Frequency Part-time
Format Online
Completion Time 1 to 3 years
Credits 18
Application Deadline July 15, 2025
Start Term Fall

This certificate for health professions faculty provides the most current and effective theories, strategies, and measurements to teach future health professionals culturally sensitive, evidence-based practices that lead to overall improvements in the quality of patient care.

The certificate is offered by the nationally acclaimed Master of Education in the Health Professions (MEHP) program, a collaboration of five Johns Hopkins schools.

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Core Faculty

  • Toni (Antoinette Sapet) Ungaretti, PhD

    Assistant Professor
    Director, Education in the Health Professions Program

    Affiliation

    Advanced Studies in Education

    Expertise

    Education in the Health Professions

    Headshot of Toni (Antoinette Sapet)  Ungaretti, PhD
  • Emily Jones, EdD

    Assistant Professor

    Affiliation

    Advanced Studies in Education

    Expertise

    Education in the Health Professions

    Headshot of Emily  Jones, EdD

Additional Faculty

Anne Belcher, PhD, Associate Professor (retired), Johns Hopkins School of Nursing
Gundula Bosch, PhD, Program Director, R3 Center for Innovation in Science Education, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Anna Burgner, MD, MEHP, Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
April Fitzgerald, MD, Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Patrick Hughes, MD, MEHP, Associate Professor, Florida Atlantic University, Schmidt College of Medicine
Justin Jeffers, MD, MEHP, Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Nehal Khamis, MBBCh, PhD, MHPE, Chair, Faculty Development Committee of the American College of Surgeons AEIs
Marian McDonald, MD, MEHP, Clinical Professor, Temple/St. Luke’s School of Medicine
Richard Milter, PhD, Professor, Johns Hopkins Carey Business School
Mary O’Connor, Professor, Notre Dame of Maryland University School of Nursing
Sharon Park, PharmD, MEHP, Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs, Notre Dame of Maryland University
Julianne S. Perretta, MSEd, Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Bonnie Robeson, PhD, Senior Lecturer, Johns Hopkins Carey Business School
Michael Ryan, MD, MEHP, Associate Dean for Assessment, Evaluation, Research, and Innovation, University of Virginia School of Medicine 
John Shatzer, PhD, Associate Professor of Research, Johns Hopkins School of Education
Deborah Schwengel, MD, MEHP, Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Stephen Sozio, MD, MEHP, Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Roy Strowd III, MD, MEHP, Associate Professor and Assistant Dean for Education and Scholarship, Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Heather Tillberg-Webb, PhD, Associate Vice President for Academic Resources, Southern New Hampshire University
Kathleen White, PhD, Professor, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing

Program Overview

The Post-Master’s Certificate in Evidence-Based Teaching in the Health Professions is an 18-credit program providing faculty in the health professions the most current and effective theories, strategies, and measurements to ensure they have the skills to teach future health professionals culturally sensitive, evidence-based best practices that lead to overall improvements in the quality of patient care. The certificate integrates interdisciplinary expertise of five Johns Hopkins schools into a single program. It is part of the Master of Education in the Health Professions (MEHP) program, which prepares a new generation of leaders in education related to medicine, public health, nursing, and other health professions. The certificate can be taken as a stand-alone program or as the first component of the MEHP. Students who complete the certificate can go on to complete the MEHP degree by selecting one of the two specialization options: Educational Research in the Health Professions or Educational Leadership in the Health Professions.

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