从医疗保健专业人员到医疗保健教育者：ATSU-CGHS的健康专业教育博士

在。仍然是大学研究生健康研究的大学（ATSU-CGHS）卫生专业教育博士（EDD）在线计划正在准备医疗保健专业人员成为下一代创新的健康教育工作者。

“The goal of the program is to prepare healthcare professionals in higher education curriculum and instruction…You’re teaching them how to most efficiently and most effectively educate and train the next generation of healthcare professionals,” Erin Breitenbach, PhD, MEd, associate professor and program chair, said.

这项55个学时的全线计划专为对医疗保健教育和教学其他人充满热情的临床医生，医疗保健教育者，领导者和董事而设计。

According to the劳工统计局, the health education sector is rapidly growing, with demand for qualified health educators projected to rise 17% by 2030. In addition, the college faculty profession is predicted to grow 9% from 2019 to 2029.

“Students do learn leadership and how to do research because it is a doctorate program, but the focus in terms of a discipline is on curriculum and instruction in the health professions,” Dr. Breitenbach said.

要求学生完成一个博士研究项目（DRP），该项目由五个五个小时的课程组成，类似于论文。该项目的目的是让学生学习如何从提案的阶段开发研究项目。

“I always like to explain it as it’s almost like going from working for someone to becoming an entrepreneur,” Dr. Breitenbach said. “They’re implementing all of the knowledge they’ve gained through their core courses, and identifying a topic that interests them or is somehow related to their own work.”

After completion of the project, students have the opportunity to submit their project to a peer-reviewed journal for publication. Although they are not required to be published, many students do, which provides them with a critical edge in networking.

由于该计划在线100％，因此学生在学校期间还具有保持职业职业的灵活性和自由。在进入课程之前，学生必须拥有硕士学位或更高的学位。

Upon graduation, students are prepared to excel as leaders in health education, finding career opportunities such as a director of community health services, a health professions clinical educator, or a professor in a multitude of health professions.

An essential part of the program focuses on innovating new ways to educate others on their roles and responsibilities within healthcare delivery.

“It’s important for us to try to be trendsetters, or at least trend followers. What are the latest innovative teaching and learning strategies? It’s about staying on the cutting edge,” Dr. Breitenbach said.

The program is constantly looking for new ways to develop teaching strategies, and Dr. Breitenbach is looking forward to how the program will continue to grow and evolve as more healthcare professionals pursue their passion for teaching.