Graduate Certificate of Health Professional Education
Graduate Certificate of Health Professional Education
Explore and evaluate learning strategies for health professionals across the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry and allied health. Build your expertise in clinical teaching and consider the factors that promote innovation within health education. Learn to apply action research frameworks to a variety of health contexts and professions. What to…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Explore and evaluate learning strategies for health professionals across the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry and allied health. Build your expertise in clinical teaching and consider the factors that promote innovation within health education. Learn to apply action research frameworks to a variety of health contexts and professions.
What to expect
Develop a conceptual framework for teaching, learning and research in the health context and across multiple health professions.
Broaden your current expertise with specialist knowledge and skills in clinical education, and educational technology. Your studies will culminate in a real-world project in health professional education.
Help shape the future of health care. JCU Health Professional Education graduates have specialist education skills applicable to all clinical settings.
View the Handbook for a detailed overview of available subjects, as well as course pre-requisites.
Career Opportunities
Graduates from JCU’s Graduate Certificate in Health Professional Education (HPE) have specialised skills and are employed as educators in a variety of clinical and healthcare settings.
HPE is applicable to a range of healthcare settings. Graduates pursue careers in private and public hospitals, tertiary, rural and remote health services, and in community settings and clinics.
Graduates find work as educators in medicine, nursing, dentistry and all allied health professions. You could find employment as a clinical educator, supervisor or preceptor for health students.
On completion of the Graduate Certificate in Health Professional Education you may choose to go on to study the Graduate Diploma of Health Professional Education or Master of Health Professional Education.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
James Cook University partners with Russo Higher Education Pty Ltd to deliver the programs available at our Brisbane campus.
As a JCUB student you have access to dedicated student support including opportunities for enhanced job-support services, academic learning advisors, counselling, employment assistance, and English language and academic pathways.
