Program
Objectives
The Med Ed program is built from the foundation up with the understanding that training in the science of education must be solidly grounded within the medical environment. For this reason the Med Ed curriculum is designed to integrate the expertise of professional educators with the perspective of clinicians.
The Med Ed program prepares participants to be:
- Teachers of teachers
Knowledgeable about how adults learn, and how to develop effective and efficient educational experiences in medical education and how to teach others to do the same.
- Educational scholars
Trained to meet the growing need for educational research in the medical realm.
- Leaders
Equipped to plan, build and evaluate new programs.
Knowledgeable about how adults learn, and how to develop effective and efficient educational experiences in medical education and how to teach others to do the same.
Trained to meet the growing need for educational research in the medical realm.
Equipped to plan, build and evaluate new programs.
Tracks
- Master of Education (MS Ed): requires completion of four blocks, each five - six months long, in the following areas:
- Learning in Academic Medicine
- Research and Evaluation
- Technology in Education
- Educational Leadership
- Certificate: Requires completion of Adult Learning Block and one of the other three blocks listed above. Please click here for detailed information about the certificate track.
Questions?
Please contact Associate Director, Kara Keenan at karak@gse.upenn.edu with questions about the program.