Miami University offers Master of Education in Health Professions Education in partnership with Cleveland Clinic Education
The new program will help students learn how to be healthcare educators who can pass their skills and knowledge on to others, while also being adept in clinical scenarios.
Miami University has a new program to address the need for healthcare professionals who can also pass their knowledge and skills on to others: the Master of Education in Health Professions Education, offered in partnership with Cleveland Clinic Education. The program builds upon the relationship between Miami University and the Cleveland Clinic to help educate the next generation of healthcare workers. The new program will be available beginning in the Fall 2026 semester.
According to an article on Miami University’s website, Kevin Bush, who is a professor of Educational Psychology and the MEHPE program director, was quoted as saying of the new program, “When we think about educators, we often think generically about classroom settings. We don't think about professionals who are also educators in the business or healthcare worlds. But understating effective education principles is important for all industries. It really helps round off our leadership. EHS [the College of Education, Health, and Society] already has programs that help teachers, principals and other school professionals, higher education professionals, those in public health, and in helping professions. And this brings it full circle by also providing health professionals with opportunities to become better educators, especially with adult learning, which is the primary focus here.”
The Master of Education in Health Professions Education program, which is an effort of the university’s College of Education, Health, and Society and the Cleveland Clinic, will prepare individuals who are adept in clinical situations and also adept at passing on their knowledge, providing feedback, and leading. The program is offered in an online, synchronous format. It is a two-year program that will be taught by Educational Psychology and Kinesiology, Nutrition, and Health faculty members within the College of Education, Health, and Society, and faculty from the Cleveland Clinic.
Amity Noltemeyer, who serves as the dean of EHS, said of the new program, “It’s an exciting opportunity because healthcare professionals truly need to work together, and this program builds an interprofessional understanding across disciplinary boundaries. Collaborating with Cleveland Clinic also creates a powerful opportunity for professionals to apply what they learn directly to their work by sharing knowledge with patients, medical students, or other healthcare professionals.”
Cecile Foshee, PhD, a faculty member at Cleveland Clinic, added, “MEHPE is designed to give professionals a true educator identity. With an understanding of learning theories, they will know why and how they should teach to meet different learning needs. Knowing how to teach will make them more effective, allow them to reach broader audiences, and cross professional boundaries.”
The program will help prepare individuals to become educators in addition to experts in their fields. While continuing education has always been an important practice for healthcare professionals, there has not always been an emphasis on helping these experts learn how to effectively share their knowledge with others.
James K. Stoller, MD, MS, the Chief of Education at Cleveland Clinic, said, “The MEHPE program is a key component of one of our strategic priorities in Education at Cleveland Clinic, namely education as a talent pipeline. By engaging Cleveland Clinic caregivers and others, we are developing a cadre of talented educators who can advance our mission of ‘educating those who serve’ with excellence.”
For more information about Miami University, visit the school’s website.