Furthering excellence in educational leadership and scholarship.

The MGH Institute of Health Professions, founded by Massachusetts General Hospital, is the only degree-granting affiliate of New England’s largest healthcare provider, Mass General Brigham. Our focus is dedicated exclusively to health professions, offering flexible online programs tailored for busy healthcare professionals, including physicians, nurses, physical and occupational therapists, and other practitioners. Our programs are designed to foster expertise in educational leadership, research, innovation, curriculum design, program evaluation, and learning outcomes assessment.

Earn a specialized certificate, master’s, or PhD in Health Professions Education and benefit from our comprehensive offerings:

MS in Health Professions Education: Build foundational knowledge and teaching skills to advance your career as a healthcare educator.
PhD in Health Professions Education: Develop advanced leadership skills to drive innovation in health professions education and research.
- Accelerated Pathway: Fast-track your preparation with prerequisite courses designed to efficiently bridge gaps and prepare you for our PhD program.

MS-to-PhD Pathway: Seamlessly transition from a master’s to doctoral degree with coordinated coursework and expert advising.
Specialized Certificates: Gain focused expertise in areas such as simulation and teaching strategies.

Our key advantages include:

Customized Program Design with Real-Time Application-Based Curricula: Enjoy a tailored educational experience with a dedicated advisor focusing on your unique program of study.
Track Record of Success: Join a program with a proven track record, where mid-career, part-time students publish in top peer-reviewed journals and secure promotions and leadership opportunities.
Pioneers in Simulation-Based Education: Be part of the first and most established PhD program offering a concentration in Simulation-Based Education, led by internationally respected faculty. We have the only Simulation-Based PhD track in the world and collaborate with our Center of Excellence in Simulation Research.

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Customize Your Program

You will work with an advisor to focus your program of study to develop and strengthen your skills in teaching and learning; generating scholarship that will address gaps; or implementing and leading change.

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Flexible, Part-Time Format

Blended instruction balances the flexibility of distance learning with community-building onsite opportunities. Largely project-based courses allow you to advance your skills and apply what you are learning as you learn it.

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Lead Change

Engage in interactive study with an interprofessional, international community of colleagues. You will build skills to recognize opportunities to innovate and lead change in health professions education.

I did not expect the amount of caring, concern and attention given by faculty in this online format. Despite the variety of different topics discussed, at the core of each of these sessions was modeling of the human element of teaching. The passion for their topic, the interest in discussing further, the respect for students, and the genuine curiosity in the opinions of others are evident.

Health Professions Education

Health Professions Education

Furthering excellence in educational leadership and scholarship.

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Customize Your Program

Flexible, Part-Time Format

Lead Change

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Natasha Alfonso, MS HPEd