Health Policy, Management and Evaluation

HPME: Introduction

Faculty Affiliation

Public Health

Degree Programs

Health Policy, Management and Evaluation

MSc

  • Concentrations:
    • Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research;
    • Health Systems Leadership and Innovation;
    • Health Systems Research
      • Emphases:
        • Health Economics;
        • Health Informatics Research;
        • Health Policy;
        • Health Systems Artificial Intelligence;
        • Health Technology Assessment;
        • Organization and Management Studies;
        • Outcomes and Evaluation Studies
    • Quality Improvement and Patient Safety.

PhD

  • Concentrations:
    • Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research;
    • Health Professions Education Research;
    • Health Systems Research
      • Emphases:
        • Health Economics;
        • Health Informatics Research;
        • Health Policy;
        • Health Technology Assessment;
        • Organization and Management Studies;
        • Outcomes and Evaluation Studies.

Health Administration

MHSc

Health Informatics

MHI

Combined Degree Programs

STG, Health Administration, MHSc / MSW (admissions have closed)

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

The Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (IHPME) brings together researchers from a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds. Broad research themes include Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research; Health Systems Research including Health Informatics Research, Health Economics, Health Policy, Health Services Organization and Management Studies, Health Services Outcomes and Evaluation, Health Technology Assessment, and Knowledge Translation; Health Administration; System Leadership and Innovation; and Quality Improvement and Patient Safety.

More than 400 faculty members from a variety of disciplines are represented in IHPME. At least 130 senior health care executives serve as adjunct faculty.

Please note the application deadlines.

November 15

  • MSc in Health Policy, Management and Evaluation concentrations: Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research; Health Systems Research
  • PhD in Health Policy, Management and Evaluation concentrations: Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research; Health Professions Education Research; Health Systems Research

November 30

  • MSc in Health Policy, Management and Evaluation concentration: Quality Improvement and Patient Safety

January 15

  • MSc in Health Policy, Management and Evaluation concentration: System Leadership and Innovation (Undergraduate and Postgraduate Medical Education applicants)

February 1

  • Master of Health Informatics
  • MHSc in Health Administration

March 1

  • Master of Health Informatics (executive option)

Contact and Address

Web: ihpme.utoronto.ca/community/connect
Email: ihpme@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-4326
Fax: (416) 978-7350

Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation
University of Toronto
4th Floor, 155 College Street
Toronto, Ontario M5T 3M6
Canada

HPME: Graduate Faculty

Full Members

Anderson, Geoff - MD
Atzema, Clare - BA, MSc, MD
Austin, Peter - PhD
Baker, G. Ross - AB, MA, PhD
Baxter, Nancy - DrMed, PhD
Berta, Whitney - BS, MBA, PhD
Beyene, Joseph - BSc, MSc, PhD
Brown, Adalsteinn - AB, PhD (Dean)
Cafazzo, Joseph - DPhil
Cockerill, Rhonda W - BA, MA, PhD
Cohen, Eyal - MSc, MD
Coyte, Peter C. - BA, MA, PhD
Deber, Raisa - BS, MS, PhD
Dell, Sharon - MD
Detsky, Allan - BS, MD, PhD
Dobrow, Mark - PhD
Fremes, Stephen - BA, MSc, MD
Goodwin, Pamela - MD
Hogg-Johnson, Sheilah - BMath, MMath, PhD
Jeffs, Lianne - MSN, PhD
Kingdom, John - DipCH, MB, MD
Kulasegaram, Kulamakan - BSc, PhD
Kulkarni, Abhaya - BSc, MD, PhD
Kuper, Ayelet - AB, MEd, MD, PhD
Laporte, Audrey - BA, MA, PhD (Director)
Lipscombe, Lorraine - MSc, MD
Loutfy, Mona - MPH, MD
Marchildon, Gregory - PhD
Martimianakis, Tina - MA, MEd, PhD
McCrindle, Brian - MD
Miller, Fiona - BIS, MA, DPhil
Moulton, Carol-Anne - MSc, DrMed
Nathan, Paul - BA, MSc, MD
Nauenberg, Eric - AB, MPH, PhD
Naylor, C. David - MD, PhD
Ng, Stella - BA, MA, PhD
Nguyen, Geoffrey - MD
O'Sullivan, Julia - BA, MA, PhD
Parekh, Rulan - MD
Paszat, Lawrence - MS, MD
Poland, Blake - BA, PhD
Ratnapalan, Savithiri - MEd, MBBS
Robinson, Lawrence - BA, MD
Rush, Brian - BA, MA, PhD
Sander, Beate - PhD
Scales, Damon - MD
Schwartz, Robert - BA, PhD
Seto, Emily - PhD
Shachak, Aviv - PhD (Graduate Coordinator; on leave until June 30, 2024)
Shah, Baiju - MD
Stabile, Mark - BA, MA, PhD, PhD
Stinson, Jennifer - BScN, MSc, PhD
Straus, Sharon Elizabeth - MSc, MD
Trbovich, Patricia L. - BA, MA, PhD, PhD
Wales, Paul - BSc, MSc, MD
Walsh, Catharine - MEd, MD
Wei, Xiaolin - MPH, MD, PhD
Wijeysundera, Duminda - MSc, MD
Wijeysundera, Harindra - BSc, MD, PhD
Wodchis, Walter - MA, PhD
Woods, Nicole - BA, PhD

Members Emeriti

Barnsley, Jan - BSc, MSc, PhD

Associate Members

Albert, Mathieu - PhD
Anderson, Kelly - PhD
Avila, Maria Laura - MD, PhD
Axler, Renata - BA, MA, PhD
Azarpazhooh, Amir - MSc, DDS, PhD
Baumann, Andrea - BN, MN, PhD
Benchimol, Eric - MD
Berger, Howard - BSc, MD
Bezjak, Andrea - MS, MDCM
Bingham, Kathleen - BSc, MD, PhD
Blackstien-Hirsch, Paula - MHSc, MHSA, MHSA
Boehm, Leslie A. - BA, MA, MA
Borkhoff, Cornelia - BSc, MSc, PhD
Bunger, Alicia - PhD
Cammisa, Giuseppe - MBA
Campbell, Wenonah - PhD
Chadi, Ahmed - BS, MS, MD
Chan, An-Wen - BSc, MD, DPhil
Chan, Ben - BSc, MPH, MPA, MD
Cheung, Matthew - MSc, MD
Church, Peter - MD
Covelli, Andrea - BS, MD, PhD
Craven, Beverley Catharine - MD
Darling, Liz - PhD
de Almeida, John - MD
De Mestral, Charles - MDCM, PhD
Drennan, Ian - BSc, PhD
Drucker, Aaron - MS, MD
Dubinsky, Isser - BSc, MD, MD
Dufour, Lucas - PhD
Fralick, Michael - MD, PhD
Furlan, Julio - MSc, DrMed, PhD
Gaines, Tommi - PhD
Gill, Peter - MS, MD, DPhil
Goldman, Russell - MPH, MD
Gomez Jaramillo, David - MD, PhD
Gotlib Conn, Lesley - BA, MA, PhD
Govindarajan, Anand - BSc, MSc, DrMed
Gozdyra, Piotr - BA, MA
Gupta, Samir - MSc, MDCM
Gupta, Vikas - MBBS
Hall, Ruth - BASc, MSc
Hameed, Usmaan - BS, MD
Hancock Howard, Rebecca - PhD
Hendrick-Hallet, Julie - MSc, MD
Hirschfield, Gideon - MA, PhD
Horton, Susan - BA, MA, MA, PhD
Huang, Vivian - MS, MD
Huszti, Ella - MSc, PhD
Irish, Jonathan - MSc, MD
Jackevicius, Cynthia - BS, MSc
Kantarevic, Jasmin - PhD
Kim, Joseph - MHSc, MD, PhD
Kiss, Alexander - PhD
Kozloff, Nicole - BA, SM, MD
Kumbhare, Dinesh - BSc, MHSc, MD
Kuo, Kevin - BSc, MD
Kusurkar, Rashmi - PhD
Lapointe-Shaw, Lauren - MD, PhD
Larsen, Darren - MD
Lega, Iliana - MD
Levitt, Kevin Samuel - BSc, MSc, MD
Levy, Charissa - MHSc
Lexchin, Joel - BSc, MSc, MD
Lin, Steve - MSc, MD
Liu, Kuan - BSc, MMath, PhD
Liu, Ning - PhD
Lix, Lisa - PhD
Lotfollahi Shabestari, Omid - MD, PhD
Maetzel, Andreas - MSc, PhD
Marcon, Peggy - MD
Marras, Connie - MD
Martin, Taylor - MHSA
Maurer, Daphne - PhD
McCredie, Victoria - MBCHB, DPhil
Mcleod, Shelley - MSc, MSc
Milo-Manson, Golda - BSc, MSc, MD, MD
Mozessohn, Lee - MD
Munce, Sarah - BSc, MSc, PhD
Munshi, Laveena - MSc, DrMed
Narayanan, Unni - MSc, MD
Nelson, Michelle - BA, MA, PhD
Okrainec, Karen - DrMed
Onyura, Betty - MA, PhD
Paprica, Alison - DSc
Parmar, Ambika - MSc, MD
Paul, Robert - PhD
Petch, Jeremy - BA, MA, PhD
Piggott, Katrina - MD, MD
Piquette, Dominique - MSc, MD, MD
Pitzul, Kristen - PhD
Quinn, Kieran - MD
Rackow, Valerie - BS, MHSc
Razak, Fahad - BSc, MSc, MD
Ricciuto, Amanda - MDCM
Rueda, Sergio - MSc, AM, PhD
Sawka, Anna - MSc, MD, BScMed, PhD
Seeman, Neil - BA, MPH, JD
Sejdic, Ervin - PhD, PhD
Seto, Winnie - BScPhm, MSc, DP
Shah, Prakeshkumar - MD
Shakeri Hossein Abad, Zahra - PhD
Shea, Christine - PhD
Shehata, Nadine - MEd, MD
Shojania, Kaveh - BSc, MD
Sholzberg, Michelle - BSc, DrMed
Shulman, Rayzel - MD
Simpson, Andrea - BSc, MSc, MD
Sinclair, Douglas - BSc, MD
Smith, Tina - BSc, MHSc (Acting Graduate Coordinator)
Snelgrove, John - BSc, MSc, MD
Snider, Carolyn - BSc, BComm, MPH, MD
Soklaridis, Sophie - BSc, MSS, PhD
Stricker Naimer, Michelle - BS, MHSc, DrMed
Strudwick, Gillian - PhD
Tavares, Walter - BSc, MSc, PhD
Teare, Gary - MSc, DrMedVet, PhD
Thomson, Nicole - BS, MSc
Thorsteinsdottir, Halla - PhD
Varner, Catherine - BA, MD
Verma, Amol A. - MPH, MD
Vyas, Manav - MSc, MBBS, PhD
Wang, Bo - BS, MS, PhD
Wang, Karen - BA, BEd, MEd, MD
Watt, Jennifer - MD, MD
Wegier, Pete - MSc, PhD
Wilson, Jefferson - BS, MD, PhD
Wong, Brian - MD
Wright, Sarah Robin - PhD
Yu, Amy - MSc, MD
Zaheer, Juveria - AB, MSc, DrMed
Zenlea, Ian - MD
Zimmermann, Camilla - MSc, MD
Zywiel, Michael - BS, MS, MD

HPME: Health Policy, Management and Evaluation MSc, PhD Courses

Students in the Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy programs may elect to be assessed on a Credit/No Credit basis in courses marked by the symbol up to a total of 0.5 FCE.

Concentration: Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research

Compulsory Courses

Course CodeCourse Title
HAD5301H
Introduction to Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research
HAD5307H
Introduction to Applied Biostatistics
HAD5311H0
Comprehensive/Synthesis (one year)
HAD5316H
Biostatistics II: Advanced Techniques in Applied Regression Methods

0 Course that may continue over a program. The course is graded when completed.

Recommended Courses

Course CodeCourse Title
HAD5302H
Measurement in Clinical Research
HAD5303H
Controlled Clinical Trials
HAD5304H
Clinical Decision Making and Cost Effectiveness
HAD5305H
Evidence-Based Guidelines
HAD5306H
Introduction to Health Services Research and the Use of Health Administrative Data
HAD5308H
Evidence Synthesis: Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis
HAD5309H
Observational Studies: Theory, Design, and Methods
HAD5310H
Pragmatic Issues in Conduct of Controlled Trials
HAD5730H
Economic Evaluation Methods for Health Systems Research
HAD5760H
Advanced Health Economics and Policy Analysis

Elective Courses

Course CodeCourse Title
HAD5312H
Decision Modelling for Clinical Policy and Economic Evaluation
HAD5313H
Advanced Design and Analysis Issues in Clinical Trials
HAD5314H
Applied Bayesian Methods in Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research
HAD5315H
Advanced Topics in Measurement
HAD5316H
Biostatistics II: Advanced Techniques in Applied Regression Methods
(prerequisite: HAD5307H or CHL5201H)
HAD5318HAdvanced Evidence Synthesis
(prerequisite: HAD5308H)
HAD5319HBiostatistics III: Advanced Biostatistical Techniques for Observational Studies
(prerequisites: HAD5301H, HAD5307H, HAD5309H, HAD5316H)
HAD5320HWriting Mentorship
HAD6360H0
Required Research Practicum in Clinical Epidemiology (Credit/No Credit)
HAD6361H0
Optional Research Practicum in Clinical Epidemiology (Credit/No Credit)
HAD7002H
Reading Course

Other IHPME courses or extra-departmental courses may be considered as elective courses and are subject to approval of the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation.

0 Course that may continue over a program. The course is graded when completed.

Concentration: Health Professions Education Research (HPER)

Required Courses

Course CodeCourse Title
HAD5011H
Canada's Health Care System and Health Policy (Doctoral Stream)
HAD6500HEssential Skills in HPER
HAD6501H
Introduction to Methods/Methodologies for HPER
HAD6502H or
HAD6503H
Survey of Critical and Interpretive Social Science Theory for HPER or
Survey of Cognitive and Behavioural Sciences Theory for Health Professions Education Research
HAD6504H or
HAD6505H
Intermediate Critical and Interpretive Social Science Methods or
Intermediate Cognitive and Behavioural Sciences Methods/Methodologies for Health Professions Education Research (prerequisite: HAD6501H)
HAD6507HIdentity and Professional Life for Health Professions Education Research
HAD6508HSociology of the Professions
HAD6509HThe Examination: The Technology that Shapes What We Can Know, Do, and Be
HAD6510HAcademic Medicine: From the Global to the Virtual
HAD6560H
Health Professions Education Research (HPER) Comprehensive Exam

Elective Courses

All Health Systems Research courses and Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research courses or extradepartmental courses may be considered as elective courses and are subject to approval of the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation.

Concentration: Health Systems Research

Course CodeCourse Title
HAD2002HLearning Health Systems Part 2: Implementation and Evaluation of System Innovations (prerequisite: HAD2003H)
HAD2003HLearning Health Systems Part 1: Identifying Opportunities for System Change and Designing Sound Innovations
HAD5011H
Canada's Health Care System and Health Policy (Doctoral Stream)
HAD5012HPatient and Caregiver Engagement in Research
HAD5013HGraduate Seminar in Emotions and Ethics
HAD5022HPolitics, Policy, Public Health, and Health Technology
HAD5726H
Evaluation and Research Design in Health Informatics
HAD5727H
Knowledge Transfer and Exchange
HAD5728H
Performance Measurement in Health Care: Theory and Application
HAD5730H
Economic Evaluation Methods for Health Systems Research
HAD5737H
Tools for Implementation Science 
HAD5738H
Advanced Methods in Economic Evaluation
HAD5740H
Intermediate Level Qualitative Methods
HAD5742H
Mixed Methods for Health Systems Research
HAD5743H
Evaluation II
HAD5744H
Applied Health Econometrics I
HAD5746HApplied Health Econometrics II
HAD5747HCognitive, Social, and Information Science Theory in Health Informatics Research
HAD5748HIntroduction to Survey Design and Psychometrics
(prerequisite: HAD5772H or equivalent)
HAD5749HKnowledge to Action: Disseminating and Implementing Evidence into Practice
HAD5750HSeminar in Organizational Behaviour
HAD5751HAI Development and Implementation in Health Care
HAD5752HIntroduction to Knowledge Translation and Implementation Science
HAD5753HTraining for Impact: Art and Science of Health System Leadership (Credit/No Credit)
HAD5754HGlobal Quality of Care in Health Systems
HAD5755Y
Health Economics Graduate Seminar Series (Credit/No Credit)
HAD5760H
Advanced Health Economics and Policy Analysis
HAD5763H
Advanced Methods in Health Services Research
HAD5771H
Resource Allocation Ethics
HAD5772H
Intermediate Statistics for Health Systems Researchers
HAD5773H
Introduction to Theories of Organizational Behaviour and Applications to the Health Care Sector
HAD5777HLeading and Managing Change: Building Adaptive Capacity
HAD5778HComparative Health Systems and Policy
HAD5779HEvidence Synthesis for Health Services, Systems and Policy Research
HAD5781HCase Study Research for Health Services, Systems and Policy
HAD6506HAssessment in Health Professions Education
HAD6750H
Advanced Health Economics and Policy Analysis II
HAD6760H
Introduction to Health Services and Systems Research Theory and Methods
HAD6761H
Outcomes and Evaluation Studies Comprehensive Course
HAD6762H
Organization and Management Studies Comprehensive Course
HAD6763H
Health Policy Comprehensive Course
HAD6764H
Health Informatics Research Comprehensive Course
HAD6765HHealth Technology Assessment Comprehensive Course (Credit/No Credit)
HAD6770H
Applying Health Services and Systems Research Methods
(prerequisite: HAD6760H)
HAD7001H
Reading Course
JNH5001H
Health Care Settings, Site, and Human Well Being
JNH5003H
Home and Community Care Knowledge Translation

Concentration: Quality Improvement and Patient Safety

Required Courses

Course CodeCourse Title
HAD3010H
Fundamentals of Improvement Science
HAD3020HQuality Improvement Methods
HAD3030HConcepts and Strategies in Patient Safety
HAD3040Y+Project Practicum
HAD3041Y0Design and Methods for Thesis Research
HAD3050HLeading and Managing Change
HAD3060HQuality Improvement in Health Systems
HAD3070HHealth Law and Risk Management for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety

Practicum Course

Course CodeCourse Title
HAD3080HExternal Practicum

Elective Courses

Course CodeCourse Title
HAD3025HTeaching QI and Patient Safety
(prerequisites: HAD3010H, HAD3020H, HAD3040Y+)
HAD3090HThe Application of Lean in Healthcare
HAD4000HReading Course — QIPS
HAD5777HLeading and Managing Change: Building Adaptive Capacity

+ Extended course. For academic reasons, coursework is extended into session following academic session in which course is offered.

0 Course that may continue over a program. The course is graded when completed.

Concentration: System Leadership and Innovation

Required Courses

Course CodeCourse Title
HAD2001H
Strategic Vision and Planning for Health System Change
HAD2007H
Learning Health Systems Innovation and Transformation
(prerequisite: HAD2004H+)
HAD2012H
Leading and Innovating in Canada's Digital Health Ecosystem
HAD2013H
Fundamentals of Health Economics and Policy

Experiential Learning Courses

Course CodeCourse Title
HAD2030HSystems Innovation Capstone Paper (Credit/No Credit)
(prerequisites: HAD2001H, HAD2002H, HAD2003H, HAD2004H+, HAD2005H, HAD2010H, HAD2020H)
HAD2040Y0Systems Innovation Capstone Project (Credit/No Credit)
(prerequisites: HAD2001H, HAD2003H, and HAD2004H+)

Elective Courses

Course CodeCourse Title
HAD2002HLearning Health Systems Part 2: Implementation and Evaluation of System Innovations (prerequisite: HAD2003H)
HAD2003HLearning Health Systems Part 1: Identifying Opportunities for System Change and Designing Sound Innovations
HAD2004H+,Challenges and Opportunities for Physician Leadership and Competency Development
HAD2005HQuality Improvement Skills for Healthcare Leaders
HAD2006HLeading and Evaluating Health Professional Education
HAD2008HHuman Factors, Strategy, and Innovation Leadership
(prerequisite: HAD2004H+)
HAD2010HHealth Systems Leadership Practicum (Individual) (Credit/No Credit)

+ Extended course. For academic reasons, coursework is extended into session following academic session in which course is offered.

0 Course that may continue over a program. The course is graded when completed.

Cross-Listed Courses

These courses are limited to certain program students in Health Policy, Management and Evaluation. Please check the IHPME website.

Course CodeCourse Title
CHL5300HPublic Health Policy
HSR1001H
Introduction to Qualitative Methods for Health Systems and Policy Research
HSR1002H
Health Services Research Seminar (Credit/No Credit)
JCV3060H
Advanced Topics in Cardiovascular Sciences — Molecular Biology and Heart Signal Transduction
JCV3061H
Advanced Topics in Cardiovascular Sciences — Hormones
JCV3062H
Advanced Topics in Cardiovascular Sciences — Heart Function
JCV3063H
Advanced Topics in Cardiovascular Sciences — Vascular

HPME: Health Administration MHSc Courses

Students in the Master of Health Science program may elect to be assessed on a Credit/No Credit basis in courses marked by the symbol ⌘ up to a total of 0.5 FCE.

Required Courses

All courses are offered in modular format unless marked otherwise.

Course Code Course Title
HAD5010H
Canada's Health System and Health Policy: Part I
HAD5020H
Canada's Health System and Health Policy: Part II
HAD5711H
Theory and Practice of Strategic Planning and Management in Health Services Organization
HAD5713H
Introduction to Population Health Management
HAD5721H
Strategic Management of Quality and Organizational Behaviour in Health Services Organizations
HAD5723H
Health Services Accounting
HAD5724H
Quantitative Methods for Health Services Management and Policy
HAD5725H
Health Economics
HAD5731H
Translating Leadership Into Practice
HAD5733H
Health Services Finance
HAD5741H
Health Law and Ethics
HAD5761H
Introduction to eHealth: Informatics, Innovations, and Information Systems
HAD5769H
Human Resources Management in the Health Field
HAD5770H
Program Planning and Evaluation
HAD5775H Competition, Cooperation, and Strategy in Health Care
HAD5800H The Fundamentals of Health Services Leadership (Credit/No Credit)
(prerequisites: all courses in Blocks 1 to 3, plus HAD5725H, HAD5741H, and HAD5769H)
HAD6010Y+
Health Care Leadership Practicum (Credit/No Credit)
HAD6011H+
Health Care Leadership Practicum Extension (Credit/No Credit)

+ Extended course. For academic reasons, coursework is extended into session following academic session in which course is offered.

Elective Courses

Non-modular electives may be taken subject to program approval.

Course Code Course Title
HAD5736H
Operations Research Tools for Quantitative Health Care Decision Making
HAD5765H
Case Studies in Health Policy
HAD5767H Health Services Marketing
HAD5777H Leading and Managing Change: Building Adaptive Capacity