To undertake this programme you should have the ability to teach within a health professions background. Applicants applying without first completing the Certificate in Health Professions Education, will need to have an equivalent qualification, approved by the Department.

HYMS considers applications for accreditation of prior certificated learning (APCL) or for accreditation of prior experiential learning (APEL) on an individual basis. While applicants may make initial enquiries to HYMS, no formal consideration will be made until an application to the programme of study has been submitted.

The programme is blended learning; the majority of the programme is conducted over the virtual learning environment, with four study days.

This programme is now OPEN.

Applications for January 2021 closed on the 1st November 2020.

The deadline for applications for September 2021 entry is 31st July 2021.

Early applications are encouraged, however, as there are a limited number of spaces on the programme.