Healthcare Education EdD

Goal 1: Our graduates will develop strong qualitative and quantitative research skills in order to be critical consumers and producers of knowledge.

Outcome 1.1: Students will acquire qualitative, quantitative, and mixed research skills as a tool for collecting and using data for leading change and making decisions in their fields

Outcome 1.2: Students will develop the capacity to design and implement their dissertation research according to the scholarly and technical requirements of the field.

Goal 2: Our graduates will develop a strong foundation in their field’s theoretical and empirical literature, as well as the capacity to apply theory to practice-based problems.

Outcome 2.1: Students will develop a strong foundation in their field’s theoretical and empirical literature.

Outcome 2.2: Students will demonstrate the ability to apply a theoretical framework or empirical study to a problem of practice, as well as the capacity to reflect on the efficacy of their decision-making.

Goal 3: Our graduates will develop a strong foundation in leadership focused on inclusive cultures, social justice, and equity-minded change.

Outcome 3.1: Students will develop the capacity to participate in and lead inclusive cultures in their field.

Outcome 3.2: Students will develop critical analysis skills and practices around the role of social justice in equity-minded change.

 Goal 4: Our graduates will develop mastery of specific skills that they can apply to their professional fields.

Outcome 4.1: Students will develop an understanding of the impact of historical, political, and contextual perspectives on their professional practices.

Outcome 4.2: Students will develop the capacity to apply effective leadership practices in their field, including mission formation, strategic planning, finance/operations, learning design, diversity, equity, and inclusion frameworks and practices, and communications.