Be a leader as an educator in medical and health professions.

Master of Medical and Health Professions Education

Become a leader in health professions education and share your knowledge with the next generation of healthcare professionals.

Explore Master of Medical and Health Professions Education

Hear from a medical educator

When you earn your MMHPE, you gain the training and experience needed to lead exceptional educational programs.

Dr. Joel Clingenpeel, Director of the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship and Associate Professor, explains how our program turns practicing professionals into skilled instructors.

Developed by educators for educators

Crafted by EVMS instructors, clinicians and basic scientists, our curriculum exposes students to a variety of topics, including:

Curriculum design and evaluation
Adult learning theory and instructional methods
Data-based decision making
Research methods
Higher education organization and management
Contemporary approaches to teaching anatomy

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Why choose EVMS?

Earn CME Credits

The program qualifies for 25 Direct AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ for Continuing Medical Education.

Work with diverse professionals

Engaging with students from diverse medical medical and other health professions backgrounds enhances the learning community.

Fully online

All courses are asynchronous, meaning you can access materials and complete assignments wherever it’s convenient for you.

Graduate certificates

Build evidence-based knowledge and skills as an educator without getting another degree.

Hear from our graduates

Graduates say enrolling in the Medical and Health Professions Education master’s program made a major impact on their careers.

Obtain an advanced education in the areas of curriculum, instruction, research, evaluation, leadership and professionalism in a flexible, distance learning program.

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Students practice giving medical care to a dummy

Prepare for Certification

The EVMS Simulation in Healthcare course is useful in preparing for the Society for Simulation in Healthcare's (SSiH) Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (CHSE) certification examination. The SSiH has additional requirements (e.g., practical experience, letters of support) which are beyond the scope of the MHPE course.

Meet our faculty

Cynthia P. Cadieux, PhD, RDN, FAND

Dr. Cadieux has worked in the area of higher education for 25 years. She has been a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) since 1989.

Research interests include educational research on topics such as the study of sense of community, especially in the online classroom.

Peggy Gesing, PhD

Dr. Peggy Gesing is the Associate Director of the Medical and Health Professions education programs and an Assistant Professor in the School of Health Professions. Dr. Gesing earned her PhD in Higher Education at Old Dominion University and her Master's of Education in Adult Learning and Development at Cleveland State University. The foundation for her research and teaching is built on 16 years of experience at top-ranked research universities. Her research focuses on international student mobility and education as a driver of economic opportunity and social justice.

Jennifer Styron, PhD

Dr. Styron is an Assistant Professor and the Director of Teaching and Assessment at the Sentara Center for Simulation and Immersive Learning at EVMS. She earned a PhD in Instructional Technology and Design from the University of Southern Mississippi and has extensive experience in grant administration, interprofessional education and practice and active learning strategies, such as team-based learning. During her time at the University of South Alabama, Dr. Styron was part of a three-year $1.3 million HRSA project aimed at developing interprofessional core competencies among health professions faculty and students, and delivering high quality, efficient, team-based care in community-based clinical settings to improve patient outcomes.

Heather Newton, EdD

Dr. Newton obtained her doctorate degree in Educational Psychology and a master’s degree in Teacher Education and Curriculum Instruction from Regent University in Virginia Beach. Dr. Newton’s passion is education, and she has over 20 years of professional experience in the educational field. Currently, Dr. Newton works with EVMS Graduate Medical Education as the Director of GME Educational Programs. In this role, she helps to create and implement faculty development curricula and deliver trainings in multiple modalities to residents, faculty and staff. Additionally, she serves on the Institutional Review Board and provides her expertise as a social/behavioral expert while reviewing protocols.