Partnership for Education of Health Professionals

PEP partners in India

• All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi
• Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI), Delhi
• Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore

PEP partners in Kenya

• Amref Health Africa (AMIU), Nairobi
• Ministry of Health (MoH)
• Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC), Nairobi
• African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC)
• Non-Communicable Disease Alliance Kenya (NCDAK)

PEP partners in Denmark

• Absalon University College
• Via University College
• KP University College

Other collaborators

• Centre for Research in Assessment and Digital Learning (CRADLE), Deakin University, Australia
• Copenhagen Academy for Medical Education and Simulation (CAMES), Denmark

Alexandra Buhl, PhD student, ICD team, 2025-2028

Topic: Capacity research

Contact: alexandra.buhl@sund.ku.dk

Sif Sofie Vange, PhD student, HWF research group, 2025-2028

Topic: Health workforce research

Contact: sif.vange@sund.ku.dk

Phase I

The project will build upon the PEP Phase I. In the previous collaboration under PEP, achievements included successful establishment of Centers of Excellence in India and trained faculty in digital and blended learning methods.

Key achievements from our collaborative activities during PEP Phase 1 include:

• Over 300 faculty and support staff participated in onsite workshops on online and blended learning techniques at partner institutions in India.
• Three exchange visits to UCPH with 20 staff from AIIMS, CMC, and PHFI.
• One Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on CMD prevention, management, and care for health professionals jointly developed by CMC and UCPH, ready for launch in November 2024.
• Two video-based online learning resources (An introduction to HPE research and Innovative approaches to OBL) targeting faculty and teaching-learning specialists at HPE institutions in LMICs.
• Nine online seminars on educational research and online and blended learning with almost 700 participants (and to be continued).
• Six health professions education research mentorships established between Indian staff and experienced international researchers.

• Jensen, L. X., Bearman ,Margaret, Boud ,David, & Konradsensen, F. (2025). Feedback encounters in doctoral supervision: The role of generative AI chatbots. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 0(0), 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1080/02602938.2025.2478155
• Jensen, L. X., Buhl, A., Hussain, S., Karan, A., Konradsen, F., & Bearman, M. (2023). Digital education for health professionals in India: A scoping review of the research. BMC Medical Education, 23(1), 561. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-023-04552-2
• Jensen, L. X., Buhl, A., Sharma, A., & Bearman, M. (2024). Generative AI and higher education: A review of claims from the first months of ChatGPT. Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-024-01265-3
• Karan, A., Hussain, S., Jensen, L. X., Buhl, A., Bearman, M., & Zodpey, S. (2024). Non-communicable diseases, digital education and considerations for the Indian context – a scoping review. BMC Public Health, 24(1), 1280. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-18765-7

• COBL -  Site visit to India, October 2024 - [report attachment]
• PHFI - Visit to Copenhagen, 4-8 and 11-14 March 2024 [report attachment]
• UCPH - Site visit to India, November 2023 [report attachment]

As part of the PEP project, we are organising a series of online seminars on health professions education research. The intended participants are faculty and other staff at PEP partner institutions who have an interest in educational research.

Each seminar will cover a different aspect of educational research, providing participants with a broad introduction to approaches and methodologies in health professions education research. Focus has been given to topics that are relevant for those working in the health sciences, who are not yet familiar with educational research.

If you have any questions, comments or suggestions for topics, please reach out to Lasse X Jensen.

Schedule for 2024

We aim for monthly seminars between March and October. The below schedule is subject to change. Each seminar will be 90 mins long (incl. the presentation and questions/discussion). All presentations will be recorded and shared in the PEP community.