DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL EDUCATION



DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL EDUCATION

University of Illinois at Chicago

Master of Health Professions Education (MHPE) Program

PERSONAL STATEMENT

The Admissions Committee of the Department of Medical Education has prepared this Personal Statement form so that candidates can provide more specific information for consideration of your application. Please attach a copy of your resume/CV, which should include information on your: employment; current professional roles and responsibilities; pertinent learning experiences not included on transcripts (e.g., courses/seminars/workshops in education management, social and behavioral sciences); teaching experiences (e.g., courses, workshops, seminars taught; clinical supervision); administrative experiences in health professions education; research and evaluation experiences; publications, presentations at professional meetings, or other evidence of scholarship; memberships in professional associations (including offices held, committee participation, etc.); and professional honors, awards, and distinctions.

Name:

Address:

Work Phone: Home Phone:

Fax Number: E-mail address:

Preferred MHPE format: On-campus Intensive Online

Sources of financial support for MHPE: □ Personal □ Departmental □ Governmental □ Other (please specify)

Please address each of the following questions in an elaborated manner, using the item number as reference, on additional pages. The answers should be no longer than one page per question.

1. Describe your career goals in health professions education and how you will use the knowledge and skills acquired in the MHPE program to help you accomplish your goals.

2. Describe a project in which you have been involved that has led to improvement in the educational process. Include a description of your role, the timeline, project activities, products, evidence of impact, challenges to implementation, your strategies for addressing challenges, etc.

3. Describe an educational problem in your environment that you would like to address and/or solve. How will your participation in the MHPE program help you with this project?

4. Reflect on your background and the motivations and values (and their changes over time) that have impacted on your career and life goals. Describe how your values, career goals, and life goals have or will be integrated.

5. Other: Please tell us anything else you would like us to know pertinent to our evaluation of your application for admission to the MHPE program.

NOTE: Please upload your Personal Statement as a PDF document to your application.

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