​Certificate in Health Professions Education (CHPE)

​Course Goal:

AKU-CHPE aims to develop proficient educators in areas of curriculum development, teaching & learning and assessment in Health Professions Education (HPE). Participants will be engaged through application-based learning of best practices to enhance HPE across various institutions.​

​Course Duration:

It is a 6-month blended course with online synchronous & asynchronous modules.​

​​Target Audience:

​Medical, Dental, Nursing & Allied Health Professionals​.

Course Objectives:

By the end of the course, the participants will be able to apply the appropriate teaching, learning, and assessment strategies within the framework of competency-based curricula across undergraduate, postgraduate, and continuing medical education for various healthcare professions. The course is comprised of three modules, each centered around a core component of health professions education. Each module will be opened sequentially. The duration of each module is variable, based on the content within each module. The details are given below:

Module 1: Curriculum Development
Duration: 06 weeks
Module objectives: By the end of this mo​​​dule, the participants will be able to:

• Differentiate between tra​​ditional and outcome-based education.
  
• Develop smart learning objectives for their respective sessions/ course/ curriculum.
  
• Discuss the importance of the different steps of curriculum design with Kern’s six steps as a model.
  

Module 2: Teaching and Learning
Duration: 10 weeks
Module objectives: By the end of this module, the participants will be able to:

• Apply the principles of adult learning in teaching & learning sessions.
  
• Identify different teaching & learning strategies of instruction based on the characteristics and principles of adult learning.
• Develop a lesson plan using BOPPPS model for effective engagement of learners.
• Discuss characteristics of large group and small group learning.
  
• Demonstrate the attributes of effective facilitation in small group learning. 
  
• Demonstrate relevant clinical teaching models for In-patient/Outpatient settings based on their characteristics.
• Demonstrate principles for effective and constructive feedback.

Module 3: Assessment
Duration: 08 weeks
Module objectives: By the end of this module, the participants will be able to:

• Discuss the principles of assessment for health profession education.
  
• Identify appropriate assessment strategies for different competencies and purposes.​
  
• Identify the principles of creating a table of specification (TOS).
• Construct & critique multiple choice question(s) (MCQs). 
  
• Construct & critique Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)​.
  

Course Fee Structure:

• For AKU Faculty & other healthcare professional:
  PKR 40,000 + 5% SST = Total: PKR 42,000/-​
  
  

• For External Participants (Non-AKU):
  PKR 80,000 + 5% SST = Total: PKR 84,000/-
  

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• For International Participant (outside Pakistan):
  Total: USD 600/- (Inclusive of Tax)
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Apply now:

Click h​ere or scan the QR code to apply now for the Certificate in Health Professions Education.

Important Note:
Limited seats are availaible, the application deadline is April 13, 2025, 11:59 PM.​

​Course Team:

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Asynchronous Modules

Dr Sana Saeed | Director

Associate​ Professor & Vice Chair
Dept. for Educational Development and Paediatrics & Child Health
Aga Khan University | Email: sana.saeed@aku.edu

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​​Dr Amber Sultan | Co-Director

Assistant Professor
Dept. for Educational Development & Surgery
Aga Khan University | Email: amber.sultan@aku.edu

Dr Rabia Aftab | Coordinator

Senior Instructor
Dept. for Educational Development & Anaesthesiology
Aga Khan University | Email: rabia.aftab@aku.edu

Synchronous Module

Dr Javeria Rehman | Director

Senior Instructor
Department for Educational Development & Pathology
Aga Khan University | Email: Javeria.rehman@aku.edu

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Dr Shanila Sohail | Coordinator

Senior Instructor
Department for Educational Development
Aga Khan University | Email: shanila.sohail@aku.edu

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