Master of Health Professions Education

This programme is offered by the Department for Educational Development (DED). Launched in 2012, the programme has successfully developed excellent teachers, innovators, and researchers as well as leaders in health professions education.

Graduates from this programme are able to apply best evidence medical education to make informed decisions for improving the standards of undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing health professions education (medical, dental, nursing and allied health) in Pakistan and abroad.   

The programme provides a platform for educators in health professions to share experiences. Having a diverse group of learners, it also provides a platform to develop collaborations and linkages optimising education and research at national and regional levels.

​Key programme features

  • The programme is offered through a blended learning approach with a specific period of full-time intensive interactive teaching and learning component, and a period for distance-learning independent study to complete an application-oriented research project
  • Faculty are invited from various entities and departments of AKU for enrichment by inter-professional collaborative education
  • Representatives from different health professions are invited to share experiences, and increase collegiality, collaborations, linkages and research, nationally and regionally.
  • Graduates are well grounded in HPE research ​

​

​​​
 

Campus Life

READ MORE
 
​
 

Office of Student Experience

READ MORE
 
​​​
​
​
​
​​​

 ​​

Apply to our ​programme NOW and be part of the change!​​​

​As we gear up to fight this pandem​ic, we are encouraging student enrolment more than ever based on our principles of impact and accessibility.​ Our faculty have also added components of COVID-19 into the coursework! Apply to our Masters’ programmes NOW and be a part of the change.​​


​
​
​

Life at AKU is not all about the classro​om

Here's what our students have to say about their experience of being developed as leaders and posi​tive contributors to society.

“Being part of the programme was like exploring a whole world of medical education. It was indeed a phenomenal experience that extended from learning the theoretical underpinnings of the core concept to the practical application of these concepts. It is an absolute delight to execute my responsibilities as a clinician educator now as I know what needs to be done and how!"


Dr Sana Saeed​, Class of 2019


Admissions Process

Find out more about eligibility criteria, English language requirements,
fee structure details, scholarships and all forms of financial assistance available.​