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;
- Quality Improvement and Patient Safety;
- System Leadership and Innovation

PhD

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

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 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 (admissions have been administratively suspended)
- 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
PhD in Health Policy, Management and Evaluation concentrations: Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research; Health Professions Education Research; Health Services 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
MHSc in Health Administration / MSW combined degree program
MHSc in Health Administration / MN combined degree program

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

Alibhai, Shabbir - MD

Alter, David - MD

Anderson, Geoff - MD

Andiappan, Meena - PhD

Atzema, Clare - BA, MSc, MD

Austin, Peter - PhD

Baker, G. Ross - AB, MA, PhD

Barwick, Melanie - BA, MA, PhD

Baxter, Nancy - DrMed, PhD

Bayoumi, Ahmed - MD

Bell, Chaim - MD

Berta, Whitney - BS, MBA, PhD

Beyene, Joseph - BSc, MSc, PhD

Bhattacharyya, Onil - BSc, MD

Bombard, Yvonne - PhD

Bombardier, Claire - MA, MD

Bronskill, Susan - MSc

Brown, Adalsteinn - AB, PhD (Dean)

Brydges, Ryan - BSc, MSc, PhD

Cafazzo, Joseph - DPhil

Chan, Kelvin - MSc, MD

Cheung, Angela - BA, MD, PhD

Coburn, Natalie Suzanne - BSc, MSc, DrMed

Cockerill, Rhonda W - BA, MA, PhD

Cohen, Eyal - MSc, MD

Cote, Pierre - MSc, PhD

Coyte, Peter C. - BA, MA, PhD

Cuthbertson, Brian - MBChB, PhD

Dainty, Katie - BA, MSc, PhD

Davis, David - BA, MD

Deber, Raisa - BS, MS, PhD

Detsky, Allan - BS, MD, PhD

Donnelly, Peter - MBA, MPH, MBChB, MD

Etchells, Edward - MSc, MD

Fan, Eddy - BSc, MD, PhD

Feldman, Brian - MD

Ferguson, Niall - MSc, MD

Forrest, Christopher Robert - BSc, MSc, MD

Fremes, Stephen - BA, MSc, MD

Gagliardi, Anna - BSc, BE, MSc, MLS, PhD

Gershon, Andrea - MSc, MD

Glazier, Richard - MPH, MD

Gomes, Tara - BSc, MHSc

Griffiths, Anne - MD

Gupta, Sumit - MD

Guttmann, Astrid - BA, AB, MSc, MSc, MDCM

Hansen, Bettina Elisabeth - MSc, PhD

Hoch, Jeffrey - BA, MA, PhD

Hogg-Johnson, Sheilah - BMath, MMath, PhD

Howell, Doris - BNSc, MSN, PhD

Isaranuwatchai, Wanrudee - BSc, PhD

Ivers, Noah - MD

Jaglal, Susan - BSc, MSc, PhD

Jeffs, Lianne - MSN, PhD

Johnson, Sindhu - BMedSc, MD, PhD

Juni, Peter - DrMed

Juurlink, David - BSc, MD, PhD

Kapral, Moira - MD

Karanicolas, Paul - BSc, DrMed, PhD

Karkouti, Keyvan - MD

Ko, Dennis - MD

Krings, Timo - MSc, MD, PhD

Kulasegaram, Kulamakan - BSc, PhD

Kulkarni, Abhaya - BSc, MD, PhD

Kulkarni, Girish - MD

Kuluski, Kerry - DPhil

Kuper, Ayelet - AB, MEd, MD, PhD

Kurdyak, Paul - BSc, MSc, MD

Laporte, Audrey - BA, MA, PhD (Director)

Laupacis, Andreas - MD

Le Foll, Bernard - MSc, DrMed, PhD

Lin, Elizabeth - PhD

Lipscombe, Lorraine - MSc, MD

Logan, Alexander - MD

Loutfy, Mona - MPH, MD

Mamdani, Muhammad - DP

Marchildon, Gregory - PhD

Martimianakis, Tina - MA, MEd, PhD

McCrindle, Brian - MD

McLeod, Robin - BSc, LMCC, MD

Miller, Fiona - BIS, MA, DPhil

Naglie, Gary - BSc, MDCM

Nathan, Paul - BA, MSc, MD

Nathens, Avery - MPH, MD, PhD

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

Parshuram, Christopher - MBChB

Paszat, Lawrence - MS, MD

Poland, Blake - BA, PhD

Pullenayegum, Eleanor - BM, PhD

Ray, Joel - MSc, MD

Redelmeier, Donald - MS, MD

Rehm, Jurgen - PhD

Robinson, Lawrence - BA, MD

Rochon, Paula - MD

Rodin, Gary M. - BSc, MD

Rubenfeld, Gordon - MSc, MD

Rush, Brian - BA, MA, PhD

Sale, Joanna

Sander, Beate - PhD

Scales, Damon - MD

Seto, Emily - PhD

Shachak, Aviv - DPhil (Graduate Coordinator)

Shah, Baiju - MD

Stinson, Jennifer - BScN, MSc, PhD

Straus, Sharon Elizabeth - MSc, MD

Sutradhar, Rinku - BSc, MMath, PhD

To, Teresa - BSc, MSc, PhD

Trbovich, Patricia L. - BA, MA, PhD, PhD

Tu, Karen - BSc, MD

Ungar, Wendy - BA, MSc, PhD

Vigod, Simone - MD

Wales, Paul - BSc, MSc, MD

Walmsley, Sharon - BSc, MSc, MD

Walsh, Catharine - MEd, MD

Webster, Fiona - BA, MA, PhD

Wei, Xiaolin - MPH, MD, PhD

Wijeysundera, Duminda - MSc, MD

Wijeysundera, Harindra - BSc, MD, PhD

Wiljer, David - PhD

Wodchis, Walter - MA, PhD

Wong, Agnes - DOMS, MD, PhD

Woods, Nicole - BA, PhD

Wright, James - BA, LMCC, MPH, MD

Associate Members

Abbasi, Nimrah - MSc, MD

Abrahamyan, Lusine - MPH, MD, PhD

Adhikari, Neill - MDCM

Alam, Nadia - MD

Alba, Ana Carolina - DrMed, PhD

Albert, Mathieu - PhD

Allin, Sara - BA, MSc, PhD

Amaral, Andre - MD

Amin, Reshma - MD

Amir, Eitan - MBChB

Ammendolia, Carlo - MedScD

Anderson, James - BA, MA, MHSA, PhD

Andrade, Ada - MN

Angle, Pamela - MD

Ardal, Sten - BA, MA

Azarpazhooh, Amir - MSc, DDS, PhD

Barnett Tapia, Carolina - DrMed

Berger, Howard - BSc, MD

Berger, Ken - MD, JD

Birken, Catherine - MSc, MD

Boehm, Leslie A. - BA, MA, MA

Borkhoff, Cornelia - BSc, MSc, PhD

Born, Karen - BA, MSc, PhD

Brandao, Leonardo - MD

Brar, Mantaj - BS, MS, MD

Brezden-Masley, Christine - MD, PhD

Buchan, Sarah AW - MSc, PhD

Bunger, Alicia - PhD

Cammisa, Giuseppe - MBA

Chahal, Jaskarndip - BSc, MSc, MD

Chan, An-Wen - BSc, MD, DPhil

Chan, Ben - BSc, MPH, MPA, MD

Chan, Brian Chun-Fai - BScPhm, MSc, PhD

Charach, Alice - MD

Chiu, Maria - BE, BA, MSc, PhD

Clarke, Hance - MSc, MD

Cram, Peter - BA, MBA, MD

Craven, Beverley Catharine - MD

Daneman, Nick - BA, MD

De Mestral, Charles - MDCM, PhD

Desveaux, Laura - PhD

Dhuey, Elizabeth Ann - BA, MEc, PhD

Dolatabadi, Elham - BScEE, MEng, PhD

Drucker, Aaron - MS, MD

Dubinsky, Isser - BSc, MD, MD

Esensoy, Ali - PhD

Essue, Beverley - PhD

Fam, Mark - MHSA

Feig, Denice - MD

Follett-Rowe, Margot - MS

Forman, Lisa - SJD

Furlan, Julio - MSc, DrMed, PhD

Furness, Colin - BSc, PhD

Gall, Carie - BA, BSc(OT)

Gien, Lilian - BSc, MHPE, MD

Gill, Peter - MS, MD, DPhil

Ginzburg, Amir - BSc, MD

Goldman, Russell - MPH, MD

Gotlib Conn, Lesley - BA, MA, PhD

Govindarajan, Anand - BSc, MSc, DrMed

Gozdyra, Piotr - BA, MA

Greiver, Michelle - MD

Guerguerian, Anne Marie - MD

Guerriere, Denise - PhD

Gupta, Samir - MSc, MDCM

Hall, Ruth - BASc, MSc

Hancock Howard, Rebecca - PhD

Hendrick-Hallet, Julie - MSc, MD

Hirschfield, Gideon - MA, PhD

Huszti, Ella - MSc, PhD

Jaakkimainen, Liisa - BSc, MSc, MD

Jackevicius, Cynthia - BS, MSc

Jassal, Vanita - MD

Jerath, Angela - BSc, MBBS

Kassardjian, Charles - DrMed

Kastner, Monika - BSc, MSc, PhD

Kim, Joseph - MHSc, MD, PhD

Kiran, Tara - BSc, MPH, MD

Kiss, Alexander - PhD

Klein, David - MD

Koyle, Martin - DrMed

Kozloff, Nicole - BA, SM, MD

Kumbhare, Dinesh - BSc, MHSc, MD

Ladha, Karim - AB, MSc, MD

Leighl, Natasha - MD

Levitt, Kevin Samuel - BSc, MSc, MD

Levy, Charissa - MHSc

Lexchin, Joel - BSc, MSc, MD

Lin, Steve - MSc, MD

Lix, Lisa - PhD

Lo, Alexander - BSc, MD

Loblaw, Andrew - MD

Lok, Charmaine - MSc, MD

Look Hong, Nicole - BSc, MSc, MD

Lotfollahi Shabestari, Omid - MD, PhD

Luo, Zhong-Cheng - MMed, BM, PhD

Maetzel, Andreas - MSc, PhD

Maguire, Jonathon - BSc, MSc, MSc, MD

Mahant, Sanjay - MD

Mahar, Alyson - PhD

Mandigo, Margaux - MSc

Martin, Taylor - MHSA

Maurer, Daphne - PhD

McNaughton, Nancy - BA, MEd, PhD

Mishra, Sharmistha - BSc, MD

Mittmann, Nicole - PhD

Mnyusiwalla, Latifa - MPH

Moffat, Malcolm - BS, BSc, MHSc

Moore, Lynn - MHSA

Mozessohn, Lee - MD

Muller, Matthew - MD

Munshi, Laveena - MSc, DrMed

Murphy, Kellie - MD

Narayanan, Unni - MSc, MD

Nelson, Kate - MD

Papadakos, Janet - BA, MEd, PhD

Paprica, Alison - DSc

Paterson, Michael - MS

Paul, Robert - PhD

Penner, Melanie - MD

Perruccio, Anthony - BSc, MHSc, PhD

Persaud, Navindra - BSc, BA, MSc, MD

Petch, Jeremy - BA, MA, PhD

Pinkney, Sonia - MHSc

Pitzul, Kristen - PhD

Puchalski-Ritchie, Lisa - MA, MD

Rac, Valeria - MD, PhD

Rackow, Valerie - BS, MHSc

Ravi, Bheeshma - BS, MD, PhD

Razak, Fahad - BSc, MSc, MD

Ringash, Jolie - MSc, MD

Roifman, Idan - DrMed

Roth, Daniel - BSc, MSc, MD

Rowland, Paula - BS, BS

Rudoler, David - BA, MA, PhD

Saposnik, Gustavo - MSc, MD

Seto, Winnie - BScPhm, MSc, DP

Shah, Prakeshkumar - MD

Sheehan, Kathleen - BS, MSc, DPhil

Shehata, Nadine - MEd, MD

Sholzberg, Michelle - BSc, DrMed

Shulman, Rayzel - MD

Smith, Tina - BSc, MHSc

Snelgrove, John - BSc, MSc, MD

Snider, Carolyn - BSc, BComm, MPH, MD

Soklaridis, Sophie - BSc, MSS, PhD

Spalding, Karen - MSc, PhD

Sriharan, Abi - BSc, MSc, PhD, PhD

Stanbrook, Matthew - MSc, MD

Steele-Gray, Carolyn - BS, MA, PhD

Steinhart, Hillary - MD

Stephenson, Anne - MD

Strauss, John - MD

Stuart, Neil - BA, MSW, PhD

Sunderji, Nadiya - BA, MD

Sussman, Jonathan - MB, DrMed

Tan, Darrell - BSc, MD, PhD

Tavares, Walter - MS, PhD

Teare, Gary - MSc, DrMedVet, PhD

Toulany, Alene - MD

Touma, Zahi - BSc, MD, PhD

Udell, Jacob - BSc, MPH, MD

Verma, Amol A. - MPH, MD

Wald, Ron - MPH, MDCM

Walker, Neil - BBA, MHSc

Wickens, Christine - BSc, MA, PhD

Widdifield, Jessica - BSc, PhD

Windrim, Rory - MB

Witiw, Christopher - BS, BS, MS, MD

Wolfstadt, Jesse - BS, MS, MD

Wong, Karen - BSc, MSc, MD

Wong, Rebecca - MBChB

Yeh, Ann - MD

Yu, Amy - MSc, MD

Zarb, Julia - PhD

Zhang, Cynthia - BS, MHSc

Zimmermann, Camilla - MSc, MD

Zubairi, Mohammad Samad Yaseen - MD

Zywiel, Michael - BS, MS, MD

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:

Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research;
Health Services Research;
Quality Improvement and Patient Safety; and
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

Applicants are admitted under the General Regulations of the School of Graduate Studies. Applicants must also satisfy IHPME's additional admission requirements stated below.
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 (for example, 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:

Thesis option comprising 3.0 full-course equivalents (FCEs) and a thesis.
Coursework-only option comprising 5.0 FCEs, including completion of at least one research practicum.

Students may elect to take up to 0.5 FCE on a Credit/No Credit (CR/NCR) basis. See the CR/NCR-eligible courses in the course list section.

Thesis MSc

Completion of 3.0 FCEs as follows:
- 1.5 FCEs required: HAD5301H, HAD5307H, and one of HAD5303H, HAD5304H, HAD5306H, or HAD5309H
- 1.5 FCEs in electives.
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

Completion of 5.0 FCEs as follows:
- 2.0 FCEs required: HAD5301H, HAD5307H, HAD6360H, and one of HAD5303H, HAD5304H, or HAD5309H
- 3.0 FCEs in electives.

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

Applicants are admitted under the General Regulations of the School of Graduate Studies. Applicants must also satisfy IHPME's additional admission requirements stated below.
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 (for example, 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:

Thesis option comprising 3.0 full-course equivalents (FCEs) and a thesis.
Coursework-only option comprising 5.0 FCEs.

Students may elect to take up to 0.5 FCE on a Credit/No Credit (CR/NCR) basis. See the CR/NCR-eligible courses in the course list section.

Thesis MSc

Completion of 3.0 full-course equivalents (FCEs) as follows:
- 1.0 FCE in research methodology courses
- 1.0 FCE in health services research courses:
  - HAD5011H Canada's Health Care System and Health Policy
  - 0.5 FCE from other health services research courses
- 1.0 FCE in electives.
A thesis written under the supervision of a thesis committee and its defence before an examination committee.

Coursework-Only MSc

Completion of 5.0 full-course equivalents (FCEs) as follows:
- 1.0 FCE in health services research courses, normally HAD5011H, HAD5022H, HAD5727H, HAD5756H, and HAD5773H
- 1.0 FCE in research methodology courses, normally HSR1001H, HAD5765H, HAD5772H, HAD5740H, HAD5742H, HAD5744H, HAD5746H, HAD5779H, and HAD5781H
- 3.0 FCEs in electives, normally from HAD5726H, HAD5728H, HAD5730H, HAD5737H, HAD5738H, HAD5743H, HAD5744H, HAD5760H, HAD5763H, HAD5771H, HAD5778H, and HAD6750H.

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 HAD5011H and HAD5772H.

Emphasis: Health Economics

Students must complete 2.0 FCEs as follows:

HAD5730H Economic Evaluation Methods for Health Service Research.
HAD5744H Applied Health Econometrics I.
HAD5746H Applied Health Econometrics II.
HAD5760H Advanced Health Economics and Policy Analysis.

Emphasis: Health Informatics Research

Students must complete 2.0 FCEs as follows:

HAD5726H Evaluation and Research Design in Health Informatics.
Three courses (1.5 FCEs) from the course listing for the Health Services Research concentration, Master of Health Informatics program, or other relevant graduate courses as approved by the Graduate Coordinator.

Emphasis: Health Policy

Students must complete 2.0 FCEs as follows:

CHL5300H Public Health Policy.
HAD5778H Comparative Health Systems and Policy.
1.0 FCE from the following list:
- CHL5308H Tools and Approaches for Public Health Policy Analysis and Evaluation
- HAD5022H Politics, Policy, Public Health, and Health Technology
- HAD5765H Case Studies in Health Policy
- Other health policy research course as appropriate, for example:
  - CHL5523H Indigenous Health and Social Policy
  - CHL5702H History of International Health or
  - CHL5704H International Human Rights Law and Global Health: The Right to Health in Theory and Practice.

Emphasis: Health Services Organization and Management Studies

Students must complete 2.0 FCEs as follows:

HAD5773H Introduction to Theories of Organizational Behaviour and Applications to the Health Care Sector.
1.5 FCEs from the following list:
- HAD5727H Knowledge Transfer and Exchange
- HAD5737H Tools for Implementation of Best Evidence
- HAD5740H Intermediate Level Qualitative Research for Health Services and Policy Research
- HAD5742H Mixed Methods for Health Services Research
- HAD5744H Applied Health Econometrics I
- HSR1001H Introduction to Qualitative Methods for Health Services and Policy Research.

Emphasis: Health Services Outcomes and Evaluation

Students must complete 2.0 FCEs as follows:

HAD5720H Evaluation I
0.5 FCE from the following list:
- HAD5743H Evaluation II
- HAD5763H Advanced Methods in Health Services Research
0.5 FCE from the following list:
- CHL5202H Biostatistics II
- HAD5316H Biostatistics II: Advanced Techniques in Applied Regression Methods
- HAD5772H Intermediate Statistics for Health Services Researchers
0.5 elective FCE from the course listing for the Health Services Research concentration.

Emphasis: Health Systems Artificial Intelligence

Students must complete 2.0 FCEs as follows:
- CHL3020H Ethics and AI in Health
- CHL5230H Applied Machine Learning for Health Data (research methods course)
- MHI2002H Emergent Topics in Heath Informatics
- 0.5 FCE from the course listing for the Health Services Research concentration or the Master of Health Informatics program. Recommended: HAD5726H Evaluation and Research Design in Health Informatics.

Emphasis: Health Technology Assessment

Students must complete 2.0 FCEs as follows:

HAD5301H Introduction to Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research or equivalent.
HAD5307H Introduction to Applied Biostatistics.
0.5 FCE from the course listing for the Health Services Research concentration.
0.5 FCE from the following list:
- HAD5730H Economic Evaluation Methods for Health Service Research
- HAD5771H Resource Allocation Ethics
- HAD5779H Evidence Synthesis for Health Services, Systems, and Policy Research.

Concentration: Quality Improvement and Patient Safety

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.
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:

Thesis option comprising 3.0 full-course equivalents (FCEs) and a thesis.
Coursework-only option comprising 5.0 FCEs, including completion of at least one research practicum.

Students may elect to take up to 0.5 FCE on a Credit/No Credit (CR/NCR) basis. See the CR/NCR-eligible courses in the course list section.

Thesis MSc

Completion of 3.0 FCEs as follows:
- 2.5 FCEs required: HAD3010H, HAD3020H, HAD3041Y⁰, HAD3050H
- 0.5 FCE in electives.
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

Completion of 5.0 FCEs as follows:
- 3.0 required FCEs (HAD3010H, HAD3020H, HAD3030H, HAD3050H, HAD3060H, HAD3070H)
- 1.0 required FCE in a research project practicum (HAD3040Y)
- 1.0 FCE in electives.

Program Length

3 sessions full-time (typical registration sequence: F/W/S)

Time Limit

3 years full-time

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

Concentration: System Leadership and Innovation

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.
Applicants require an overall B+ average or higher in the last two years of an appropriate bachelor's degree from a recognized university.
Applicants must have health-care experience and demonstrate aptitude for innovation and health systems.
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 concentration in System Leadership and Innovation consists of coursework only. Students begin this concentration in the Summer session.

Completion of 5.0 full-course equivalents (FCEs) as follows:
- 2.0 required FCEs (HAD2001H, HAD2007H, HAD2012H, and HAD2013H)
- 1.5 required FCEs in experiential learning: HAD2030H and HAD2040Y⁰
- 1.5 elective FCEs; please consult with the department about electives
- Students may elect to take up to 0.5 FCE on a Credit/No Credit (CR/NCR) basis. See the CR/NCR-eligible courses in the course list section.

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

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

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

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.
A master's degree (MA or MSc) requiring a thesis with a B+ average or higher.
Applicants to the Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research concentration must have a degree in a health profession (for example, MD, BScN, BScOT, BScPT, DDM, MScN, or equivalent).
Satisfactory references pertaining to the applicant's academic and research abilities.
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.
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

Completion of a comprehensive course.
Completion of 5.0 full-course equivalents (FCEs) from the PhD courses listed below.
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.
Students enrolled in the Health Professions Education Research concentration must select 2.5 FCEs compulsory courses from the Health Professions Research courses listed below.
Students may elect to take up to 0.5 FCE on a Credit/No Credit (CR/NCR) basis. See the CR/NCR-eligible courses in the course list section..
Writing of a PhD thesis under the supervision of an approved thesis committee (supervisor plus at least two additional graduate faculty members).
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

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.
A master's degree (MA or MSc) requiring a thesis with a B+ average or higher.
Satisfactory references pertaining to the applicant's academic and research abilities.
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.
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

Students must select one of six emphases, and complete the required emphasis courses listed below.
Completion of 5.0 full-course equivalents (FCEs) including:
- A comprehensive course (0.5 FCE) specified as part of the requirements for each emphasis below.
- 2.0 FCEs as follows: HAD5011H, HAD5772H (or equivalent if specified in the selected emphasis), HAD6760H, and HAD6770H.
Writing of a PhD thesis under the supervision of an approved thesis committee (supervisor plus at least two additional graduate faculty members).
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:

HAD5730H Economic Evaluation Methods for Health Service Research.
HAD5744H Applied Health Econometrics I.
HAD5746H Applied Health Econometrics II.
HAD5760H Advanced Health Economics and Policy Analysis.
HAD6750H Advanced Health Economics and Policy Analysis II.
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:

HAD5726H Evaluation and Research Design in Health Informatics.
HAD5747H Cognitive, Social, and Information Science Theory in Health Informatics Research.
HAD6764H Health Informatics Research Comprehensive Course.
Three courses (1.5 FCEs) from the course listing for the Health Services Research concentration, Master of Health Informatics program, or other relevant graduate courses as approved by the Graduate Coordinator.

Emphasis: Health Policy

Students must complete 3.0 FCEs as follows:

CHL5300H Public Health Policy (students may elect to take this course on a Credit/No Credit basis).
HAD5778H Comparative Health Systems and Policy.
HAD6763H Health Policy Comprehensive Course.
0.5 FCE from the following list:
- CHL5308H Tools and Approaches for Public Health Policy Analysis and Evaluation.
- HAD5022H Politics, Policy, Public Health, and Health Technology.
- HAD5765H Case Studies in Health Policy.
- Other course as appropriate, for example:
  - CHL5523H Indigenous Health and Social Policy.
  - CHL5702H History of International Health.
  - CHL5704H International Human Rights Law and Global Health: The Right to Health in Theory and Practice.
0.5 FCE from the following list:
- HAD5742H Mixed Methods for Health Services Research.
- HAD5781H Case Study Research for Health Services, Systems, and Policy.
- HSR1001H Introduction to Qualitative Methods for Health Services and Policy Research.
- Other courses from the course listing for the Health Services Research concentration in the area of policy-relevant methods.
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:

HAD5742H Mixed Methods for Health Services Research.
HAD5750H Seminar in Organizational Behaviour.
HAD5773H Introduction to Theories of Organizational Behaviour and Applications to the Health Care Sector.
HAD6762H Health Services Organization and Management Comprehensive Course.
HSR1001H Introduction to Qualitative Methods for Health Services and Policy Research.
One course (0.5 FCE) from the course listing for the Health Services Research concentration.

Emphasis: Health Services Outcomes and Evaluation

Students must complete 3.0 FCEs as follows:

HAD5743H Evaluation II.
HAD6761H Health Services Outcomes and Evaluation Comprehensive Course.
HSR1001H Introduction to Qualitative Methods for Health Services and Policy Research.
Two courses (1.0 FCE) from the following list:
- HAD2003H Learning Health Systems Part 1: Identifying Opportunities for System Change and Designing Sound Innovations.
- HAD5720H Evaluation I.
- HAD5728H Performance Measurement in Health Care: Theory and Application.
- HAD5730H Economic Evaluation Methods for Health Service Research.
- HAD5740H Intermediate Level Qualitative Methods for Health Services and Policy Research.
- HAD5742H Mixed Methods for Health Services Research.
- HAD5763H Advanced Methods in Health Services Research.
- HAD5779H Evidence Synthesis for Health Services, Systems, and Policy Research.
- HAD5781H Case Study Research for Health Services, Systems and Policy.
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 HAD5772H Intermediate Statistics for Health Services Researchers with CHL5202H Biostatistics II or HAD5316H Biostatistics II: Advanced Techniques in Applied Regression Methods.

Emphasis: Health Technology Assessment

Students must complete 3.0 FCEs as follows:

HAD5301H Introduction to Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research.
HAD6765H Health Technology Assessment Comprehensive Course (Credit/No Credit).
Three courses (1.5 FCEs) from the course listing for the Health Services Research concentration.
One course (0.5 FCE) from the following list:
- HAD5730H Economic Evaluation Methods for Health Service Research
- HAD5771H Resource Allocation Ethics
- HAD5779H Evidence Synthesis for Health Services, Systems and Policy Research.

PhD Program (Flexible-Time)

Minimum Admission Requirements

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.
A master's degree (MA or MSc) requiring a thesis with a B+ average or higher.
Applicants to the Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research concentration must have a degree in a health profession (for example, MD, BScN, BScOT, BScPT, DDM, MScN, or equivalent).
Satisfactory references pertaining to the applicant's academic and research abilities.
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

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.
Students must register full-time for the first four years of their program (Fall, Spring, Summer sessions); thereafter, they may register part-time.
Completion of a comprehensive course.
Completion of 5.0 full-course equivalents (FCEs) from the PhD courses listed below.
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.
Students enrolled in the Health Professions Education Research concentration must select 2.5 FCEs compulsory courses from the Health Professions Research courses listed below.
Students may elect to take up to 0.5 FCE on a Credit/No Credit (CR/NCR) basis. See the CR/NCR-eligible courses in the course list section.
Writing of a PhD thesis under the supervision of an approved thesis committee (supervisor plus at least two additional graduate faculty members).
Oral defence of the thesis before an examination committee.

Program Length

6 years

Time Limit

8 years

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 Code	Course 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 Code	Course 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 Service Research
HAD5760H^⌘	Advanced Health Economics and Policy Analysis

Elective Courses

Course Code	Course 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)
HAD5318H	Advanced Evidence Synthesis: Meta-analysis, Meta-regression, Network Meta-analysis Individual Patient Data Meta-analysis (prerequisite: HAD5308H)
HAD5319H	Biostatistics III: Advanced Biostatistical Techniques for Observational Studies (prerequisites: HAD5301H, HAD5307H, HAD5309H, HAD5316H)
HAD5320H	Writing Mentorship
	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 Code	Course Title
HAD5011H^⌘	Canada's Health Care System and Health Policy (Doctoral Stream)
HAD6500H^⌘	Essential 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)
HAD6507H^⌘	Identity and Professional Life for Health Professions Education Research
HAD6508H^⌘	Sociology of the Professions
HAD6509H^⌘	The Examination: The Technology that Shapes What We Can Know, Do, and Be
HAD6510H^⌘	Academic Medicine: From the Global to the Virtual
HAD6560H	Health Professions Education Research (HPER) Comprehensive Exam

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

Course Code	Course Title
HAD2002H^⌘	Learning Health Systems Part 2: Implementation and Evaluation of System Innovations (prerequisite: HAD2003H)
HAD2003H^⌘	Learning Health Systems Part 1: Identifying Opportunities for System Change and Designing Sound Innovations
HAD5011H^⌘	Canada's Health Care System and Health Policy (Doctoral Stream)
HAD5012H	Patient and Caregiver Engagement in Research
HAD5022H^⌘	Politics, 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 Service Research
HAD5737H^⌘	Tools for Implementation of Best Evidence
HAD5738H^⌘	Advanced Methods in Economic Evaluation
HAD5740H^⌘	Intermediate-Level Qualitative Research for Health Services and Policy Research
HAD5742H^⌘	Mixed Methods for Health Services Research
HAD5743H^⌘	Evaluation II
HAD5744H^⌘	Applied Health Econometrics I
HAD5746H^⌘	Applied Health Econometrics II
HAD5747H	Cognitive, Social, and Information Science Theory in Health Informatics Research
HAD5748H^⌘	Introduction to Survey Design and Psychometrics (prerequisite: HAD5772H or equivalent)
HAD5749H^⌘	Knowledge to Action: Disseminating and Implementing Evidence into Practice
HAD5750H^⌘	Seminar in Organizational Behaviour
HAD5751H	AI Development and Implementation in Health Care
HAD5752H	Introduction to Knowledge Translation and Implementation Science
HAD5753H	Training for Impact: Art and Science of Health System Leadership (Credit/No Credit)
HAD5754H^⌘	Global 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 Services Researchers
HAD5773H^⌘	Introduction to Theories of Organizational Behaviour and Applications to the Health Care Sector
HAD5777H^⌘	Leading and Managing Change: Building Adaptive Capacity
HAD5778H^⌘	Comparative Health Systems and Policy
HAD5779H^⌘	Evidence Synthesis for Health Services, Systems and Policy Research
HAD5781H^⌘	Case Study Research for Health Services, Systems and Policy
HAD6506H	Assessment in Health Professions Education
HAD6750H^⌘	Advanced Health Economics and Policy Analysis II
HAD6760H^⌘	Introduction to Health Services Research Theory and Methods
HAD6761H	Health Services Outcomes and Evaluation Comprehensive Course
HAD6762H	Health Services Organization and Management Comprehensive Course
HAD6763H	Health Policy Comprehensive Course
HAD6764H	Health Informatics Research Comprehensive Course
HAD6765H	Health Technology Assessment Comprehensive Course (Credit/No Credit)
HAD6770H^⌘	Applying Health Services 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 Code	Course Title
HAD3010H^⌘	Fundamentals of Improvement Science
HAD3020H^⌘	Quality Improvement Methods
HAD3030H^⌘	Concepts and Strategies in Patient Safety
HAD3040Y⁺	Project Practicum
HAD3041Y⁰	Design and Methods for Thesis Research
HAD3050H^⌘	Leading and Managing Change
HAD3060H^⌘	Quality Improvement in Health Systems
HAD3070H^⌘	Health Law and Risk Management for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety

Practicum Course

Course Code	Course Title
HAD3080H	External Practicum

Elective Courses

Course Code	Course Title
HAD3025H^⌘	Teaching QI and Patient Safety (prerequisites: HAD3010H, HAD3020H, HAD3040Y⁺)
HAD3090H^⌘	The Application of Lean in Healthcare
HAD4000H	Reading Course — QIPS
HAD5777H^⌘	Leading 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 Code	Course Title
HAD2001H^⌘	Strategic Vision and Planning for Health System Change
HAD2007H^⌘	Learning Health Systems Innovation and Transformation (prerequisite: HAD2004H)
HAD2012H^⌘	Learning Health Systems: Research Tools, Approaches, and Lessons
HAD2013H^⌘	Fundamentals of Health Economics and Policy

Experiential Learning Courses

Course Code	Course Title
HAD2030H	Systems Innovation Capstone Paper (Credit/No Credit) (prerequisites: HAD2001H, HAD2002H, HAD2003H, HAD2004H, HAD2005H, HAD2010H, HAD2020H)
HAD2040Y⁰	Systems Innovation Capstone Project (Credit/No Credit) (prerequisites: HAD2001H, HAD2003H, and HAD2004H)

Elective Courses

Course Code	Course Title
HAD2002H^⌘	Learning Health Systems Part 2: Implementation and Evaluation of System Innovations (prerequisite: HAD2003H)
HAD2003H^⌘	Learning Health Systems Part 1: Identifying Opportunities for System Change and Designing Sound Innovations
HAD2004H^⌘	Leadership, Motivation, and Partnering
HAD2005H^⌘	Quality Improvement Skills for Healthcare Leaders
HAD2006H	Accelerating Innovations in Medical Education
HAD2008H^⌘	Human Factors, Strategy, and Innovation Leadership (prerequisite: HAD2004H)
HAD2010H	Health Systems Leadership Practicum (Individual) (Credit/No Credit)

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 Code	Course Title
CHL5300H^⌘	Public Health Policy
HSR1001H	Introduction to Qualitative Methods for Health Services 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

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

Applicants are admitted under the General Regulations of the School of Graduate Studies. Applicants must also satisfy IHPME's additional admission requirements stated below.
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.
Full-time, relevant work experience.

Program Requirements

Completion of 10.0 full-course equivalents (FCEs) as follows:
- 9.0 FCEs are required subjects, which include a minimum of 1.0 FCE in a field placement.
- The remaining 1.0 FCE are elective courses.
- Students may elect to take up to 0.5 FCE on a Credit/No Credit (CR/NCR) basis. See the CR/NCR-eligible courses in the course list section.

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

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

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:

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.
Executive MHI option: This is designed for individuals with at least five years of work experience in the health-care sector and are interested in pursuing leadership positions and other career development. This program option enables students to continue professional employment and sustain career momentum while gaining specialized health informatics knowledge.

Regular 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 (for example, 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:
- Required coursework (7.5 FCEs)
- Elective coursework (0.5 FCE)
- Students may elect to take up to 0.5 FCE on a Credit/No Credit (CR/NCR) basis. See the list of CR/NCR-eligible courses below.
- A four-month, full-time practicum or field placement (MHI2005Y; 2.0 FCEs).
Degree requirements will be completed in 16 months across four consecutive sessions.

Students may elect to be assessed on a CR/NCR basis in courses marked by the symbol ^⌘ up to a total of 0.5 FCE.

Required Courses for the Regular MHI Option

Course Code	Course Title
MHI1001H^⌘	Information and Communication Technology in Health Informatics
MHI1002H^⌘	Complexity of Clinical Care
MHI2001H^⌘	Fundamentals of Health Informatics
MHI2002H^⌘	Emergent Topics in Health Informatics
MHI2003H^⌘	Emerging Applications in Consumer, Public, and Global Health Informatics
MHI2004H^⌘	Human Factors and Systems Design in Health Care
MHI2006H^⌘	Advanced Topics in Health Informatics (Strategic Frameworks for Solution Architecture)
MHI2007H^⌘	Quantitative Skills in Health Informatics
MHI2008H^⌘	Project Management for Health Informatics
MHI2009H^⌘	Evaluation Methods for Health Informatics
MHI2011H^⌘	Performance Measurements in Health Care: Theory and Application
MHI2017H^⌘	Systems Analysis and Process Innovation in Healthcare
MHI2018H^⌘	Knowledge Management and Systems
MHI2019H^⌘	Health Information Systems, Services, and Design
MHI2021H^⌘	Canada's Health System and Digital Health Policy

Practicum Course

Course Code	Course Title
MHI2005Y	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.

Course Code	Course Title
MHI2010H	Extended Health Informatics Practicum
MHI2012H^⌘	Introduction to Big Data for Health: Foundations and Methodologies
MHI2013H^⌘	Data Visualization in Health Care
MHI2020H^⌘	Leadership for Digital Health Transformation
MHI3000H^⌘	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 (at least five years) as a health services professional (for example, 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.
Successful applicants may be actively employed in a health informatics role or capacity.

Program Requirements

Completion of 10.0 full-course equivalents (FCEs) as follows:
- Required coursework (7.5 FCEs)
- Elective coursework (1.0 FCE)
- Students may elect to take up to 0.5 FCE on a Credit/No Credit (CR/NCR) basis. See the list of CR/NCR-eligible courses below.
- A four-month, employer-sponsored or mentor-supervised Health Informatics Project (MHI2015Y; 1.5 FCEs).
The executive MHI degree requirements will be completed in 22 months across six consecutive sessions.

Required Courses

Course Code	Course Title
MHI1001H^⌘	Information and Communication Technology in Health Informatics
MHI1002H^⌘	Complexity of Clinical Care
MHI2001H^⌘	Fundamentals of Health Informatics
MHI2002H^⌘	Emergent Topics in Health Informatics
MHI2003H^⌘	Emerging Applications in Consumer, Public and Global Health Informatics
MHI2004H^⌘	Human Factors and Systems Design in Health Care
MHI2006H^⌘	Advanced Topics in Health Informatics (Strategic Frameworks for Solution Architecture)
MHI2007H^⌘	Quantitative Skills in Health Informatics
MHI2008H^⌘	Project Management for Health Informatics
MHI2009H^⌘	Evaluation Methods for Health Informatics
MHI2011H^⌘	Performance Measurements in Health Care: Theory and Application
MHI2017H^⌘	Systems Analysis and Process Innovation in Healthcare
MHI2018H^⌘	Knowledge Management and Systems
MHI2019H^⌘	Health Information Systems, Services, and Design
MHI2021H^⌘	Canada's Health System and Digital Health Policy

Practicum Course

Course Code	Course Title
MHI2015Y	Health Informatics Project

Elective Courses

Students are encouraged to select two electives that allow 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.

Course Code	Course Title
MHI2012H^⌘	Introduction to Big Data for Health: Foundations and Methodologies
MHI2013H^⌘	Data Visualization in Health Care
MHI2016H	Health Informatics Project Extension
MHI2020H^⌘	Leadership for Digital Health Transformation
MHI3000H^⌘	Independent Reading for Health Informatics

Program Length

6 sessions full-time (S/F/W/S/F/W)

Time Limit

3 years full-time

Health Policy, Management and Evaluation

HPME: Introduction

Faculty Affiliation

Degree Programs

Health Policy, Management and Evaluation

Health Administration

Health Informatics

Combined Degree Programs

Collaborative Specializations

Overview

November 15

November 30

January 15

February 1

March 1

Contact and Address

HPME: Graduate Faculty

Full Members

Associate Members

HPME: Health Policy, Management and Evaluation MSc

Master of Science

Program Description

Concentration: Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research

Minimum Admission Requirements

Program Requirements

Thesis MSc

Coursework-Only MSc

Program Length

Time Limit

Concentration: Health Services Research

Minimum Admission Requirements

Program Requirements

Thesis MSc

Coursework-Only MSc

Program Length

Time Limit

Emphasis: Health Economics

Emphasis: Health Informatics Research

Emphasis: Health Policy

Emphasis: Health Services Organization and Management Studies

Emphasis: Health Services Outcomes and Evaluation

Emphasis: Health Systems Artificial Intelligence

Emphasis: Health Technology Assessment

Concentration: Quality Improvement and Patient Safety

Minimum Admission Requirements

Program Requirements

Thesis MSc

Coursework-Only MSc

Program Length

Time Limit

​Concentration: System Leadership and Innovation

Minimum Admission Requirements

Program Requirements

​Program Length

Time Limit

HPME: Health Policy, Management and Evaluation PhD

​Doctor of Philosophy​

Program Description

PhD Program

Minimum Admission Requirements

Program Requirements

Program Length

Time Limit

Concentration: Health Services Research

Minimum Admission Requirements

Program Requirements

Program Length

Time Limit

Emphasis: Health Economics

Emphasis: Health Informatics Research

Emphasis: Health Policy

Emphasis: Health Services Organization and Management Studies

Emphasis: Health Services Outcomes and Evaluation

Emphasis: Health Technology Assessment

PhD Program (Flexible-Time)

Minimum Admission Requirements

Program Requirements

Program Length

Time Limit

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

Concentration: System Leadership and Innovation

Program Length

Doctor of Philosophy