Master of Health Professional Education

The Master of Health Professional Education supports the acquisition of evidence-based practice as a framework, to develop clinicians' knowledge and skills using contemporary learning and teaching strategies. Graduates from this course will have an advanced level of knowledge and skills to educate and lead education of and for health professionals, with the overall intention of improving safe and quality patient care. The course will enable health educators to work across a range of health education settings and the understanding to employ educational strategies relevant to contemporary healthcare workplaces. The structure of the Master of Health Professional Education enables students to undertake studies relevant to their level of professional development and readiness to undertake further studies. It enables students to exit at an earlier level of qualification as well as continue building their knowledge and skills base due to the scaffolding approach of the program. Students can tailor their course by selecting one elective unit focusing on advancing skill and knowledge.

Graduates of the Master of Health Professional Education will be able to:

• describe advanced principles of evidence-based practice in contemporary healthcare education including knowledge translation, critical inquiry and research
• implement a range of advanced evidence-based educational knowledge and skills in critical inquiry, research and evaluation, and leadership that focuses on driving change for the improvement of quality and safety in health care
• synthesise and evaluate different sources and forms of information in order to lead practice change through education activities and programs including simulation.

Graduates may seek employment or opportunities for career progression in government or private health care and education facilities in education, healthcare simulation education and health education promotion.