This course will focus on academic professional development, contextualized for HPER PhDs. The course will be organized around 3 integrated themes so that students can develop contextualized knowledge and practice skills in relation to: Theme 1) balancing academic citizenship and building programs of research; Theme 2) engaging with academic discourse and knowledge mobilization including academic writing, grantsmanship and peer review; and Theme 3) career planning. The course will encourage critical reading of the health professions education literature and exploration of the HPE community.

The course instructors believe that PhDs in HPER should be knowledgeable and effective educators. Thus the instructors will model evidence- and theory-informed principles and practices of education throughout the course. And one graded aspect of the course will focus on coordination as an essential skill in HPE practice. Thus, the course also becomes an introduction to evidence-informed pedagogy and skilled educational coordination.

Objectives: upon completion of this course, you should be able to: 1) Understand the concept of academic citizenship. 2) Engage with academic discourse and knowledge mobilization. 3) Consider your career trajectory in HPE.