The CHPE program at JMDC is designed to prepare skilled educators in Health Professions Education (HPE), with a focus on curriculum development, teaching and learning strategies, and assessment practices

Program Affiliation

The CHPE program at JMDC is affiliated with Jinnah Sindh Medical University (JSMU), ensuring academic rigor, standardization, and quality assurance in faculty development.`

Course Duration

It is a 6-month blended course with 3 face-to-face contact sessions of five days each along with an asynchronous digital learning component.

Learning Approach

Learner-centered, interactive.

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, participants will be able to apply core principles of health professions education in teaching, curriculum development, and assessment. They will demonstrate effective facilitation skills, utilize feedback for learner development, employ learner-centered teaching strategies, and contribute to quality improvement in medical education through evidence-based practices.

Target Participants

Teaching faculty from medical and allied health sciences, including medical doctors, dentists, pharmacists, physical therapists and nurses.

Eligibility for Obtaining Certificate in MHPE

• Passing all the face-to-face sessions
• Timely submissions of all the assignment
• Obtaining minimum of 60% in aggregate score
• Minimum attendance of 90% in face-to-face sessions otherwise remedial assignments have to be submitted

Formative Assessment:

Formative assessment will be conducted throughout the program to support learning and provide ongoing feedback to participants.

Summative Assessment:

The summative assessment will consist of graded modular assignments and an End-of-Course Examination comprising Structured Essay Questions (SEQs) designed to evaluate participants’ achievement of the program learning outcomes.

Certification Requirements

To successfully complete the program, participants must obtain a minimum aggregate score of 60%. No re-sit examination will be offered. Participants who do not meet the minimum passing requirement will be required to repeat the entire program.

TOS OF THE PROGRAM:

• TOS is according to the weightage of the respective CHPE sessions

Internal Faculty (MHPE)

CHPE Program Team – 2026-2027

Dr Shazia Junejo

Director CHPE; Assistant Professor

In-charge Medical Education

Dr Fauzia Akhtar

Co-Director CHPE; Assistant Professor

Medical Education Department and Family Medicine

CHPE Course Coordinator

Azba Shoaib

Phone: 0331 8976480

Email : chpe@sohailuniversity.edu.p

Visiting Faculty

As per requirement

CURRENT STATUS

• 1st Batch of CHPE – completed (Dated: February 2023-July 2023)
• 2nd Batch of CHPE -completed (Dated: December 2023-June 2024)
• 3rd Batch of CHPE -completed (Dated: November 2024-May 2025)

Course Modules

The course consists of three modules

Module 1 : Teching & Learning

The aim of the teaching and learning module is to equip the teaching faculty with innovative teaching and learning methodologies, interactive strategies and judicious use of technology to enhance learner engagement.

By the end of the module, participants will be able to:

• Apply principles of andragogy (adult learning) to educational practices.
• Describe major learning theories and their application in health professions education.
• Demonstrate effective teaching skills across cognitive, psychomotor, and affective domains.
• Integrate modern educational strategies, including interactive and learner-centered approaches, in their teaching practice.
• Develop effective lesson plans aligned with intended learning outcomes.
• Facilitate small-group learning sessions such as problem-based learning (PBL) and case-based learning (CBL).
• Teach professionalism, ethics, and psychomotor skills using appropriate instructional methods.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of teaching sessions and incorporate feedback for improvement.

Module 2 : Curriculum development

The aim of the curriculum development module is to develop participants’ competence in the design, planning, implementation, and evaluation of outcome-based and competency-based curricula in health professions education, ensuring alignment of learning outcomes, instructional strategies, assessment methods, and educational context.

By the end of this module, participants will be able to:

• Differentiate between traditional, integrated, competency-based, and modular curricula.
• Formulate learning outcomes and educational objectives for courses/curricula using appropriate
• frameworks.
• Describe Kern’s six-step approach to curriculum development.
• Identify common challenges in curriculum implementation and propose practical solutions.
• Develop a curriculum map that aligns learning outcomes, teaching strategies, and assessment methods.
• Construct a study guide for a curriculum or course.

Mudule 3 : Assessment

To develop participants’ competence in designing, implementing, and evaluating valid and reliable assessment strategies in health professions education. By the end of this module, participants will be able to:

• Discuss the principles of high-quality assessment for health professions education.
• Design and implement appropriate assessment methods to evaluate learner performance.
• Compare various assessment tools and select appropriate methods for assessing knowledge, skills, and attitudes.
• Develop a table of specifications – TOS to ensure alignment between learning outcomes, content areas, and assessment methods.
• Construct high-quality multiple-choice questions following item-writing guidelines

Registration Fee (Non-Refundable):             Rs. 5,000

Course Fee:

Internal Candidates : Rs. 50,000

Course Fee:

External Candidates : Rs. 65,000

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