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Many health professionals find themselves either in or aspiring to leadership roles in clinical, academic, and administrative settings. This leadership demands mastery of the critical knowledge and skills for building a vision, managing stakeholders, implementing scholarship, and bridging disciplinary and organizational silos in the complex Health Professions Education (HPE) field.

This program enables personal and professional development of learners to ensure readiness for current and future leadership roles in HPE. 

 

Curriculum - PhD for Leadership in Health Professions Education

Applicants may apply for the PhD through one of two paths:

  1. Post MS-HPEd PhD: 33 credits 
  2. Combined MS-HPEd and PhD: 66 credits*

Curriculum Plan (66 credits)

  • All required courses in the MS-HPEd degree: 33 credits (PhD students who have already completed this or a comparable master's degree can waive this portion of the requirements)
  • Core required doctoral courses in educational sciences, research methods, and implementation science: 18 credits
  • Onsite seminars: 2 credits
  • Two courses about leadership in health professions education: 6 credits
  • Opportunity to choose a leadership mentor within your system, or to be assisted in finding one elsewhere
  • A dissertation seminar and mentored research spread over several semesters (with built-in gaps to enable IRB reviews and data collection): 7 credits

*Comparable prior coursework (up to 12 credits) may be eligible to apply toward degree requirements.

 

Leadership PhD Team

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Anne  W. Thompson, PT, EdD is an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Master of Health Professions Education (MS-HPEd) and PhD in Health Professions Education Programs in the Center for Interprofessional Studies and Innovation at MGH Institute of Health Professions.

Prior to her academic career, Dr. Thompson held leadership positions in clinical and corporate rehabilitation organizations. At Armstrong State University, she served as the Chair of the Rehabilitation Sciences Department and Director of the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program.  Additionally, she served as Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs (2010-2012), and Interim Dean of the College of Health Professions (2014-2015 and 2017).  She chaired the university-wide process for reaffirmation of accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), She is a charter member of the physical therapy faculty, retiring from Georgia Southern University/Armstrong Campus as Chair and Associate Professor Emerita. She has served as an accreditation site visitor for SACSCOC and as a reviewer/consultant for multiple clinical and academic accreditations.
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Bobbie Ann Adair White “BA”, EdD, MA is an educator, coach, and consultant. Acting as a learning mediator and coach, BA teaches in the following content areas: conflict management, teams in medicine, leadership and educational administration, and health professions education.

Her formal education consists of a bachelor of arts in psychology with a minor in sociology, a master of arts in industrial and organizational psychology, and a doctorate in educational leadership with a dissertation entitled “Conflict Management Education as a tool for Leadership Development in the Intensive Care Unit”.

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