About Us

The mission of the Master of Science in Health Professions Education (MS-HPE) program is to train health professions educators to be evidence-based teachers and inclusive leaders who conduct educational scholarship that molds the future of the field. The goal of this program is to train healthcare practitioners on best educational practices and educational scholarship to further their teaching and careers as clinician educators. Common threads of diversity, educational technology and health professions education scholarship will guide the curriculum of this program.

Meet Our Leadership Team

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Program Director

Karen Mangold, MD, MEd
Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine) and Medical Education

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Associate Program Director

Michelle L. Fletcher, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Hospital Medicine)

Get to Know Our Top-Ranked Medical School

Located in the heart of downtown Chicago, Feinberg invites students, faculty and staff to be part of a forward-thinking institution committed to improving human health through education and discovery. We are ranked 13th in the nation by U.S. News and World Report for research-focused medical schools.

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Contact Us
We welcome your questions and comments about the Master of Science in Health Professions Education program. For general inquiries, please reach out to mshpe@northwestern.edu. For program-specific, questions, please contact Maja Sunleaf, senior program coordinator at maja.sunleaf@northwestern.edu or 312-503-8034.