As MHAM pursues sustainable excellence and competence in teaching, a Masteral Program of Master of Arts in Health Professions Education (MAHPEd) lecture was conducted to full time faculty members at the MHAM AVR 5 last August 19, 2017.
The MHAM CM Masteral Program of Master of Arts in Health Professions Education (MAHPEd) faculty-enrollees
Nine faculty-doctors who enrolled in the MAHPEd program attended the whole day lecture which centers on areas of development and delivery of various educational services in medical schools. Currently there are thirteen full time MHAM faculty-enrollees with weekly classes facilitated by Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan Graduate School.
MAHPEd energizer
A graduate program under CHED’s Delivering Higher Educational Institution (DHEI) recognition, the weekly classes was facilitated by Xavier University professors, Dr. Agaton Panopio Jr. and Dr. Lourdes Tolod. The MAHPEd program envisions to further enhance the teaching methodologies, coaching and evaluating techniques.
MAHPEd Program: Enhancing the teaching methodologies, coaching and evaluating techniques
With the event-facilitator, Dr. Lourdes G. Tolod…
According to Dr. Lourdes Tolod who facilitated the lecture, reaching the graduate level of education and completing it is the dream of those in the academe. In addition, it brings not only prestige but it also opens various opportunities to the graduate in terms of promotion and promise of a higher pay.
“If you really want to go into the formal education system especially those who would like to teach in medicine, then your target is for the MA because CHED requires an MA degree for those who will teach in college and that makes the apex on it”, said Dr. Tolod.
She also quoted CHED’s Memorandum Order 36 Series of 1998 that the MA program showcases the best of the academic and intellectual products and processes of the system.
As research proposals are required to every enrollee before completing the 2-year duration, Dr. Tolod thoroughly discussed the research process which emphasizes the development of generalizations, principles or theories that will be helpful in predicting future occurrences.
Thus, like any other graduate school enrollee, these MHAM faculty-doctors are also candidates for thesis defense for Masters in Professional Health Education. Dr. Tolod also stressed the emphasis on the importance of research in any degree program.
MAHPEd Program: Pursuing sustainable excellence in teaching
A Cebuana by birth but has moved to Cagayan de Oro City, this Xavier University professor was a former CHED supervisor and took the superintendent’s test and became at the School’s Division Superintendent in different parts of Region X. After her retirement in 2008 Xavier University took her in again as the Dean of the School of Education for five years. To date, Dr. Tolod serves as a professor in the Graduate School of Xavier University. For her, she had lived a very colorful life education especially when she was still connected with CHED.
MAPHED
Being clinicians and teachers in the medical field, these MHAM faculty also participated the Mentoring Program which was also facilitated by professors Dr. Panopio and Dr. Tolod for the pursuit of medical competence, commitment and compassion. (Ana Liza Abao)
MAHPEd weekly classes held at Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan Graduate School with professors Dr. Panopio Jr. and Dr. Lourdes Tolod