We are a Catholic institution of learning dedicated to advancing the frontiers of knowledge in the theoretical and applied fields through quality graduate education that is comprehensive and responsive to the needs of society.

We are committed to the formation of scholars and high-quality professionals who are ethical, competent, compassionate, and committed to the service of their respective professions, the Church, the nation, and the global community.

We envision a Graduate School that stands for excellence and innovation and that is globally recognized for its distinct degree programs and quality research outputs.

The Graduate School commits itself to develop: 

1. Competent professionals who, inspired by the ideals of St. Antoninus of Florence, promote excellence in the production, advancement, and transmission of specialized knowledge and skills in the sciences, the arts, and community service; 
2. Scholarly researchers and creative thinkers who, kindled by St. Thomas Aquinas’s ardour for truth, aspire to become fonts of intellectual creativity and, in their quest for quality research, are proficient and critical in assessing and communicating information in various fields that impact the professions, the Church, the nation, and the global community; 
3. Professional Christian leaders who, touched by St. Dominic de Guzman’s apostolic fire and warmed by Mary’s motherly care, articulate ethics and truth, high level of moral maturity in resolving issues and promoting social justice and compassion for the poor, and care for the environment; 
4. Globally engaged citizens who, with ardent advocacy for life, promote a deeper understanding of tolerance and justice as well as linguistic, religious, and cultural diversities as a result of precise evaluation of modern problems and inquiries; 
5. Committed scholars who, nurtured by the dogmas of Christian faith and values, are dedicated to the pursuit of truth through the promotion of an intellectual culture that values academic rigor and freedom of scientific investigations; and 
6. Lifelong learners who, empowered by St. Antoninus of Florence’s zeal for learning, are committed to the advancement of a higher culture through a continuous search for intellectual inquiries and new knowledge as well as faithfulness to Catholic intellectual traditions. 

Upon successful completion of the Master in Health Professions Education, the graduate will be able to:

1. Demonstrate updated and in-depth professional and functioning knowledge of curriculum and instruction, development, concepts, theory models and processes and apply them in the challenges in health profession education.
2. Demonstrate skills of critical approaches in the conduct of research in health professions education in the area of curriculum and instruction challenges.
3. Demonstrate professional skills to lead as well as to work independently and collaboratively with others exercising ethical actions, and truth in resolving curriculum and instructional challenges, issues and concerns in health professions education.
4. Demonstrate higher order level of skills in accessing analyzing and communicating ideas effectively in oral and written form as a professional and instructional leader in health profession education.
5. Demonstrate local awareness to values tolerance, linguistic and the ability to navigate and mediate between and among cultures.
6. Demonstrate initiative and self-direction to advance one’s knowledge and skills in curriculum and instruction using established sources of advanced information in the field beyond program requirement.