five to six years. The program requires 24 months of full-time study -- or 36 months of part-time study -- beyond the MHPE degree. The satisfactory completion of a dissertation is required for graduation (resulting in at least four papers accepted for publication in peer-reviewed journals), as are completion of a written portfolio, oral exam, and oral dissertation defense.

 

*Note: all three programs in HPE can be completed on a full-time or part-time basis. To be eligible for admission into any of the HPE programs, an individual must be an employee of the federal government (either civilian or uniformed).

Degree Requirements

Complete the following:

HPE 500Leadership Roles in HPE

2.0

HPE 502Philosophies of Science

2.0

HPE 503Practice of Assessment of Competence

1.0

HPE 504Principles of Instruction in Clinical Settings

2.0

HPE 505Quantitative Research Methods in HPE

2.0

HPE 506Principles of Online Instruction

2.0

HPE 507Qualitative Research Methods in HPE

2.0

HPE 550Learning Theories

2.0

HPE 555Teaching Methods

2.0

HPE 560Measurement, Assessment & Evaluation

2.0

HPE 565Curriculum Development

2.0

HPE 600Research Bootcamp Seminar I

2.0

HPE 601Research Bootcamp Seminar II

2.0

HPE 602Teaching with Technology

2.0

HPE 603Leadership Seminar

2.0

HPE 604Rhetoric and Academic Writing

2.0

HPE 605Mixed Methods Research Seminar

2.0

HPE 606Advanced Mixed Methods Research Seminar

1.0

HPE 607Grant Writing Seminar

2.0

HPE 608Meeting the Experts

1.0

HPE 610Social Psychology

1.0

HPE 800Fundamentals of Systems Thinking

1.0

HPE 611Revise, Reject or Resubmit: Becoming a Reviewer and Author in HPE

2.0

HPE 801Advanced Theories in HPE

2.0

HPE 802Advanced Qualitative Research Methods in HPE

2.0

HPE 803Advanced Quantitative Research Method in HPE

2.0

HPE 804Advanced Instructional Methods and Curriculum Development in HPE

2.0

HPE 805Advanced Measurement, Assessment, and Evaluation in HPE

2.0

HPE 806Advanced Principles of Leadership in HPE

2.0

HPE 807Advanced Online Learning and Instruction

2.0

HPE 400Master’s Practicum in HPE

1 - 9

HPE 911Doctoral Practicum in HPE

1 - 9

HPE 905Master’s Thesis in HPE

1 - 9

HPE 910Doctoral Dissertation in HPE

1 - 9

HPE 912Independent Study in HPE

1 - 9

Electives

Total Credit Hours:108

Students must complete a minimum of 108 credit hours which includes required elective and research courses not shown above.

One (1) credit of elective is required.