Master of Health Professions Education (MHPE)
The Master’s Programme in Health Professions Education (MHPE) is designed to provide an educational research platform to health professions educators in a conducive learning environment to:
- Transform their roles from ‘Subject-Teachers’ to ‘Educator-Leaders’, capable of bringing reforms in their own discipline/profession as change agents by effectively directing education delivery systems of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) both at the institutional and national levels.
- Nurture their decision-making skills to let them reflect upon issues in health professions education using their critical thinking and problem-solving skills and to lead for sustainable good quality education.
- Collaborate for innovations in teaching & assessment, and to deal with health professions education issues through the application of educational and ethical principles.
Vision
Our vision is to offer the best program in Higher Education across the globe in cultivating professionals from diverse communities of healthcare practice as highly skilled and reflective educators who are committed to advancing through critical thinking skills, innovative practices, and transformative leadership.
Mission
Our mission is to prepare educators in health professions education for the digitally transformed learning environment by creating meaningful educational experiences. This aims to promote educational research, practice good governance, and bring positive change within their communities for improved nationwide patient care outcomes.
Programme Goals & Objectives
The overall Programme Objectives are to:
- Provide training about recent advances in teaching, learning, assessment, and evaluation.
- Produce graduates capable of performing academic and administrative tasks and conducting educational research professionally.
- Encourage professionals to demonstrate responsible research behaviors through ethically publishable research in relevant indexed journals.
- Establish industrial linkages and connections with people having similar interests.
Qualifications & Experience: Health professional with a bachelor’s degree, a minimum of 16 years of education, with a 1-year House Job (where applicable), and a valid registration from the relevant body are required for programmes such as MBBS/BDS/BSN/BSMT/Pharm-D/DOT/DPT/BSSLP
Entry test: GAT conducted by ZU
Multiple Mini Interviews (MMI)
Note: Every applicant must submit an NOC from his/her Head of the Department/Institute for permission to attend the programme.
Selection of candidates will be based on the eligibility criteria, without any discrimination of gender, ethnicity, or physically challenged. However, preference will be given to additional relevant qualifications and teaching experience.
Entry test: GAT conducted by ZU
Multiple Mini Interviews (MMI)
Note: Every applicant must submit an NOC from his/her Head of the Department/Institute for permission to attend the programme.
Selection of candidates will be based on the eligibility criteria, without any discrimination of gender, ethnicity, or physically challenged. However, preference will be given to additional relevant qualifications and teaching experience.
1. Skillful
Appraise educational policies applicable in the given context using critical reasoning skills effectively.
- Demonstrate application of adult learning principles to drive a meaningful & conducive learning environment using the most suitable and appropriate synchronous or asynchronous learning modalities.
- Develop evidence-based documents to support educational change and innovations by comprehending contemporary issues concerning health professions education.
2. Self-directed and Life-long learner
- Seek new knowledge & skills to update one’s own work in line with the changing evidence based teaching and to contribute effectively to the rapidly evolving societal needs
3. Communicator
- Respond to the diverse academic community including experts and non-experts from health care, using a wide range of verbal and written modes of communication effectively.
- Communicate effectively with academic leadership, educational managers, and peers about educational policies, accreditation, and licensing matters.
4. Collaborator
- Work collaboratively with a range of professionals within and across institutions.
- Engage in intellectual exchange with researchers from other disciplines to address important scholarly issue.
5. Professional
- Maintain the highest standards of personal, academic, and professional integrity within & outside the institution.
6. Researcher
- Engage in research work adopting the latest technological, methodological, or theoretical approach.
- Demonstrate responsibility in performing and publishing research.
- Disseminate research findings to the academics and to the stakeholders in society in an ethical manner.
7. Leader
- Demonstrate resilience while interacting with peers to provide equal opportunities for them to contribute to scholarly activities.
This programme will provide the opportunity to our graduates for further specialization in HPE in one of the following domains:
- Curriculum Development,
- Educational Measurement & Evaluation,
- Educational Policy,
- Faculty Development,
- Educational Psychology,
- Technology Enhanced Learning,
- Curriculum Integration, and
- Educational Environment & Leadership.
| S N | Description | 1st Semester | 2nd Semester | 3rd Semester | 4th Semester | Grand Total |
| Fee (PKR) | Fee (PKR) | Fee (PKR) | Fee (PKR) | |||
| 1. | Application Processing Fee/ GAT Exam | 5000 | ||||
| 2. | Admission Fee | 50000 | ||||
| 3. | Semester Tuition Fee | 105000 | 105000 | 105000 | 105000 | |
| 4. | Semester Registration Fee | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | |
| Thesis Supervision fee (Rs.10000/cr. hr.) | 30,000 | 60,000 | ||||
| 5. | Semester examination fee | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | |
| 6. | Thesis Defence Fee | 75000 | ||||
| 7. | Security Refundable | 20,000 | ||||
| Total | 190000 | 115000 | 145000 | 250000 | 700,000 |
