Health Science Education

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The Master of Science in Health Science Education (HSED) is an inter-professional program designed to develop skills in both research and scholarship in health professions education. The program is targeted to health care practitioners and clinical educators (physicians, nurses, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, midwives, physician assistants, social workers, etc.), and others who teach or would like to conduct research in health professions education. Non-health practitioners may be considered for the full-time, thesis stream. The HSED program provides students with opportunities to develop a comprehensive understanding of current professional practice in health science pedagogy and research principles in health science education. This program strives to synthesize core competencies in the research scholarship of health professions education with practical application. Students will gain the research skills, pedagogical knowledge, and professional experience necessary to succeed in a variety of areas of health science education and practice.

The HSED program offers online courses in cognition and curriculum, simulation-based learning, learning technologies, educational leadership, assessment, and program evaluation. In addition, two mandatory in-person residency periods must be completed. The program offers students two completion pathways: a course-based option that is offered in online format either through part-time or full-time studies, or a thesis-based option offered primarily via full-time studies. Part-time thesis studies may be considered for full-time McMaster faculty that engage the Program as students provided that an appropriate supervisory relationship is established. The program will be highly accessible through blended delivery featuring primarily online coursework.

The objectives of the program are to:

• Integrate graduate-level training in theory-based principles of pedagogy, assessment and evaluation, inter-professionalism, and leadership in course content, learning strategies, and teaching activities.
• Enable development of knowledge, academic scholarship, and research pertaining to health science education.
• Enhance preparedness for advanced professional and inter-professional academic roles including educational leadership roles across the health sciences.
• Engage learners with interactive learning strategies in both classroom and online learning formats
• Enable the application of evidence-based education in the fields and communities of our students.

Tel: 905-525-9140 x26798
Email: hsed@mcmaster.ca
Website: https://hsed.mcmaster.ca/

Faculty/Fall 2026

Anita Acai, Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences
Ellen Amster, Family Medicine, Anthropology, Religious Studies, Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact
Arden Azim, Medicine 
Ilana Bayer, Pathology, Learning Technologies
Lyndsey Beutin, Communication Studies & Media Arts 
Elif Bilgic, Pediatrics 
Keyna Bracken Family Medicine
Daniel Brandt Vegas, Medicine 
Danielle Brewer-Deluce, Pathology & Molecular Medicine
Kristen Burrows, Medicine; Physician Assistant Education
Teresa Chan, Medicine, Communication; Online Learning
Ruth Chen, Nursing, Leadership and Management; Simulation-Based Learning
Catherine Connelly, Business, Human Resources and Management; Organizational Behaviour
Deborah Cook, Medicine, Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact
Ligia Cordovani, Anesthesia
Liz Darling, Midwifery; Health care service implementation; Health policy 
Lawrence Grierson, Family Medicine, Technical Skill Acquisition; Simulation-Based Education
Michelle Howard, Family Medicine, Palliative Care; Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics; Program Evaluation
Andrea Hunter, Pediatrics, Global Health Education
Gabrielle Inglis, Family Medicine
Renate Kahlke, Medicine
Sujane Kandasamy, Medicine 
Melissa Kimber, Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences
James Leung, Pediatrics
Anthony Levinson, Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Anne Malott, Midwifery, Midwifery Practice; Interprofessional Education
Leslie Martin, Medicine, Evidence-based Medicine
Randi McCabe, Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences, Clinical Psychology; Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Sandra Monteiro, Health Evidence & Impact, Education Psychology; Clinical Reasoning
Beth Murray-Davis, Midwifery Education Program 
Catherine Munn, Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Quang Ngo, Pediatrics
Geoff Norman, Health Evidence and Impact, Educational Psychology
Joanna Pierazzo, Nursing; Educational Psychology; Simulation-Based Learning
Lynda Redwood-Campbell, Family Medicine, Global Health Education, Humanitarian Response
Stacey Ritz, Pathology & Molecular Medicine, Lab-based Biomedical Research; Health Professional Education
Lisa Schwartz, Health Evidence and Impact, Ethics and Health Policy
Jonathan Sherbino, Medicine, Clinical Reasoning; Medical Education
Matthew Sibbald, Cardiology, Simulation-based Education; Cognitive Load Theory
Natasha Snelgrove, Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Ranil Sonnadara, Surgery, Competency-Based Education; Skill Acquisition
Catherine Tong, Family Medicine
John Turnbull, Medicine 
Robert Whyte, Anesthesia, Undergraduate Medical Education; Equity, Diversity, Inclusivity
Meredith Vanstone, Family Medicine; Health Policy, Ethical and Social Complexity in Healthcare Practice
Albina Veltman, Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Bruce Wainman, Pathology & Molecular Medicine
Sarah Wojkowski, Vice-Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences and Executive Director, School of Rehabilitation Science, Rehabilitation Science
Michael Wong, Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Haroon Yousuf, Medicine
Mohammad Zubairi, Pediatrics; Clinical Reasoning; Simulation

Programs

• Health Science Education, M.Sc.

• Health Science Education Courses

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