Health Professions Education Leadership
Full-Time or Part-Time Options
Fully Online Option
Field-Based Dissertation Option
If you want to engage in the preparation of healthcare practitioners or research at the intersection of healthcare and education, the field of education can offer you valuable perspectives and skills. By gaining this interdisciplinary expertise within a doctoral program, you will also gain credentials that can make you more competitive for academic positions.
Our flexible doctoral program in health professions education leadership will allow you to capitalize on a set of interdisciplinary courses in health professions education, as well as the option to engage in a healthcare project connected with your work and supported by a cohort experience for your dissertation. Coursework for the EdD in Health Professions Education Leadership. Additionally, our new fully online EdD option can be completed from a distance.
With a student body including nurses, dentists, doctors, physician assistants, physical therapists, nutritionists, music therapists, and other healthcare specialists, the program will offer you unique opportunities to experience interprofessional education.
While we do not offer a PhD in health professions education leadership, our PhD in education program can be customized to pursue a focus in this area. If you are interested in this option, please contact the program director to explore further what it may entail.
Key Program Features
- Minimum Credits: 90 graduate credits, some of which can be transferred from previous related programs (up to 36 credits).
- Fully Online Option: If desired, the program can be completed fully online (with synchronous sessions) at a distance, or by taking a combination of online and in-person courses that meet visa requirements for international students. View expectations and FAQ for online options
- Customizable: Tailor your doctoral program by choosing your area of specialization and electives, strategically selecting the topic of papers and projects, and, most importantly, defining your dissertation topic.
- Choice of Field-Based Cohort-Support or Traditional Dissertation: For your dissertation, you can decide to conduct an action research project supported by a three-semester sequence of dissertation seminars, or go at your own pace and choose among a variety of research methods for your study.
- Flexible: The program can be completed on a full-time or part-time basis, starting any semester, and with no full-time residency requirement.
- Interprofessional: Learn together with health professionals from a variety of specializations and backgrounds
Prerequisites
- Prior preparation and experience as a provider, educator and/or administrator in healthcare settings.
- A master’s degree is not required, although most enrolled students have completed a prior master's program.
Scholarships, Tuition & Financial Aid
Full or partial assistantships available for doctoral students.
UR Employees
If eligible, up to 95% of your tuition costs can be covered depending on your position.
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Opportunities for Additional Specializations
- Advanced Certificate in Online Teaching (+3 credits): To be more competitive for positions that may involve teaching online.
- Advanced Certificate in Artificial Intelligence for Educators (+3 credits): To better understand and leverage Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) in your practice and take a leadership role around AI applications.
- Advanced Certificate in Program Evaluation (+3 credits): To strengthen your research skills in planning and conducting evaluations of existing programs.
Customize Your Degree
Our degrees are designed to meet your interests and career aspirations. Whether you want to add an advanced certificate or specialize in a distinct area of emphasis, we can help craft the best option for you.
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Career Opportunities
Our doctoral graduates are well prepared to assume research, teaching, and administrative roles at medical, dental, and nursing schools, as well as schools of education – in the United States and abroad.
Depending on the chosen area of specialization, graduates would also be qualified to be part of health-related interdisciplinary research teams, and/or take on supplemental or second careers in professional development, instructional design, or Telehealth.
Core Program Faculty
Raffaella Borasi
Teacher education; learning in the digital age; entrepreneurship in education
Michael Daley
Science education; learning in the digital age
Eric Fredericksen
Online education; higher education
David Miller
Learning in the digital age; entrepreneurship in education
Martha Mock
Disabilities; special education/inclusion; early childhood education
Sarah Peyre
Health professions education
Also supported University of Rochester Medicine faculty:
Maria Marconi, Lydia Rotondo, Janine Shapiro, Tara Serwetnyk & Valerie Lang
Take a Course Before You Apply
Take a course before you apply to one of our programs for a discounted price. Inquire with admissions to learn about credits that also apply toward degree requirements.
Related Advanced Certificates
Related Degrees
If you are interested in non-doctoral level programs that will allow you to focus on health and education, you may want to check out the following programs:
• MS in Nursing Education
• MS in Health Professions Education
• MS in Human Development (with Specialization in Research)