Applied Modeling and Simulation in Healthcare - Curriculum 340 (DL)

Program Officer

LTC Charles P. Rowan, Ph.D., USA

Watkins Hall, Room 274

[phone], DSN 756-7872

[e-mail]

Academic Associate

Rudolph Darken
Glasgow East, Room 309

[phone], DSN 756-7588
[e-mail]

Brief Overview

This master’s degree program is a joint program with the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and consists of 10 courses (three courses are taught through USUHS; of the seven courses taught through NPS, four are part of the existing Modeling & Simulation in Healthcare Certificate program). The program focuses on both the fundamentals of modeling and simulation (M&S) and the broad applications of M&S to healthcare training. The intended students for this program are military and U.S. government civilian personnel who work in the DoD Military Healthcare System (MHS), specifically physicians, nurses, administrators, educators and simulation operations specialists. Admission to this program requires the approval of the program sponsor. 

Program Length

36 months

Required courses

This new Master’s degree program will consist of 10 courses (four of which will be completed as part of the existing Modeling & Simulation in Healthcare Certificate program).  The program will focus on both the fundamentals of modeling and simulation (M&S) and the broad applications of M&S to healthcare training.

The intended student population is healthcare professionals.

Students will complete 1 course per quarter.

Course Number	Title	Credits	Lecture Hours	Lab Hours
MV4002	Simulation and Training		4	1
MV3403	Research Methods and Statistics for Healthcare Simulation		4	1
MV4003	Technology and Simulation in Healthcare Education		3	1
MV4460	Management of Modeling & Simulation Development		4	0
MV3101	Introduction to Department of Defense Modeling and Simulation		4	0
OA3411	Introduction to Human Systems Integration		3	0
MV0810	Thesis Research		0	8
MV0810	Thesis Research		0	8
MV0810	Thesis Research		0	8

One new course will be developed, entitled "Frontiers in M&S" Three courses will be taught through USUHS: MED 555 Theory to Practice II: Instructional Methods OR MED 560: Measurement, Assessment, & Evaluation. MED 565: Theory to Practice IV: Curriculum Development\ MED 1003: Survey Design OR MED 500 Leadership Roles in HPE