Education Scholars Program
The Education Scholars program is a highly applied, intermediate level, 2-year program aimed at enhancing participants' capacity as education scholars.
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Description
Working collaboratively to solve common challenges encountered in health professions education, participants will tackle the most pressing issues in:
- curriculum and program development,
- program evaluation, and
- education leadership and system change.
Additional Info
The tuition rate covers both Year 1 and Year 2 of the program. You can choose to be invoiced in one of two ways:
- Pay the full tuition upfront before the start of Year 1, or
- Pay in two installments—half of the tuition at the start of Year 1, and the other half at the start of Year 2.
You will be asked to notify the ESP coordinator at the time you receive your confirmation of acceptance.
Application Process
Application will be required. Application details coming soon.
Dates
ESP Access and Inclusion Bursary
We have established the Access and Inclusion Bursary to enhance financial support for our longitudinal programs, recognizing that funding access varies across health professions and institutions. This Bursary will be applied to your program tuition. For more information and application instructions, please click here.
Program Details
For more information about the program, visit the ESP program page
Program Structure
5 units over the course of two years, each focused on key theme.
Each unit includes:
- 3-day intensive in-person module
- Facilitates deep exploration of topics through a variety of reflective, small and large group, case-based teaching and learning formats
- Provides a language of practice to communicate the value of education
- Fosters connection and community within and beyond the program
- Monthly in-person group sessions (3 hours each)
- Fosters application of course material to participants’ own education contexts, with a focus on how to navigate expected and unexpected educational dilemmas
- Individual virtual coaching sessions (1 hour each)
- Actively supports development of identity as an education scholar
- Advances critical thinking skills to address challenges with applying theory to practice
- Develops reflexive skills critical to their education practice.
- Independent work (approximately 1-2 hours per week)
Year 1
Unit 1: Introduction to Education Scholarship
October 6-8, 2025 – Module 1 (3 day in-person)
November 4,2025 – 3-hour in-person group session
December 2, 2025 – 3-hour in-person group session
January 20, 2026– 3-hour in-person group session
Unit 2: Education Scholars as a Developer
February 9-21, 2026 – Module 2 (3 day in-person)
March 10, 2026 – 3-hour in-person group session
April 7, 2025 – 3-hour in-person group session
1 self-scheduled 1:1 coaching (1 hour each)
Unit 3: Education Scholar as Evaluator
May 4-6, 2026 – Module 3 (3 day in-person)
May 26, 2026 – 3-hour in-person group session
*1 self-scheduled 1:1 coaching (1 hour each)
Year 2
Unit 4: Education Scholar as a change Agent
October 5-7, 2026 – Module 4 (3 day in-person)
November 3, 2026 – 3-hour in-person group session
December 1, 2026 – 3-hour in-person group session
January 19, 2027 3-hour in-person group session
*1 self-scheduled 1:1 coaching (1 hour each)
Unit 5: Consolidation
February 8-10, 2027 – Module 5 (3 day in-person)
March 9, 2027 – 3-hour in-person group session
April 6 ,2027 3-hour in-person group session
May 4, 2027 – 3-hour in-person group session
*2 self-scheduled 1:1 coaching (1 hour each)
June 1, 2027 – Showcase/Graduation (in-person)
*Participants are responsible for scheduling their 1:1 coaching sessions with their assigned coaches.
Event Details
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Start date: Oct 6Duration: 2 yearsSessions:Location: TorontoCost:Offers:
- ESP CFD Member Discount $13,820.00 incl.
- $13,925.00 incl.
Additional Info:Tags:Applications not currently accepted
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