A certificate program for those in the health field looking to expand their teaching and leadership skills.

The Penn GSE Health Professions Education certificate is an accelerated, interprofessional program designed for clinical faculty, trainees, and students involved in a health professions field, such as dentistry, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, veterinary medicine, and other allied health fields.

What Sets Us Apart

  Learn from thought leaders and experts in the health-professions industry
  Expand your professional network to include a variety of healthcare leaders
 Designed for healthcare professionals by healthcare professionals

About the Program

The Penn GSE Health Professions Education certificate program prepares individuals to successfully design, deliver, and evaluate sophisticated education programs throughout various healthcare disciplines and diverse learning environments.

Application Deadline

  • Final Deadline Extended: August 14, 2025

Program startSeptember 13, 2025

Length & Time Commitment9 months; Saturdays 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. (ET)

Certificate OfferedPenn GSE Health Professions Education Certificate

Professional DevelopmentSee Accreditation and Designation of Credit

Cost

  • Standard rate: $8,900
  • 20% discount for Penn or CHOP employees
  • 15% discount available for:
    • Penn alumni
    • Groups of 5+ from the same organization, contact us prior to applying. 
  • 15% early bird discount for those who apply by June 30, 2025

Ideal candidatesHealthcare professionals and health professions trainees who lead or are involved with the development of healthcare education programs

Modality
  • Online
Programs for Working Professionals
Overview

The certificate program convenes clinical educators from across the globe for an accelerated, interprofessional 9-month certificate program. This program explores contemporary health professions education topics such as:

  • Learning and teaching theories
  • Instruction and facilitation
  • Curriculum design and implementation
  • Interprofessional education
  • Diversity and learning
  • Assessment and evaluation
  • Learning environments
  • Practical considerations related to understanding learner needs
  • Technology-enabled education

 


Upcoming 2025 Information Sessions

The Health Professions Certificate Program invites you to learn more about the program at a virtual information session. Join us for a 30-minute presentation and discussion that will include a program overview and time to get your questions answered by the instructors leading the program.

All sessions run from 12-12:30 p.m. (ET). Registration is required.

Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, Penn Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Designation of Credit

Physicians: Penn Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 45 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.™ Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses: The program will award 45 contact hours.

Physician Assistants: Penn Medicine has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with the AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 45 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

Pharmacists: This knowledge-based activity is approved for 45 ACPE contact hours of continuing pharmacy education credit. JA0000324-0000-21-036-L04-P.

Program Schedule

Dates
Saturdays, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. (ET)
SessionsTopics
Sep. 13, 2025Session 1Welcome Event / Approaches to Learning & Teaching
Oct. 4, 2025Session 2Curriculum Design and Implementation
Oct. 25, 2025Session 3Creating & Enhancing Learning Environments
Nov. 15, 2025Session 4Diversity and Learning
Dec. 6, 2025Session 5Individual Learner Assessment and Competency-Based Education
Dec. 20, 2025Session 6Feedback
Jan. 10, 2026Session 7Program Evaluation
Jan. 31, 2026Session 8Interprofessional Education (IPE)
Feb. 21, 2026Session 9Group Dynamics and Interprofessional Team-Based Care
Mar. 14, 2026Session 10Teaching in the Clinical Setting
Mar. 28, 2026Session 11Coaching, Mentoring, and Sponsoring
Apr. 18, 2026Session 12Adult Development and Individual Change
May 9, 2026Session 13Learning Portfolios and Celebration Event

Our Faculty

The faculty in this program include Penn GSE faculty, leading researchers, and partners of practice.

Penn GSE Faculty Amber Bird
Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program, University of Pennsylvania Health System
Penn GSE Faculty Donald Boyer
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology & Critical Care, Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine
M.D., University of Pennsylvania
Penn GSE Faculty Robbin Chapman
Adjunct Associate Professor
Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Penn GSE Faculty Yasmin B. Kafai
Lori and Michael Milken President’s Distinguished Professor
Ed.D., Harvard University
Penn GSE Faculty Paul Lu
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine
Penn GSE Faculty James P. Orlando
Chief Graduate Medical Education Officer, St. Luke’s University Health Network
Ed.D., University of Pennsylvania
Penn GSE Faculty Jill Posner
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Penn GSE Faculty Gretchen Schmelzer
Senior Associate, Teleos Leadership Institute
Ph.D., Northeastern University
Penn GSE Faculty Rebecca Tenney-Soeiro
Program Director, Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Penn GSE Faculty Felice Tilin
President and CEO at GroupWorksConsulting LLC; Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania
Ph.D. Temple University
Penn GSE Faculty Kandi J. Wiens
Senior Fellow
Ed.D., University of Pennsylvania

Program Leadership

Kandi Wiens
Co-Director

Donald Boyer
Co-Director

Paul Lu
Academic Director

JP Orlando
Academic Director

Rebecca Tenney-Soeiro
Academic Director