Coming in Fall, 2012
The Institute for Evidence-Based Health Professions Education, in collaboration with the Department of Adult Education, is developing a fully online master’s degree in adult education with an emphasis on health professions education. It brings together courses from the College of Public Health and the College of Education. Participants will earn a Master’s in Education degree over two years, taking two online classes per semester in the schedule shown below. You will learn how to become a better educator, with courses in evaluation, program planning, and continuing professional education, and will update your skills in clinical epidemiology, research, and informatics.
The course is intended for healthcare professionals in all disciplines who are interested in learning how to be better educators, scholars, and researchers. You will learn basic principles of program development, evaluation, adult education, and continuing professional education. Cutting edge courses in evidence-based practice, healthcare informatics, are systematic reviews are also part of the standard curriculum. Your colleagues will be fellow healthcare professionals and all of the instructors have extensive experience in the healthcare arena. A practicum allows you to pursue an area of special interest, and an applied project at the end of the curriculum helps you apply what you have learned in your workplace.
The UGA Program in Adult Education is one of the best in the world – your faculty are world reknowned scholars in how to teach adults, and have worked extensively in the healthcare setting. Faculty include Mark Ebell MD, MS, an expert in evidence-based medicine, medical publishing, informatics, and clinical decision-making; Ronald Cervero PhD, a nationally known expert in continuing professional education and Associate Dean of the College of Education; and Laura Bierema, EdD, an expert in adult education who has previously worked in the Department of Family Medicine at Michigan State University. Other faculty are nationally known experts in evaluation, program development, instructional technology, and research.
The program is housed in the Department of Lifelong Education Administration and Planning (LEAP) within the College of Education, and includes faculty from the College of Public Health and College of Education at the University of Georgia. Additional information is available from these sites:
- LEAP program, MEd in Health Professions Education
- Applying to degree programs in the Department of Lifelong Education, Administration, and Policy
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | Semester 3 |
| EADU 7020e Adult Learning and Instruction Instructor(s): Bierema |
ERSH/EADU 7250e Educational Program and Project Evaluation Instructor(s): Sandmann or Davis |
EADU 6200e Methods of Research in Education Instructors: Hill, Ebell, Dirani |
| EPID 8100e Clinical Epidemiology and Evidence-Based Practice Instructor: Ebell |
EPID nnnne Healthcare Informatics Instructor(s): Ebell |
EPID or EADU 9800E Practicum Instructor(s): varies |
| Semester 4 | Semester 5 | Semester 6 |
| EADU 8020 Program Development in Adult Education Instructor(s): Bierema |
EADU 7650e Applied Project Instructor(s): Truluck/ individual faculty member |
EADU 8610 Leading Change in Healthcare Instructor: Cervero or Bierema |
| EPID nnnne Systematic Reviews and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Instructor: Ebell |
EADU 8640e Continuing Professional Education Instructor(s): Cervero |
Final Portfolio and Exit Exam |
Faculty
Mark H. Ebell MD, MS
Associate Professor, College of Public Health
Deputy Editor, American Family Physician
Editor-in-chief, Essential Evidence
Ronald Cervero, PhD
Professor and Associate Dean, College of Education
Laura Bierema, EdD
Professor, College of Education
Marsha Davis, PhD
Professor, College of Public Health
Janette Hill, PhD
Professor and Chair, Department of Lifelong Education, Administration and Planning
Robert Hill, EdD
Associate Professor, College of Education
Lorilee Sandman, PhD
Professor, College of Education
Khalil Dirani, PhD
Assistant Professor, College of Education
Janet Truluck, EdD
Academic Professional, Coordinator for Online M.Ed in Adult Education
If you have questions, please contact Mark Ebell MD, MS or Ronald Cervero, PhD.