Welcome from the Director
It gives me great pleasure to share with you that Department of Medical Sciences & Education at Boston University School of Medicine, in collaboration with School of Education, is now enrolling its first class for our Certificate and Masters programs in Health Sciences Education. Please consider this exciting new opportunity for yourself and share it with your medical, dental or nursing colleagues and any other health professionals who may be interested in enhancing their skills for a career focused on medical and health sciences education. Applications are now open on a rolling basis. Visit our website to learn more or apply now.
At BU, we have a reputation for offering practical approaches to learning that can be directly applied to adult-learner’s needs, and this program will be no exception. We have designed this program primarily for working students to provide a broad-based foundation in the theory of education coupled with practical training in teaching skills specific to health sciences education. Coursework centers around core themes of curriculum development, didactic and clinical teaching, educational research and evaluation. Electives allow students to seek out additional coursework most relevant to their interests, and the practicum for Masters students provides an opportunity to apply these skills directly to a participant’s current day-to-day work under skilled mentorship. Classes are scheduled primarily in evenings and can be taken part-time to provide flexibility for busy working professionals.
At BU and as a medical school whose core academic hospital is Massachusetts’ largest safety net hospital, we also have a deep commitment to celebrating a diversity of backgrounds, experience and ideas. In keeping with this mission, we encourage a wide variety of disciplines as well as local and international students to apply. We provide all students with individualized academic advising and support throughout the program.
Please register to attend a Webinar and/or an Open House and contact Jenna Luca jennalu@bu.edu for questions relating to these events.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Best,
Jeffrey Markuns, M.D., Ed.M.
Director, Health Sciences Education Program
gmsinfo@bu.edu| 617-414-4465 | http://www.bumc.bu.edu/medsci/hse/