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 Services Research
- Emphases:
- Health Economics;
- Health Informatics Research;
- Health Policy;
- Health Services Organization and Management Studies
- Health Services Outcomes and Evaluation;
- Health Systems Artificial Intelligence;
- Health Technology Assessment;
- Emphases:
- Quality Improvement and Patient Safety;
- System Leadership and Innovation
PhD
- Concentrations:
- Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research;
- Health Professions Education Research;
- Health Services Research
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:
- Aging, Palliative and Supportive Care Across the Life Course
- Health Administration, MHSc
- Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, MSc, PhD
- Bioethics
- Health Administration, MHSc
- Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, MSc, PhD
- Global Health (U of T Global Scholar)
- Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, MSc (thesis only), PhD
- Health Care, Technology, and Place (admissions have closed)
- Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, PhD
- Health Services and Policy Research
- Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, MSc, PhD
- Public Health Policy
- Health Administration, MHSc
- Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, MSc, PhD
- Resuscitation Sciences
- Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, MSc, PhD
- Women and Gender Studies
- Health Administration, MHSc
- Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, MSc, PhD
- Women's Health
- Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, MSc, PhD
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 Services 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 200 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 Services Research; Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
- PhD in Health Policy, Management and Evaluation concentrations: Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research; Health Professions Education Research; Health Services Research
January 15
- MSc in Health Policy, Management and Evaluation concentration: System Leadership and Innovation (Undergraduate Medical Education applicants)
February 1
- Master of Health Informatics
- MHSc in Health Administration
- MHSc in Health Administration / MSW combined degree program
- MHSc in Health Administration / MN combined degree program
March 1
- Master of Health Informatics (executive option)
March 15
- MSc in Health Policy, Management and Evaluation concentration: System Leadership and Innovation (Postgraduate Medical Education applicants)
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
Members Emeriti
Associate Members
HPME: Health Policy, Management and Evaluation MSc
Master of Science
Program Description
The HPME graduate program offers the following concentrations leading to the MSc degree:
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Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research;
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Health Services Research;
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Quality Improvement and Patient Safety; and
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System Leadership and Innovation.
The MSc program can be taken on a full-time or part-time basis.
Concentration: Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research
Minimum Admission Requirements
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Applicants are admitted under the General Regulations of the School of Graduate Studies. Applicants must also satisfy IHPME's additional admission requirements stated below.
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Applicants require an overall B+ average or higher in the last two years of an appropriate bachelor's degree from a recognized university. For applicants to this concentration, a degree in a health profession (e.g., MD, BScN, BScOT, BScPT, DDM, MScN) from a recognized university with a B+ average in the final two years is required.
Program Requirements
Two options are available:
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Thesis option comprising 3.0 full-course equivalents (FCEs) and a thesis.
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Coursework-only option comprising 5.0 FCEs, including completion of at least one research practicum.
Thesis MSc
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Completion of 3.0 FCEs as follows:
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1.5 FCEs required: HAD 5301H, HAD 5307H, and one of HAD 5303H, HAD 5304H, HAD 5306H, or HAD 5309H
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1.5 FCEs in electives.
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A thesis written under the supervision of a thesis committee (supervisor and at least one, and preferably two, additional graduate faculty members) and its defence before an examination committee.
Coursework-Only MSc
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Completion of 5.0 FCEs as follows:
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2.0 FCEs required: HAD 5301H, HAD 5307H, HAD 6360H, and one of HAD 5303H, HAD 5304H, or HAD 5309H
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3.0 FCEs in electives.
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Program Length
3 sessions full-time (typical registration sequence: F/W/S);
6 sessions part-time
Time Limit
3 years full-time;
6 years part-time
Concentration: Health Services Research
Minimum Admission Requirements
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Applicants are admitted under the General Regulations of the School of Graduate Studies. Applicants must also satisfy IHPME's additional admission requirements stated below.
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Applicants require an overall B+ average or higher in the last two years of an appropriate bachelor's degree from a recognized university. For applicants to Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research, a degree in a health profession (e.g., MD, BScN, BScOT, BScPT, DDM, MScN) from a recognized university with a B+ average in the final two years is required.
Program Requirements
Two options are available:
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Thesis option comprising 3.0 full-course equivalents (FCEs) and a thesis.
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Coursework-only option comprising 5.0 FCEs.
Thesis MSc
See amendment made on January 4, 2021.
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Completion of 3.0 full-course equivalents (FCEs) as follows:
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1.0 FCE in research methodology courses
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1.0 FCE in health services research courses:
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HAD 5011H Canada's Health System and Health Policy
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0.5 FCE from other health services research courses
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1.0 FCE in electives.
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A thesis written under the supervision of a thesis committee and its defence before an examination committee.
Coursework-Only MSc
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Completion of 5.0 full-course equivalents (FCEs) as follows:
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1.0 FCE in health services research courses, normally HAD 5011H, HAD 5022H, HAD 5727H, HAD 5756H, and HAD 5773H
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1.0 FCE in research methodology courses, normally HSR 1001H, HAD 5765H, HAD 5772H, HAD 5740H, HAD 5742H, HAD 5744H, HAD 5746H, HAD 5779H, and HAD 5781H
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3.0 FCEs in electives from HAD 5726H, HAD 5728H, HAD 5730H, HAD 5737H, HAD 5738H, HAD 5743H, HAD 5744H, HAD 5760H, HAD 5763H, HAD 5771H, HAD 5778H, HAD 5780H, and HAD 6750H.
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Program Length
3 sessions full-time (typical registration sequence: F/W/S);
6 sessions part-time
Time Limit
3 years full-time;
6 years part-time
Students in the thesis option of the Health Services Research concentration have the option to complete an emphasis by completing 2.0 full-course equivalents (FCEs) in a given area. The emphasis requirements will also count toward their 3.0 FCE concentration requirements.
Students in the Vector pathway within the Health Services Research concentration must complete the emphasis in Health Systems Artificial Intelligence and complete their remaining 1.0 FCE concentration requirements by taking HAD 5011H and HAD 5772H.
Emphasis: Health Economics
Students must complete 2.0 FCEs as follows:
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HAD 5730H Economic Evaluation Methods for Health Service Research.
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HAD 5744H Applied Health Econometrics I.
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HAD 5746H Applied Health Econometrics II.
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HAD 5760H Advanced Health Economics and Policy Analysis.
Emphasis: Health Informatics Research
Students must complete 2.0 FCEs as follows:
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HAD 5726H Evaluation and Research Design in Health Informatics.
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1.0 FCE from the course listing for the Health Services Research concentration.
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0.5 FCE from courses in the Master of Health Informatics program.
Emphasis: Health Policy
See amendment made on January 4, 2021.
Students must complete 2.0 FCEs as follows:
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CHL 5300H Public Health Policy
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HAD 5778H Comparative Health Systems and Policy.
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1.0 FCE from the following list:
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CHL 5308H Tools and Approaches for Public Health Policy Analysis and Evaluation
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HAD 5022H Politics, Policy, Public Health, and Health Technology
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HAD 5765H Case Studies in Health Policy
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Other health policy research course as appropriate, for example:
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CHL 5523H Indigenous Health and Social Policy
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CHL 5702H History of International Health or
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CHL 5704H International Human Rights Law and Global Health: The Right to Health in Theory and Practice.
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Emphasis: Health Services Organization and Management Studies
Students must complete 2.0 FCEs as follows:
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HAD 5773H Introduction to Theories of Organizational Behaviour and Applications to the Health Care Sector.
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1.5 FCEs from the following list:
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HAD 5727H Knowledge Transfer and Exchange
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HAD 5737H Tools for Implementation of Best Evidence
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HAD 5740H Intermediate Level Qualitative Research for Health Services and Policy Research
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HAD 5742HMixed Methods for Health Services Research
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HAD 5744H Applied Health Econometrics I
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HSR 1001H Introduction to Qualitative Methods for Health Services and Policy Research.
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Emphasis: Health Services Outcomes and Evaluation
See amendment made on January 4, 2021.
Students must complete 2.0 FCEs as follows:
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HAD 5720H Evaluation I
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0.5 FCE from the following list:
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HAD 5743H Evaluation II
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HAD 5763H Advanced Methods in Health Services Research
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0.5 FCE from the following list:
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CHL 5202H Biostatistics II
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HAD 5316H Biostatistics II: Advanced Techniques in Applied Regression Methods
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HAD 5772H Intermediate Statistics for Health Services Researchers
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0.5 elective FCE from the course listing for the Health Services Research concentration.
Emphasis: Health Systems Artificial Intelligence
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Students must complete 2.0 FCEs as follows:
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CHL 3020H Ethics and AI in Health
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CHL 5230H Applied Machine Learning for Health Data (research methods course)
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MHI 2002H Emergent Topics in Heath Informatics
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0.5 FCE from the course listing for the Health Services Research concentration or the Master of Health Informatics program. Recommended: HAD 5726H Evaluation and Research Design in Health Informatics.
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Emphasis: Health Technology Assessment
Students must complete 2.0 FCEs as follows:
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HAD 5301H Introduction to Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research.
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HAD 5307H Introduction to Applied Biostatistics.
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0.5 FCE from the course listing for the Health Services Research concentration.
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0.5 FCE from the following list:
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HAD 5730H Economic Evaluation Methods for Health Service Research
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HAD 5771H Resource Allocation Ethics
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HAD 5779H Evidence Synthesis for Health Services, Systems, and Policy Research.
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Concentration: Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
Minimum Admission Requirements
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Applicants are admitted under the General Regulations of the School of Graduate Studies. Applicants must also satisfy IHPME's additional admission requirements stated below.
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Applicants require an overall B+ average or higher in the last two years of an appropriate bachelor's degree from a recognized university.
Program Requirements
Two options are available:
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Thesis option comprising 3.0 full-course equivalents (FCEs) and a thesis.
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Coursework-only option comprising 5.0 FCEs, including completion of at least one research practicum.
Thesis MSc
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Completion of 3.0 FCEs as follows:
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2.5 FCEs required: HAD 3010H, HAD 3020H, HAD 3041Y0, HAD 3050H.
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0.5 FCE in electives.
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A thesis written under the supervision of a thesis committee (comprising the supervisor and at least one additional graduate faculty member, preferably two) and its defence before an examination committee.
Coursework-Only MSc
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Completion of 5.0 FCEs as follows:
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3.0 required FCEs (HAD 3010H, HAD 3020H, HAD 3030H, HAD 3050H, HAD 3060H, HAD 3070H)
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1.0 required FCE in a research project practicum (HAD 3040Y)
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1.0 FCE in electives.
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Program Length
3 sessions full-time (typical registration sequence: F/W/S);
6 sessions part-time
Time Limit
3 years full-time;
6 years part-time
0 Course that may continue over a program. The course is graded when completed.
Concentration: System Leadership and Innovation
Minimum Admission Requirements
See amendment made on January 4, 2021.
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Applicants are admitted under the General Regulations of the School of Graduate Studies. Applicants must also satisfy IHPME's additional admission requirements stated below.
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Applicants require an overall B+ average or higher in the last two years of an appropriate bachelor's degree from a recognized university.
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Applicants must have health-care experience and demonstrate aptitude for innovation and health systems.
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Preference will be given to medical trainees in a Canadian Faculty of Medicine or to early-career physicians. Undergraduate medical trainees who are accepted must register part-time; post-graduate medical education trainees who are accepted may register full-time or part-time.
Program Requirements
The MSc in System Leadership and Innovation is a coursework-only program.
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Completion of 5.0 full-course equivalents (FCEs) as follows:
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2.0 required FCEs (HAD 2001H; HAD 2002H or HAD 2012H; HAD 2003H or HAD 2013H; HAD 2004H or HAD 2007H)
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1.0 required practicum FCE (HAD 2010H and HAD 2020H or HAD 2040Y)
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2.0 elective FCEs, of which a maximum 1.0 FCE can be a practicum; please consult with the department about electives.
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Students begin this concentration in the Summer session.
Program Length
3 sessions full-time (typical registration sequence: S/F/W);
7 sessions part-time
Time Limit
3 years full-time;
6 years part-time
HPME: Health Policy, Management and Evaluation PhD
Doctor of Philosophy
Program Description
The HPME graduate program offers three concentrations leading to the PhD degree: 1) Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research; 2) Health Professions Education Research; and 3) Health Services Research.
Applicants may enter the PhD program via one of three routes: 1) following completion of an MA or MSc degree; 2) transfer from the University of Toronto MSc/PhD transfer program; 3) direct entry following completion of a health professional (MD) degree.
The PhD program can be taken on a full-time or flexible-time basis. Some applicants may be admitted to a flexible-time PhD option with the approval of the Graduate Chair. The flexible-time PhD option benefits mature students with career and/or familial obligations.
PhD Program
Minimum Admission Requirements
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Applicants are admitted under the General Regulations of the School of Graduate Studies. Applicants must also satisfy the IHPME's additional admission requirements stated below.
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A master's degree (MA or MSc) requiring a thesis with a B+ average or higher.
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Applicants to the Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research concentration must have a degree in a health profession (e.g., MD, BScN, BScOT, BScPT, DDM, MScN, or equivalent).
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Satisfactory references pertaining to the applicant's academic and research abilities.
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Outstanding students with a non-thesis master's degree may be admitted to the PhD upon the recommendation of the appropriate IHPME committee, if the applicant has the appropriate background preparation and research experience or publications which can be considered equivalent to a master's thesis. Students with a non-thesis master's degree and little or no research experience may be admitted to the MSc program and may petition to transfer into the PhD program within 24 months of first registration. Transfer is contingent upon successful completion of master's coursework and preparation and defence of a PhD thesis proposal.
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Some applicants may be admitted to a flexible-time PhD option with the approval of the Graduate Chair. The flexible-time PhD option benefits mature students with career and/or familial obligations.
Program Requirements
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Completion of a comprehensive course.
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Completion of 5.0 full-course equivalents (FCEs) from the PhD courses listed below.
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Students enrolled in the Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research concentration must select 2.0 FCEs compulsory courses and 2.0 recommended FCEs from the Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research courses listed below.
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Students enrolled in the Health Professions Education Research concentration must select 2.5 FCEs compulsory courses from the Health Professions Research courses listed below.
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Writing of a PhD thesis under the supervision of an approved thesis committee (supervisor plus at least two additional graduate faculty members).
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Oral defence of the thesis before an examination committee.
Program Length
4 years full-time; 5 years transfer-from-master’s; 5 years direct-entry
Time Limit
6 years full-time; 7 years transfer-from-master’s; 7 years direct-entry
Concentration: Health Services Research
Minimum Admission Requirements
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Applicants are admitted under the General Regulations of the School of Graduate Studies. Applicants must also satisfy the IHPME's additional admission requirements stated below.
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A master's degree (MA or MSc) requiring a thesis with a B+ average or higher.
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Satisfactory references pertaining to the applicant's academic and research abilities.
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Outstanding students with a non-thesis master's degree may be admitted to the PhD upon the recommendation of the appropriate IHPME committee, if the applicant has the appropriate background preparation and research experience or publications which can be considered equivalent to a master's thesis. Students with a non-thesis master's degree and little or no research experience may be admitted to the MSc program and may petition to transfer into the PhD program within 24 months of first registration. Transfer is contingent upon successful completion of master's coursework and preparation and defence of a PhD thesis proposal.
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Some applicants may be admitted to a flexible-time PhD option with the approval of the Graduate Chair. This option benefits mature students with career and/or familial obligations.
Program Requirements
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Students must select one of six emphases, and complete the required emphasis courses listed below.
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Completion of 5.0 full-course equivalents (FCEs) including:
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A comprehensive course (0.5 FCE) specified as part of the requirements for each emphasis below.
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2.0 FCEs as follows: HAD 5011H, HAD 5772H (or equivalent if specified in the selected emphasis), HAD 6760H, and HAD 6770H.
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Writing of a PhD thesis under the supervision of an approved thesis committee (supervisor plus at least two additional graduate faculty members).
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Final Oral Examination of the thesis before an examination committee.
Program Length
4 years full-time; 5 years transfer-from-master’s; 5 years direct-entry
Time Limit
6 years full-time; 7 years transfer-from-master’s; 7 years direct-entry
Students enrolled in the Health Services Research Concentration of the PhD Program must pursue one of six emphases, described below, and complete six courses (3.0 full-course equivalents [FCEs]) related to their declared emphasis.
Emphasis: Health Economics
Students must complete 3.0 FCEs as follows:
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HAD 5730H Economic Evaluation Methods for Health Service Research.
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HAD 5744H Applied Health Econometrics I.
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HAD 5746H Applied Health Econometrics II.
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HAD 5760H Advanced Health Economics and Policy Analysis.
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HAD 6750H Advanced Health Economics and Policy Analysis II.
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0.5 FCE from the course listing for the Health Services Research concentration.
Emphasis: Health Informatics Research
Students must complete 3.0 FCEs as follows:
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HAD 5726H Evaluation and Research Design in Health Informatics.
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HAD 6764H eHealth Innovation and Health Information Management Comprehensive Course.
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Two courses (1.0 FCE) from the course listing for the Health Services Research concentration.
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Two courses (1.0 FCE) from the course listing for the Master of Health Informatics program.
Emphasis: Health Policy
See amendment made on January 4, 2021.
Students must complete 3.0 FCEs as follows:
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CHL 5300H Public Health Policy.
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HAD 5778H Comparative Health Systems and Policy.
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HAD 6763H Health Policy Comprehensive Course.
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0.5 FCE from the following list:
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CHL 5308H Tools and Approaches for Public Health Policy Analysis and Evaluation.
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HAD 5022H Politics, Policy, Public Health, and Health Technology.
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HAD 5765H Case Studies in Health Policy.
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Other course as appropriate, for example:
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CHL 5523H Indigenous Health and Social Policy.
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CHL 5702H History of International Health.
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CHL 5704H International Human Rights Law and Global Health: The Right to Health in Theory and Practice.
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0.5 FCE from the following list:
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HAD 5742H Mixed Methods for Health Services Research.
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HAD 5781H Case Study Research for Health Services, Systems, and Policy.
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HSR 1001H Introduction to Qualitative Methods for Health Services and Policy Research.
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Other courses from the course listing for the Health Services Research concentration in the area of policy-relevant methods.
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0.5 FCE from the course listing for the Health Services Research concentration, or other HPME concentrations as approved by the HPME graduate coordinator.
Emphasis: Health Services Organization and Management Studies.
Students must complete 3.0 FCEs as follows:
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HAD 5742H Mixed Methods for Health Services Research.
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HAD 5773H Introduction to Theories of Organizational Behaviour and Applications to the Health Care Sector.
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HAD 6762H Health Services Organization and Management Comprehensive Course.
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HSR 1001H Introduction to Qualitative Methods for Health Services and Policy Research.
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Two courses (1.0 FCE) from course listing for the Health Services Research concentration.
Emphasis: Health Services Outcomes and Evaluation
See amendment made on January 4, 2021.
Students must complete 3.0 FCEs as follows:
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HAD 5743H Evaluation II.
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HAD 6761H Health Services Outcomes and Evaluation Comprehensive Course.
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HSR 1001H Introduction to Qualitative Methods for Health Services and Policy Research.
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Two courses (1.0 FCE) from the following list:
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HAD 5720H Evaluation I.
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HAD 5728H Performance Measurement in Health Care: Theory and Application.
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HAD 5730H Economic Evaluation Methods for Health Service Research.
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HAD 5740H Intermediate Level Qualitative Methods for Health Services and Policy Research.
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HAD 5742H Mixed Methods for Health Services Research.
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HAD 5763H Advanced Methods in Health Services Research.
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HAD 5779H Evidence Synthesis for Health Services, Systems, and Policy Research.
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HAD 5781H Case Study Research for Health Services, Systems and Policy.
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One course (0.5 FCE), generally an advanced methods course, from the course listing for the Health Services Research concentration.
PhD students in the Health Services Research concentration who are pursuing the emphasis in Health Services Outcomes and Evaluation may fulfil the concentration requirements by replacing HAD 5772H Intermediate Statistics for Health Services Researchers with CHL 5202H Biostatistics II or HAD 5316H Biostatistics II: Advanced Techniques in Applied Regression Methods.
Emphasis: Health Technology Assessment
Students must complete 3.0 FCEs as follows:
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HAD 5301H Introduction to Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research.
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HAD 6765H Health Technology Assessment Comprehensive Course (Credit/No Credit).
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Three courses (1.5 FCEs) from the course listing for the Health Services Research concentration.
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One course (0.5 FCE) from the following list:
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HAD 5730H Economic Evaluation Methods for Health Service Research
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HAD 5771H Resource Allocation Ethics
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HAD 5779H Evidence Synthesis for Health Services, Systems and Policy Research.
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PhD Program (Flexible-Time)
Minimum Admission Requirements
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Applicants are admitted under the General Regulations of the School of Graduate Studies. Applicants must also satisfy the IHPME's additional admission requirements stated below.
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A master's degree (MA or MSc) requiring a thesis with a B+ average or higher.
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Applicants to the Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research concentration must have a degree in a health profession (e.g., MD, BScN, BScOT, BScPT, DDM, MScN, or equivalent).
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Satisfactory references pertaining to the applicant's academic and research abilities.
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Outstanding students with a non-thesis master's degree may be admitted to the PhD upon the recommendation of the appropriate IHPME committee, if the applicant has the appropriate background preparation and research experience or publications which can be considered equivalent to a master's thesis. Students with a non-thesis master's degree and little or no research experience may be admitted to the MSc program and may petition to transfer into the PhD program within 24 months of first registration. Transfer is contingent upon successful completion of master's coursework and preparation and defence of a PhD thesis proposal.
Program Requirements
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With the approval of the Graduate Chair, some applicants may be admitted to a flexible-time PhD program. This program will benefit students with career obligations. The degree requirements for the flexible-time PhD program are identical to those listed above for the full-time PhD program.
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Students must register full-time for the first four years of their program (Fall, Spring, Summer sessions); thereafter, they may register part-time.
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Completion of a comprehensive course.
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Completion of 5.0 full-course equivalents (FCEs) from the PhD courses listed below.
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Students enrolled in the Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research concentration must select 2.0 FCEs compulsory courses and 2.0 recommended FCEs from the Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research courses listed below.
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Students enrolled in the Health Professions Education Research concentration must select 2.5 FCEs compulsory courses from the Health Professions Research courses listed below.
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Writing of a PhD thesis under the supervision of an approved thesis committee (supervisor plus at least two additional graduate faculty members).
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Oral defence of the thesis before an examination committee.
Program Length
6 years
Time Limit
8 years
HPME: MSc, PhD Courses
Concentration: Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research
Compulsory Courses
HAD 5301H
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Introduction to Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research
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HAD 5307H
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Introduction to Applied Biostatistics
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HAD 5311H0
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Comprehensive/Synthesis (one year)
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HAD 5316H
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Biostatistics II: Advanced Techniques in Applied Regression Methods
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0 Course that may continue over a program. The course is graded when completed.
Recommended Courses
HAD 5302H
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Measurement in Clinical Research
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HAD 5303H
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Controlled Clinical Trials
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HAD 5304H
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Clinical Decision Making and Cost Effectiveness
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HAD 5305H
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Evidence-Based Guidelines
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HAD 5306H
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Introduction to Health Services Research and the Use of Health Administrative Data
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HAD 5308H
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Evidence Synthesis: Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis
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HAD 5309H
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Observational Studies: Theory, Design, and Methods
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HAD 5310H
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Pragmatic Issues in Conduct of Controlled Trials
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HAD 5730H
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Economic Evaluation Methods for Health Service Research
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HAD 5760H
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Advanced Health Economics and Policy Analysis
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Elective Courses
HAD 5312H
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Decision Modelling for Clinical Policy and Economic Evaluation
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HAD 5313H
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Advanced Design and Analysis Issues in Clinical Trials
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HAD 5314H
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Applied Bayesian Methods in Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research
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HAD 5315H
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Advanced Topics in Measurement
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HAD 5316H
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Biostatistics II: Advanced Techniques in Applied Regression Methods
(prerequisite: HAD 5307H or CHL 5201H) |
HAD 6360H0
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Required Research Practicum in Clinical Epidemiology (Credit/No Credit)
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HAD 6361H0
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Optional Research Practicum in Clinical Epidemiology (Credit/No Credit)
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HAD 7002H
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Reading Course
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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
Required Courses
HAD 5011H
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Canada's Health System and Health Policy (Doctoral Stream)
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HAD 6500H | Essential Skills in HPER |
HAD 6501H
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Introduction to Methods/Methodologies for HPER
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HAD 6502H or
HAD 6503H |
Survey of Critical and Interpretive Social Science Theory for HPER or
Survey of Cognitive, Behavioural, and Epidemiological Sciences Theory |
HAD 6504H or
HAD 6505H |
Intermediate Critical and Interpretive Social Science Methods or Intermediate Cognitive, Behavioural, and Epidemiological Sciences Methods |
HAD 6560H
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Health Professions Education Research (HPER) Comprehensive Exam
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Elective Courses
All Health Services 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 Services Research
HAD 5011H
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Canada's Health System and Health Policy (Doctoral Stream)
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HAD 5021H
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Canada's Health System and Health Policy Part 2 (Doctoral Stream)
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HAD 5022H | Politics, Policy, Public Health, and Health Technology |
HAD 5720H | Evaluation I |
HAD 5726H
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Evaluation and Research Design in Health Informatics
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HAD 5727H
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Knowledge Transfer and Exchange
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HAD 5728H
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Performance Measurement in Health Care: Theory and Application
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HAD 5730H
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Economic Evaluation Methods for Health Service Research
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HAD 5737H
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Tools for Implementation of Best Evidence
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HAD 5738H
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Advanced Methods in Economic Evaluation
|
HAD 5740H
|
Intermediate-Level Qualitative Research for Health Services and Policy Research
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HAD 5742H
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Mixed Methods for Health Services Research
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HAD 5743H
|
Evaluation II
|
HAD 5744H
|
Applied Health Econometrics I
|
HAD 5745H
|
Where Health Economics Hits the Road: Practical Applications of Economics to Real Health Care Problems
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HAD 5746H | Applied Health Econometrics II |
HAD 5755Y
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Health Economics Graduate Seminar Series (Credit/No Credit)
|
HAD 5760H
|
Advanced Health Economics and Policy Analysis
|
HAD 5763H
|
Advanced Methods in Health Services Research
|
HAD 5771H
|
Resource Allocation Ethics
|
HAD 5772H
|
Intermediate Statistics for Health Services Researchers
|
HAD 5773H
|
Introduction to Theories of Organizational Behaviour and Applications to the Health Care Sector
|
HAD 5777H | Leading and Managing Change: Building Adaptive Capacity |
HAD 5778H | Comparative Health Systems and Policy |
HAD 5779H | Evidence Synthesis for Health Services, Systems, and Policy Research |
HAD 5780H
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Program Planning and Evaluation for Health Services and Policy Research
|
HAD 5781H | Case Study Research for Health Services, Systems, and Policy |
HAD 6750H
|
Advanced Health Economics and Policy Analysis II
|
HAD 6760H
|
Introduction to Health Services Research Theory and Methods
|
HAD 6761H
|
Health Services Outcomes and Evaluation Comprehensive Course
|
HAD 6762H
|
Health Services Organization and Management Comprehensive Course
|
HAD 6763H
|
Health Policy Comprehensive Course
|
HAD 6764H
|
eHealth Innovation and Health Information Management Comprehensive Course
|
HAD 6765H | Health Technology Assessment Comprehensive Course (Credit/No Credit) |
HAD 6770H
|
Applying Health Services Research Methods
(prerequisite: HAD 6760H) |
HAD 7001H
|
Reading Course
|
JNH 5001H
|
Health Care Settings, Site, and Human Well Being
|
JNH 5003H
|
Home and Community Care Knowledge Translation
|
+ Extended course. For academic reasons, coursework is extended into session following academic session in which course is offered.
Concentration: Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
Required Courses
HAD 3010H
|
Fundamentals of Improvement Science
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HAD 3020H | Quality Improvement Methods |
HAD 3025H | Teaching QI and Patient Safety (prerequisites: HAD 3010H, HAD 3020H, HAD 3040Y+) |
HAD 3030H | Concepts and Strategies in Patient Safety |
HAD 3040Y+ | Project Practicum |
HAD 3041Y0 | Design and Methods for Thesis Research |
HAD 3050H | Leading and Managing Change |
HAD 3060H | Quality Improvement in Health Systems |
HAD 3070H | Health Law and Risk Management for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety |
Practicum Course
HAD 3080H | External Practicum |
Elective Courses
HAD 3090H | The Application of Lean in Healthcare |
HAD 4000H | Reading Course — QIPS |
+ 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
HAD 2001H
|
Strategic Vision and Planning for Health System Change
|
HAD 2002H
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Research Methods for Evaluating Health System Innovation
|
HAD 2003H
|
Leading and Responding to Health Policy and System Change
|
HAD 2004H
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Leadership, Motivation, and Partnering
|
Practicum Courses
HAD 2010H | Health Systems Leadership Practicum (Individual) (Credit/No Credit) |
HAD 2011H0 | Individual Practicum — Quality Improvement |
HAD 2020H | Health Systems Consulting Practicum (Team) (Credit/No Credit) |
Elective Courses
HAD 2005H | Quality Improvement Skills for Healthcare Leaders |
HAD 2006H | Accelerating Innovations in Medical Education |
HAD 2007H | Leading Health Systems innovation and Transformation (prerequisite: HAD 2004H) |
HAD 2008H | Coaching Skills for Health Care Leaders (prerequisite: HAD 2004H) |
HAD 2012H | Learning Health Systems: Research Tools, Approaches, and Lessons |
HAD 2013H | Fundamentals of Health Economics and Policy |
HAD 2030H | Health Systems Innovation Capstone (Credit/No Credit) (prerequisites: HAD 2001H, HAD 2002H, HAD 2003H, HAD 2004H, HAD 2005H, HAD 2010H, HAD 2020H) |
HAD 2040Y0 | Systems Innovation and Leadership Project Course (Credit/No Credit) (prerequisites: HAD 2001H, HAD 2003H, and HAD 2004H) |
Cross-Listed Courses
These courses are limited to certain program students in Health Policy, Management and Evaluation. Please check the IHPME website.
BME 1456H
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Changing Health Care Technologies, People, and Places
|
HSR 1001H
|
Introduction to Qualitative Methods for Health Services and Policy Research
|
HSR 1002H
|
Health Services Research Seminar (Credit/No Credit)
|
JCV 3060H
|
Advanced Topics in Cardiovascular Sciences — Molecular Biology and Heart Signal Transduction
|
JCV 3061H
|
Advanced Topics in Cardiovascular Sciences — Hormones
|
JCV 3062H
|
Advanced Topics in Cardiovascular Sciences — Heart Function
|
JCV 3063H
|
Advanced Topics in Cardiovascular Sciences — Vascular
|
LAW 404H | Health System Law and Policy |
LAW 465H
|
Conflicts of Interest in Medicine: Evidence, Public Policy, and the Law
|
0 Course that may continue over a program. The course is graded when completed.
HPME: Health Administration MHSc
Master of Health Science
Program Description
The MHSc program is geared to health managers and professionals who wish to acquire a graduate education in health administration. The program's modular format allows learners to complete the degree without interrupting their careers.
Minimum Admission Requirements
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Applicants are admitted under the General Regulations of the School of Graduate Studies. Applicants must also satisfy IHPME's additional admission requirements stated below.
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Normally, the equivalent of a University of Toronto B+ average or higher in each of the last two years of an appropriate bachelor's degree from a recognized university. Applicants are strongly advised to have some prior preparation in quantitative courses such as statistics, accounting, and economics.
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Full-time, relevant work experience.
Program Requirements
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Completion of 10.0 full-course equivalents (FCEs) as follows:
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9.0 FCEs are required subjects, which include a minimum of 1.0 FCE in a field placement.
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the remaining 1.0 FCE are elective courses.
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Program Length
5 sessions full-time (typical registration sequence: F/W/S/F/W)
Time Limit
3 years full-time
HPME: Health Administration MHSc Courses
Required Courses
All courses are offered in modular format unless marked otherwise.
HAD 5010H
|
Canada's Health System and Health Policy: Part I
|
HAD 5020H
|
Canada's Health System and Health Policy: Part II
|
HAD 5711H
|
Theory and Practice of Strategic Planning and Management in Health Services Organization
|
HAD 5713H
|
Introduction to Health Information Systems
|
HAD 5721H
|
Strategic Management of Quality and Organizational Behaviour in Health Services Organizations
|
HAD 5723H
|
Health Services Accounting
|
HAD 5724H
|
Quantitative Methods for Health Services Management and Policy
|
HAD 5725H
|
Health Economics
|
HAD 5731H
|
Translating Leadership Into Practice
|
HAD 5733H
|
Health Services Finance
|
HAD 5741H
|
Health Law and Ethics
|
HAD 5761H
|
Introduction to eHealth: Informatics, Innovations, and Information Systems
|
HAD 5767H
|
Health Services Marketing
|
HAD 5769H
|
Human Resources Management in the Health Field
|
HAD 5770H
|
Program Planning and Evaluation
|
HAD 5800H | Creating a Framework for Continuous Leadership Development (prerequisites: all courses in Blocks 1 to 3, plus HAD 5725H, HAD 5741H, and HAD 5769H) |
HAD 6010Y+
|
Health Care Leadership Practicum (Credit/No Credit)
|
HAD 6011H+
|
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.
HAD 5736H
|
Operations Research Tools for Quantitative Health Care Decision Making
|
HAD 5765H
|
Case Studies in Health Policy
|
HAD 5774H
|
Comparative Health Care Systems
|
HAD 5775H
|
Competition, Cooperation, and Strategy in Health Care
|
HPME: Health Informatics MHI
Master of Health Informatics
Program Description
The Master of Health Informatics (MHI) is a professional program which provides graduates with expertise in clinical information and communication technologies (ICTs) required to lead organizational and health system change. The MHI degree program prepares health informaticians to bridge the gaps between clinicians and ICT specialists.
There are two options available to complete the MHI:
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Regular MHI option: This is designed for individuals who are not currently in a health informatics profession and are seeking a career in the field. Applicants to this option should not be employed full-time.
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Executive MHI option: This is designed for individuals who are currently employed in the health informatics profession and are interested in pursuing leadership positions and other career development. Applicants to this option must be employed in the health informatics sector and have an executive sponsor at their place of employment.
Regular MHI Option
Minimum Admission Requirements
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Applicants are admitted under the General Regulations of the School of Graduate Studies. Applicants must also satisfy IHPME's additional admission requirements stated below.
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Appropriate bachelor's degree from a recognized university. Eligible undergraduate degrees include those in a health sciences or social sciences specialty, Regulated Health Professions in Ontario, or a computer science or information science specialty with the equivalent of a minimum mid-B average in the last academic year.
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Applicants whose primary language is not English and who graduated from a university where the language of instruction and examination was not English must demonstrate proficiency in English. See General Regulations section 4.3 for requirements.
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Successful applicants normally have relevant professional experience as a health services professional (e.g., manager or administrator) or health sciences/ clinical practitioner with demonstrated basic literacy and/or programming skills in computer applications relevant to the health sector, or a computer or information technician within a health-care setting or health software vendor.
Program Requirements
-
Completion of 10.0 full-course equivalents (FCEs) as follows:
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required coursework (7.5 FCEs),
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elective coursework (0.5 FCE), and
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a four-month, full-time practicum or field placement (MHI 2005Y [2.0 FCEs]).
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Degree requirements will be completed in 16 months across four consecutive sessions.
Required Courses for the Regular MHI Option
See amendment made on November 27, 2020.
HAD 5010H
|
Canada's Health System and Health Policy: Part I
|
MHI 1001H
|
Information and Communication Technology in Health Informatics
|
MHI 1002H
|
Complexity of Clinical Care
|
MHI 2001H
|
Fundamentals of Health Informatics
|
MHI 2002H
|
Emergent Topics in Health Informatics
|
MHI 2003H
|
Emerging Applications in Consumer, Public, and Global Health Informatics
|
MHI 2004H
|
Human Factors and Systems Design in Health Care
|
MHI 2006H
|
Advanced Topics in Health Informatics (Strategic Frameworks for Solution Architecture)
|
MHI 2007H
|
Quantitative Skills in Health Informatics
|
MHI 2008H
|
Project Management for Health Informatics
|
MHI 2009H
|
Evaluation Methods for Health Informatics
|
MHI 2011H
|
Performance Measurements in Health Care: Theory and Application
|
MHI 2017H | Systems Analysis and Process Innovation in Healthcare |
MHI 2018H | Knowledge Management and Systems |
MHI 2019H | Health Information Systems, Services, and Design |
Practicum Course
MHI 2005Y
|
Practicum Placement
|
Elective Courses
Students are encouraged to select an elective that allows them to focus on their individual areas of interest in health informatics. For this reason, the MHI program does not impose a selection of electives. Students are free to choose from all graduate courses across all disciplines at the University of Toronto. All selections are subject to approval in advance by the Program Director and the IHPME Chair.
MHI 2010H
|
Extended Health Informatics Practicum
|
MHI 2012H | Introduction to Big Data for Health: Foundations and Methodologies |
MHI 2013H | Data Visualization in Health Care |
MHI 3000H
|
Independent Reading for Health Informatics
|
Program Length
4 sessions full-time (typical registration sequence: F/W/S/F)
Time Limit
3 years full-time
Executive MHI Option
Minimum Admission Requirements
-
Applicants are admitted under the General Regulations of the School of Graduate Studies. Applicants must also satisfy IHPME's additional admission requirements stated below.
-
Appropriate bachelor's degree from a recognized university. Eligible undergraduate degrees include those in a health sciences or social sciences specialty, Regulated Health Professions in Ontario, or a computer science or information science specialty with the equivalent of a minimum mid-B average in the last academic year.
-
Applicants whose primary language is not English and who graduated from a university where the language of instruction and examination was not English must demonstrate proficiency in English. See General Regulations section 4.3 for requirements.
-
Successful applicants normally have relevant professional experience as a health services professional (e.g., manager or administrator) or health sciences/ clinical practitioner with demonstrated basic literacy and/or programming skills in computer applications relevant to the health sector, or a computer or information technician within a health care setting or health software vendor.
-
Additional requirements for the executive MHI option are as follows:
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active employment in a health informatics role or capacity; and
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an executive sponsor at the site of employment, committed to supervising and supporting the student's program including the health informatics project; see program requirements below.
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Program Requirements
-
Completion of 10.0 full-course equivalents (FCEs) as follows:
-
required coursework (7.5 FCEs),
-
elective coursework (1.0 FCE), and
-
a four-month, employer-sponsored Health Informatics Project (MHI 2015Y [1.5 FCEs]).
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The executive MHI degree requirements will be completed in 22 months across six consecutive sessions.
Required Courses
See amendment made on November 27, 2020.
HAD 5010H
|
Canada's Health System and Health Policy: Part 1 |
MHI 1001H
|
Information and Communication Technology in Health Informatics
|
MHI 1002H
|
Complexity of Clinical Care
|
MHI 2001H
|
Health Informatics I
|
MHI 2002H
|
Health Informatics II
|
MHI 2003H | Emerging Applications in Consumer, Public and Global Health Informatics |
MHI 2004H
|
Human Factors and Systems Design in Health Care
|
MHI 2006H
|
Advanced Topics in Health Informatics (Strategic Frameworks for Solution Architecture)
|
MHI 2007H
|
Quantitative Skills in Health Informatics
|
MHI 2008H
or HAD 5731H or HAD 5733H |
Project Management for Health Informatics
or Translating Leadership into Practice
or Health Services Finance
|
MHI 2009H
|
Evaluation Methods for Health Informatics
|
MHI 2011H
|
Performance Measurements in Health Care: Theory and Application
|
MHI 2017H | Systems Analysis and Process Innovation in Healthcare |
MHI 2018H | Knowledge Management and Systems |
MHI 2019H | Health Information Systems, Services, and Design |
MHI 3000H
|
Independent Reading for Health Informatics
|
Practicum Course
MHI 2015Y
|
Health Informatics Project
|
Elective Courses
Students are encouraged to select an elective that allows them to focus on their individual areas of interest in health informatics. For this reason, the MHI program does not impose a selection of electives. Students are free to choose from all graduate courses across all disciplines at the University of Toronto. All selections are subject to approval in advance by the Program Director and the IHPME Chair.
MHI 2012H | Introduction to Big Data for Health: Foundations and Methodologies |
MHI 2013H | Data Visualization in Health Care |
MHI 2016H
|
Health Informatics Project Extension
|
MHI 3000H | Independent Reading for Health Informatics |
Program Length
6 sessions full-time (S/F/W/S/F/W)
Time Limit
3 years full-time