Health Professions Education Certificate

Registration Deadline Aug 14, 2025

Start Date Sep 13, 2025

Duration 9 months

Cost $8,490

Modality Online

Overview

The Penn GSE Health Professions Education Certificate (HPEC) 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.

The certificate program prepares individuals to successfully design, deliver, and evaluate sophisticated education programs for healthcare professionals and diverse learning environments.

Joint 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.

Hear From Our Past Learners

“I cannot overstate how valuable the certificate program has been for me. The educational considerations we have today are not the same as those we had 30 years ago, and the program has brought a fresh approach to my teaching.”

Joanna Griffin, MS, RCS, RDCS

Hear From Our Past Learners

Joanna Griffin, MS, RCS, RDCS

About the Program

The Health Professions Education Certificate (HPEC) Program prepares individuals to successfully design, deliver, and evaluate sophisticated education programs throughout various healthcare disciplines and diverse learning environments.

Choose Your Path

Penn GSE offers two paths toward your certificate, non-credit and credit options. Learn more about the differences below.

	CERTIFICATE ONLY (NON-CREDIT)	CERTIFICATE + CREDIT (1 CU)
Cost	$8,490	$8,490
Discounts Eligible	15% off program cost for: Applications received by June 30, 2025 Groups of 5 or more from the same organization University of Pennsylvania Alumni	No
Tuition Benefits Eligible	No	Yes (per home institution policy)
Application Requirements	Essay	Essay Transcripts
How to Apply	Apply through Path@Penn	Apply through Penn GSE Admissions

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.

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

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

You may be eligible to designate professional development credit towards your profession's licensures. This certificate has been approved for the following:

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.