Postgraduate Diploma in Health Professions Education
About This Programme
MBRU's Postgraduate Diploma in Health Professions Education is a one-year, blended programme designed to help busy healthcare professionals become strategic leaders and transformative educators, enhancing healthcare education within their clinical and academic practice. Its six courses, which MBRU says prioritise essential educational principles, are an introduction to health professions education and study skills, design and planning of learning, facilitating learning experiences in multiple settings, assessment of learning, an introduction to simulation-based education, and leadership and management in education. Teaching combines short, intensive on-campus blocks with live online sessions. In the course on facilitating learning experiences, assignments include developing a personal teaching philosophy, giving and receiving feedback with peers, and two experiential projects in which students facilitate a short teaching session. MBRU describes the diploma as suited to healthcare practitioners who want to deepen their understanding of health professions education while maintaining their clinical practice, and as a foundational step towards educational leadership without disrupting clinical commitments.
Course Highlights
- One-year, full-time blended diploma of six 4-credit courses (24 credit hours)
- Courses in learning design, facilitation, assessment, simulation-based education and educational leadership
- Short intensive on-campus blocks combined with live online sessions
- Designed to fit the schedules of practising clinicians and educators
- Accredited by the UAE Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research
What You'll Study
The diploma is offered full time over one year and totals 24 credit hours, and students must pass all courses with a GPA of at least 3.0. Each course provides an academic calendar of on-campus blocks, online session times and assessment deadlines well in advance.
Semester 1
Blended courses of four, six and six weeks.
- HPE700 Introduction to Health Professions Education and Study Skills4 credits
- HPE701 Design and Planning of Learning4 credits
- HPE702 Facilitating Learning Experiences in Multiple Settings4 credits
Semester 2
Blended courses of six, four and six weeks.
- HPE703 Assessment of Learning4 credits
- HPE707 Introduction to Simulation-based Education4 credits
- HPE704 Leadership and Management in Education4 credits
What You'll Learn
Knowledge
- Discuss current trends and issues in health professions education in a global context
- Critique the effectiveness of a variety of educational approaches in different social, cultural and professional contexts
- Critique and propose improvements to their own education practice by applying evidence-based literature and theories
Skills
- Generate innovative, practical solutions to complex challenges in medical education by collaborating with others and creatively combining educational theory and entrepreneurial skills
- Use appropriate sources of information or analytical techniques in investigations that lead to conclusions and solutions to problems in health professions education
Competence
- Function with considerable autonomy in professional activities related to health professions education, including analysis, diagnosis, design, planning, execution and evaluation
- Use leadership, sustainability and problem-solving skills to determine and achieve educational outcomes
- Contribute to the advancement and scholarship of health professions education individually and within a local team, unit, department or faculty
- Demonstrate self-directed learning strategies, including self-assessment, self-evaluation, reflective practice, critical thinking and information management
Entry Requirements
Applicants write a motivation letter of 300 words or fewer on their learning and professional journey, why they are interested in the programme and how it will support their professional advancement; MBRU's catalog says shortlisted applicants are invited to a personal interview. Degrees from outside the UAE need an ECE General with Grade Average evaluation. The diploma does not accept transfer of admission, transfer credit or recognition of prior learning.
Careers
MBRU says the diploma prepares graduates for roles such as clinical educator, training coordinator or mentor, so they can drive educational improvements within their healthcare organisation.
Accreditation & Professional Recognition
Accredited by the UAE Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research through the Commission for Academic Accreditation, whose register lists the Postgraduate Diploma in Health Professions Education as Active; MBRU's catalog dates the accreditation to November 2023, with the first cohort admitted in March 2024.
Programme Details
Award
Postgraduate Diploma in Health Professions Education (PGDipHPE)
Start Date
August (2026-27 classes started on 19 August 2026)
Typical Offer
Bachelor's degree in a health discipline with a cGPA of 3.00 and a motivation letter
Duration
1 year, full time (blended)
Qualification
PGDip
Subject Area
Education
Campus
Dubai Healthcare City
Study Pattern
Full-time
Delivery Format
Blended
Tuition Fee
AED 60,000/yr
MBRU's page shows the 2026-27 timeline, when applications closed on 20 July 2026, with admission offers two weeks after closing. Tuition is AED 60,000 for the whole diploma, made up of AED 55,000 tuition and the AED 5,000 seat reservation fee. The application fee is AED 1,000 plus AED 50 VAT, and the non-refundable AED 5,000 seat reservation fee, due on accepting a conditional offer, is deducted from the first-semester instalment for students who enrol.