The social and cultural changes occurring in modern society are reflected in medicine, medical education and the health sciences. We offer a distributed (primarily distance delivered) education program to those professionals and learners who wish to keep abreast of these changes and ongoing developments.The International Graduate Medical Education (IGME) program consists of masters and doctoral degrees in medical education and a master teacher certification for medical educators. The purpose of this program is to offer a medical education specialization graduate degree that helps professionals such as physicians and allied health professionals equip themselves with the knowledge, attitudes and skills in medical education practice and research.

Typically, the learners are established professionals with records of success in their field or learners just completing a course of undergraduate studies in science or a health-related discipline. The learners interact with faculty who are subject experts in medical education and related disciplines. Thus they can learn directly from professors while contributing their own professional experience through online study, face-to-face interaction and discussions with fellow learners. Learners in the International Graduate Medical Education program have the opportunity to influence the direction of their learning, to pace themselves in their online course discussions, and the opportunity to work with a distinguished, international faculty. Learners are encouraged to apply theoretical and research knowledge to professional practice. The program is based on the assumption that the clinician, researcher, teacher or administrator must remain current in the professional literature and apply this knowledge to professional practice. The emphasis therefore, is on learners as scholars, researchers, master teachers and educational leaders.

For the online components, learners study contemporary theory and research online, using electronic library services, faculty mentoring, interactive online discussions and bulletin boards. During this process, learners will have the opportunity for face-to-face interactions to develop relationships with their cohorts during a summer session in Italy or other designated locations where learners will complete some of the degree requirements.