Teach the next generation.
The Graduate Certificate in Health Professions Education prepares experienced health professionals to advance into impactful faculty roles within colleges and universities. Through fully online, real-time courses, students gain skills in educational theories, curriculum design, student assessment, and evidence-based teaching, while also exploring higher education systems, accreditation, and faculty roles. Graduates are equipped to teach and lead in health professions education programs at the college or university level.

Do you see yourself teaching the next generation of health professionals? The Graduate Certificate in Health Professions Education helps you make that vision a reality.
This fully online certificate is designed for experienced health professionals like you who want to step into faculty and leadership roles in colleges and universities. You鈥檒l engage in live, interactive courses where you鈥檒l not only learn about educational strategies鈥攜ou鈥檒l practice them first-hand. From applying educational theories to designing effective curricula and assessing student learning, you鈥檒l gain knowledge and practical skills you can immediately use in academic or training settings.
Along the way, you鈥檒l explore how higher education systems work, understand the ins and outs of accreditation, and discover the many roles faculty play in preparing future healthcare professionals.
By the time you finish, you鈥檒l be equipped to:
Whether you鈥檙e looking to teach part-time, transition into academia, or enhance your current role with advanced teaching skills, this certificate positions you as a leader in shaping the future of health professions education.
Admissions Requirements
International students will also require:
91制片厂 Graduate Certificate in Health Professions Education Curriculum and Sequence
The Graduate Certificate in Health Professions Education equips health sciences professionals with essential knowledge in educational theory and evidence鈥慴ased teaching practices. You will learn effective strategies for engaging learners in both classroom and online environments while applying core educational principles to instructional design. The curriculum also introduces the structure of U.S. higher education and the key responsibilities of faculty, including teaching, governance, and curriculum development. Throughout the program, you will strengthen your ability to plan, deliver, and assess student learning across lecture-based and experiential settings.
Certificate Requirement: 12 credit hours
The certificate is delivered through synchronous online courses completed one course at a time over four consecutive semesters. The certificate courses begin each spring semester, starting in January.
Spring Semester
HSCE 715 Education Theories and Practice (3 credits) (Semester I)
Theories addressing how students learn are explored. Students develop expertise in the application of theory to develop effective teaching strategies for college students.
Summer Semester
HSCE 730 Higher Education in the United States (3 credits) (Semester II)
In this course, students explore higher education in the United States, including governance and finance of public and private institution. Emphasis is placed on the role of faculty.
Fall Semester
HSCE 821 Educational Strategies for the Health Sciences I (3 credits) (Semester III)
This course is the first of a two-part sequence exploring strategies for health sciences education. The focus of this course is on planning, implementing, and assessing student learning through in-person and online lectures.
Spring Semester
HSCE 831 Educational Strategies for the Health Sciences II (3 credits) (Semester IV)
This course is the second of a two-part sequence exploring strategies for health sciences education. The focus of this course is on planning, implementing, and assessing in-person and on-line experiential student learning.
When you enroll in the Graduate Certificate in Health Professions Education, you join a collaborative academic community committed to excellence in teaching, interprofessional practice, and professional advancement.
This certificate is strengthened through active partnerships across 91制片厂. These opportunities allow you to build your professional network, engage with experienced educators, and explore scholarly approaches to teaching and learning in the health sciences.
Dr. Raymond N. Linville Center for Interprofessional Education and Practice
Through the Linville Center at 91制片厂鈥檚 Waldron College of Health and Human Services, you will engage in interprofessional learning experiences that prepare you to teach and collaborate across health disciplines. You鈥檒l gain exposure to evidence-based strategies that promote team-based care, communication, and systems thinking in health professions education. The Linville Center sponsors the annual Waldron College Interprofessional Education and Practice Symposium and case study events each fall and spring semester.
As a certificate student, you are invited to participate in TEACH Health Professions Educator programming, including Education Day and collaborative healthcare teaching events. These experiences provide opportunities to explore innovative pedagogy, simulation, interprofessional education, and scholarly teaching practices alongside regional educators. TEACH is a collaborative between the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Carilion Clinic, and 91制片厂.
Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning (CITL)
Enhance your instructional design, assessment strategies, and student engagement techniques through workshops, consultations, and faculty development programming. CITL resources support you in becoming a confident, reflective, and effective educator.
The Office of Graduate Affairs supports your success as a graduate learner. From academic advising resources to professional development programming, you will have access to services designed to help you navigate graduate study, connect with peers, and advance your academic goals.
Center for Career and Talent Development
Whether you are preparing for a clinical educator role, academic appointment, or leadership position in health professions education, the Center for Career and Talent Development provides career coaching, networking support, r茅sum茅 and CV development assistance, and interview preparation to help you achieve your professional goals.

Kim Baskette, PhD, CHES庐
Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director
Department of Public Health & Healthcare Leadership
Waldron College of Health and Human Services
101 Elm Ave SE
Roanoke VA 24013
91制片厂 at Carilion
Floor 10
Room 1027