Medical Science

Medical Science: Introduction

Faculty Affiliation

Medicine

Degree Programs

Biomedical Communications

MScBMC

Fields:
- Biomedical Media Design;
- Biomedical Visualization Design

Medical Science

MSc and PhD

Fields:
- Bioethics;
- Biomedical Science;
- Clinical Science;
- Health Professions Education;
- Population Health/Health Services;
- Radiation Oncology

Combined Degree Programs

MD / PhD

Collaborative Specializations

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

Addiction Studies
- Medical Science, MSc, PhD
Aging, Palliative and Supportive Care Across the Life Course
- Medical Science, MSc, PhD
Bioethics
- Medical Science, MSc, PhD
Biomedical Engineering
- Medical Science, MSc, PhD
Cardiovascular Sciences
- Medical Science, MSc, PhD
Developmental Biology
- Medical Science, MSc, PhD
Environment and Health
- Medical Science, MSc, PhD
Genome Biology and Bioinformatics
- Medical Science, PhD
Global Health (U of T Global Scholar)
- Medical Science, PhD
Health Services and Policy Research
- Medical Science, MSc, PhD
Knowledge Media Design
- Medical Science, MSc, PhD
Musculoskeletal Sciences
- Medical Science, MSc, PhD
Neuromodulation
- Medical Science, MSc, PhD
Neuroscience
- Medical Science, MSc, PhD
Psychology, Psychiatry and Engineering
- Medical Science, MSc, PhD
Toxicology
- Medical Science, MSc, PhD
Women's Health
- Medical Science, MSc, PhD

Diploma Programs

Graduate Diploma in Health Research

GDipHR

Overview

With over 600 faculty and 550 students, the Institute of Medical Science (IMS) was established to foster education and scholarship in the Clinical Departments of the Faculty of Medicine. IMS specializes in translational research with a strong emphasis on bench-to-bedside clinical applications. Degree candidates have the opportunity to conduct research in one of four training areas: bio-medical science; clinical science; health systems and services; and population health. Graduates have been appointed to positions as academics and health-care professionals in universities, government, and industry.

Contact and Address

Medical Science Program

Web: ims.utoronto.ca/core-team
Telephone: (416) 946-8286
Fax: (416) 971-2253

Institute of Medical Science
University of Toronto
Medical Sciences Building
Room 2374, 1 King's College Circle
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8
Canada

Biomedical Communications Program

Web: bmc.med.utoronto.ca
Email: bmc.info@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (905) 569-4849

Master of Science in Biomedical Communications
University of Toronto Mississauga
HSC 308, 3359 Mississauga Road
Mississauga, Ontario L5L 1C6
Canada

Graduate Diploma in Health Research

Web: md.utoronto.ca/graduate-diploma-health-research-gdiphr
Email: gdip.hres@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 946-7866

Graduate Diploma in Health Research
University of Toronto
Medical Sciences Building
Room 2256, 1 King's College Circle
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8
Canada

Medical Science: Graduate Faculty

Full Members

Advani, Andrew - MBChB, PhD

Agur, Anne - BSc, MSc, PhD

Alain, Claude - BA, MA, PhD

Alibhai, Shabbir - MD

Allard, Johane - MD

Anagnostou, Evdokia - MD

Bagby, Michael - BA, MA, PhD, PhD

Baker, Andrew - MD, MD

Baker, Andrew - MHSc, MD

Balki, Mrinalini - MBBS

Barron, David - MD

Barua, Moumita - DrMed

Bassett, Anne - BSc, MD

Batt, Jane - MD, PhD

Battaglia, Marco - BA, DrMed

Baxter, Nancy - DrMed, PhD

Bendayan, Reina - DP

Black, Sandra - BSc, MD

Boggild, Andrea - BSc, MSc, MD

Bogoch, Earl - BA, MSc, MD

Brill, Julie - PhD

Brochard, Laurent - MD

Brooks, Dina - BSc(PT), MSc, PhD

Brown, Theodore - BSc, PhD

Brumell, John - BSc, PhD

Caniggia, Isabella - MD, PhD

Castle, David - MSc, MBChB, MD

Chandran, Vinod - MBBS, PhD

Chapman, Kenneth - MSc, MD

Chauhan, Vijay - MD

Chen, Robert - MB

Cherney, David - MD, PhD

Chertkow, Howard - MD

Cheung, Angela - BA, MD, PhD

Cheyne, Douglas - BSc, MA, PhD

Cohen, Eyal - MSc, MD

Coles, John - MD

Connelly, Kim - MBBS, PhD

Croitoru, Ken - MDCM

Cypel, Marcelo - DrMed

Das, Sunit - DrMed

Davis, Karen - BSc, MSc, PhD

Dawson, Laura - MD

De Luca, Vincenzo - MD, PhD

de Veber, Gabrielle - MD

Dimitrijevic, Andrew - BSc, MSc, PhD

Dlamini, Nomazulu - MBBS

Dorian, Paul - MSc, MDCH

dos Santos, Claudia - MSc, MD

Dror, Yigal - MD

Drucker, Daniel - MD

Eder, Lihi - DrMed

Eubanks, James - BSc, AA, PhD

Fan, Eddy - BSc, MD, PhD

Fehlings, Michael - LMCC, MD, PhD

Feinstein, Anthony - MBChB, PhD

Feld, Jordan - MPH, MD

Feng, Zhong-Ping - PhD

Fish, Joel Steven - BSc, MSc, MD

Flint, Alastair - ChB

Floras, John - MD, DPhil

Fremes, Stephen - BA, MSc, MD

Furlan, Andrea - MD, PhD

Gaisano, Herbert - BS, MD

Gallinger, Steven - MSc, MD

George, Tony - BSc, MD

Gerretsen, Philip - MSW, MD, PhD

Gilbert, Richard - MBBS, PhD

Ginsburg, Shiphra - MEd, MD

Gladdy, Rebecca - DrMed, PhD

Gladman, Dafna - MD

Gordon, Karen - DPhil

Graff-Guerrero, Ariel - MD

Griffiths, John - BSc, MSc, PhD

Grinstein, Sergio - BSc, PhD

Grunebaum, Eyal - MD

Gupta, Neeru - BM

Hahn, Margaret - DrMed, PhD

Haider, Masoom - BM, MD

Hamani, Clement - DrMed, PhD

Hamilton, Robert - BSc, MD, PhD

Haroon, Nigil - MBBS, MD, PhD

Harrison, Robert - PhD, DSc

Heon, Elise - LMCC, MD

Herrmann, Nathan - MD

Hodaie, Mojgan - BSc, MSc, MD

Hodges, Brian - BA, MEd, MD

Horner, Richard - BSc, PhD

Howard, Andrew William - BA, CPSO, MSc, LMCC, MD

Humar, Atul - MSc, MD

Husain, Mansoor - MB, MD

Ibrahim, George - BS, MD, PhD

Irwin, Meredith - MD

Janssen, Harry - MD, PhD

Jarvi, Keith - MD

Jenkinson, Jodie - BA, MSc, PhD

Jeschke, Marc - DrMed, PhD

Jewett, Michael - LMCC, MD

Jones, Nicola - MD

Josselyn, Sheena - MA, PhD

Juvet, Stephen - DrMed, PhD

Kaplan, David - BA, PhD

Kaul, Rupert - MD, PhD

Keating, Armand - BSc, MD

Kennedy, James - MD

Keshavjee, Shaf - BA, MSc, LMCC, MD

Khalvati, Farzad - MASc, PhD

Kiang, Michael - MD, PhD

Kingdom, John - DipCH, MB, MD

Kish, Stephen John - BSc, MSc, PhD

Kolla, Nathan - BA, MA, MD, PhD

Konvalinka, Ana - DrMed

Koritzinsky, Marianne

Krzyzanowska, Monika - MPH, MD

Kucharczyk, Walter - MD

Kumar, Deepali - MSc, MD

Kwong, Jeff - BSc, MSc, MD

Lai, Meng-Chuan - MD, PhD

Lam, Tony - BS, DPhil

Lee, Douglas - DrMed, PhD

Lee, Jacques - MSc, MD

Lee, Warren - MD, PhD

Lemaire, Mathieu - MD, PhD

Leong-Poi, Howard - MD

Levitan, Robert - MSc, MDCM

Li, Madeline - MD

Li, Ren-Ke - MHSc, MSc, MD, PhD

Licht, Christoph - MD

Lindsay, Thomas - BSc, MSc, MDCM

Lipsman, Nir - BS, MD, PhD

Liu, Fei-Fei - MD

Liu, Geoffrey - BSc, MSc, MD

Liu, Mingyao - MSc, MD (Director)

Lozano, Andres - BSc, LMCC, MD, BScMed, PhD

Mak, Susanna - MD, PhD

Malkin, David - MD

Marsden, Philip - MD

Marshall, John - MD

Masellis, Mario - MSc, MD

Maunder, Robert - MD

Mazer, Cyril David - MD

McCrindle, Brian - MD

McDonald, Lynn - PhD

McIntosh, Anthony Randal - BSc, MSc, PhD

McIntyre, Roger - MD

Mikulis, David - BS, MD

Miller, Steven - MD

Mishra, Sharmistha - BSc, MD

Mital, Seema - MBBS

Moe, Gordon - MD

Moody, Alan - BA, MA, MBBS

Morshead, Cindi - BS, PhD

Mucsi, Istvan - MD, PhD

Muise, Aleixo - MD

Naglie, Gary - BSc, MDCM

Nanthakumar, Kumaraswamy - MD

Narang, Indra - MBBS

Nathan, Paul - BA, MSc, MD

Nauth, Aaron - BSc, MSc, MD

Olivieri, Nancy - MD

Osborne, Lucy - PhD (Coordinator of Graduate Studies)

Ouzounian, Maral - BSc, MDCM, PhD

Palmert, Mark - MD

Pang, Elizabeth - PhD

Pausova, Zdenka - MD

Pei, York - MD

Pierro, Agostino - MD

Piguet, Vincent - BM, DrMed, PhD

Pollock, Bruce - BSc, MD, PhD

Rajji, Tarek - MD

Ratjen, Felix - MD

Ravindran, Arun - PhD

Ray, Joel - MSc, MD

Remington, Gary - MD, PhD

Richards, Robin - BA, MD

Robinson, Lisa - MD

Rodin, Gary M. - BSc, MD

Rosenblum, Norman - MD

Ross, Heather - BSc, MD

Rotstein, Ori - MSc, MD

Rubenfeld, Gordon - MSc, MD

Rutka, James - BSc, LMCC, MD, PhD

Ryan, Jennifer - BS, PhD

Sadavoy, Joel - MD

Salter, Michael - MD, PhD

Schimmer, Aaron - MD, PhD

Scholey, James - MD

Schweizer, Tom - BA, MSc, DPhil

Seed, Mike - MBBS

Selby, Peter - MHSc, MBBS

Semple, John - BSc, MSc, MD

Serghides, Lena - BSc, PhD

Sgro, Michael - MD

Sherman, Philip - MD

Shoichet, Molly - PhD

Silverman, Melvin - BSc, MDCH

Siminovitch, Katherine - MD

Singer, Lianne - MD

Slutsky, Arthur - BASc, MASc, MD

Sockalingam, Sanjeev - MD

Sondheimer, Neal John - MD, PhD

Stevens, Bonnie - BSc, MSN, PhD

Stewart, Donna - DPsych, MD

Stewart, Suzanne - BA, MA, PhD

Strafella, Antonio - MD, PhD

Strauss, Bradley - MD

Strauss, John - MD

Sun, Hong-Shuo - MSc, DrMed, DPhil

Swartz, Richard - BSc, MD, PhD

Sweezey, Neil - BSc, MD, MD

Szaszi, Katalin - MD, PhD

Tabori, Uri - MBBS

Tarlo, Susan - MBBS

Tartaglia, Carmela - BA, BSc, MDCM

Thaut, Michael - PhD

Tripathy, Shreejoy - BSc, PhD

Trope, Graham - DOMS, LMCC, MD

Tymianski, Michael - BA, MD, PhD

Urbach, David - MSc, MD

Urowitz, Murray - MD

Valiante, Taufik - BSc, MD, PhD

Van Der Kooy, Derek - BSc, MA, PhD

Venkateswaran, Vasundara - BSc, MPH, MSc, PhD (Coordinator of Graduate Studies)

Verma, Subodh - MSc, MD, PhD

Vincent, Ajoy - MD, MBBS

Voineskos, Aristotle - MD, PhD

Waddell, Thomas - MSc, LMCC, MD, PhD

Walsh, Catharine - MEd, MD

Weisel, Richard - BA, MD

Weksberg, Rosanna - MD, PhD

Whitehead, Cynthia - AB, MHSc, MD, PhD

Widjaja, Elysa - MSc, MPH, MBBS

Windrim, Rory - MB

Wong, Agnes - DOMS, MD, PhD

Wong, Albert - MD, PhD

Woo, Minna - MD

Woodside, Blake - BSc, MSc, MD

Woolridge, Nicholas - BFA, BSc, BFA, MSc

Wright, Graham - BSc, MSc, PhD

Wunder, Jay - BA, MSc, LMCC, MD

Yau, Terrence - BA, MSc, MDCM, MDCM

Yee, Albert - MSc, LMCC, MD

Yeh, Ann - MD

Yeung, Rae - DrMed, MD

Yucel, Yeni - MD

Yuen, Darren - BSc, MD, PhD

Zadeh, Gelareh - BSc, DrMed, BScMed, DPhil

Zimmermann, Camilla - MSc, MD

Members Emeriti

Levy, Gary - BSc, MD

Seeman, Mary - BA, MDCH, MD

Yeger, Herman - BSc, MScPhm, PhD

Associate Members

Abuelaish, Izzeldin - MPH, MBBS, MD

Agarwal, Sri Mahavir - MD, PhD

Agid, Ofer - MD

Ahmed, Najma - BSc, MD, PhD

Anastakis, Dimitrios - BSc, MEd, MD

Andrade, Danielle - MSc, MD

Andreazza, Ana Cristina - BPhm, MSc, PhD, PhD

Andrews, Mahmutoglu - MD

Anthony, Samantha - PhD

Asztalos, Elizabeth - BScN

Baertschiger, Reto - MD, PhD

Ballios, Brian - MD, PhD

Barnett Tapia, Carolina - DrMed

Bernardini, Marcus - BSc, MSc, MD

Bhalerao, Shree - MD

Bhat, Venkat - MSc, MD

Bouchard, Maryse - MS, MDCM

Boulos, Mark - BSc, MD

Brull, Richard - BS, MD

Chaiton, Michael - DPhil

Chepeha, Douglas - MD

Cheskes, Sheldon - BSc, DrMed

Chow, Edward - MBBS

Chung, Frances - MBBS

Chung, Jennifer - BEng, MD, MC

Cil, Tulin - BSc, MEd, DrMed

Clarke, Hance - MSc, MD

Corrin, Michael - BFA, BA, BSc, MSc

Cushing, Sharon L. - BSc, MD

Delgado, Diego - MD

Desarkar, Pushpal - MD

Dryer, Marc - BA, MSc, MCS

Dunkley, Benjamin - BSc, PhD

Dunlop, Katherine - BSc

Emmenegger, Urban - MD

Fairn, Gregory - BSc, PhD

Faiz, Maryam - PhD

Fasano, Alfonso - MD, PhD

Ferguson, Sarah - BSc, MD

Fischer, Corinne - MD

Floh, Alejandro - MD

Forbes, Thomas - MD

Friedberg, Mark - MD

Furlan, Julio - MSc, DrMed, PhD

Gallagher, Damien – MB, MD

Giacobbe, Peter - MD

Goldstein, Roger - MBChB

Gomez Jaramillo, David - MD, PhD

Gonska, Tanja - MD

Grasemann, Hartmut - MD

Gupta, Abha - MD

Gupta, Sumit - MD

Hahn, Cecil - MD

Hannon, Breffni - MB

Harnett, Nicole - BSc

Harrington, Jennifer - MBBS, PhD

Hassan, Ahmed - MBBS

Haykal, Siba - BS, MD, PhD

Heyn, Chris - MD, PhD

Hiraki, Linda - MS, MD, ScD

Hofer, Stefan - MD, PhD

Howe, Kathryn - BSc, MD, PhD

Jean-St-Michel, Emilie - MDCM

Kahr, Walter - MD

Kamath, Binita - MBBS

Katzberg, Hans - BSc, MSc, MD

Kayssi, Ahmed - BS, BA, MS, MPH

Kertes, Peter - MD

Kim, Dong Hwan (Dennis) - MD, PhD

Kim, Raymond - MD

Kitto, Simon - BA, BEd, DPhil

Kloiber, Stefan - DrMed

Knight, Andrea - MD

Korczak, Daphne - BS, MD

Kridel, Robert - DrMed, PhD

Kuruvilla, John - MD

Kuzyk, Paul - BSc, MD

Lim, Andrew - BSc, MD

Lin, Vincent - MD

Lok, Benjamin - BSc, MD

Mah, Linda - MHSc, MD

Mahmud, Farid - MD

Mailis-Gagnon, Angela - MSc, MD

Malinowski, Ann - BScN, MSc, MD

Mandell, Daniel - BSc, MD, PhD

Mansur, Rodrigo - MD, PhD

Maralani, Pejman Jabehdar - MD

Mathur, Sunita - BSc(PT), MSc(PT), PhD

Matsuura, Naomi - ME, PhD

Maxwell, Cynthia - AB, MD

Melamed, Nir - MSc, MD

Menon, Mahesh - PhD

Minian, Nadia - BA, MA, MPH, PhD

Moraes, Theo - MD

Nikolova, Yuliya - BA, PhD

Nyestanak, Muhammad - MD

Oh, Jiwon - BSc, MD, PhD

Ortiz, Abigail - MSc, MD

Parotto, Matteo - MD, PhD

Parsons, Janet - BSc(PT), BA, MSc, PhD

Perkins, Bruce - MPH, MD

Popovic, Milos - DipIng, PhD

Pratap, Abishek - MSc

Propst, Evan - BA, MSc, MD

Qadura, Mohammad - BS, MD, PhD

Rabin, Jenny - PhD

Reich, Heather - MDCM, PhD

Retnakaran, Ravi - MSc, MD

Riazi, Sheila - MSc, MD

Rudzicz, Frank - PhD

Shore, Eliane - BA, MD

Shulman, Rayzel - MD

Silversides, Candice - MSc, MD

Strug, Lisa - BS, BA, SM, PhD

Tam, Emily - MD

Tan, Darrell - BSc, MD, PhD

Thavendiranathan, Paaladinesh - BSc, MSc, MD

Trudeau, Maureen - BSc, MA, MD

Unger, Sharon - MD, MD

Wall, Shelley - BA, MA, MSc, PhD

Wasserman, Jonathan - MD

Wilcox, Elizabeth - BSc, MSc, MS, MD

Witterick, Ian - DrMed

Wong, Jean - MD

Wu, Robert - MSc, MD

Yeung, Jonathan - BS, MD, PhD

Yunusova, Yana - MA, MS, PhD

Zinman, Lorne - MSc, MD

Medical Science: Biomedical Communications MScBMC

Master of Science in Biomedical Communications

Program Description

The MScBMC is a 24-month, course-based professional graduate program that prepares students for careers in the visual communication of science, medicine, and health. Students in this interdisciplinary program explore the use of images, interactive technologies, and animation/simulation to effectively communicate complex science and health topics to a range of audiences.

The program offers two fields: Biomedical Media Design and Biomedical Visualization Design. Students take the same courses in Year 1 and then choose their field at the start of the Summer session between Year 1 and Year 2.

Field: Biomedical Media Design

Minimum Admission Requirements

Applicants are admitted under the General Regulations of the School of Graduate Studies. Applicants must also satisfy the Institute of Medical Science's additional admission requirements stated below.
Graduation from a recognized university with an appropriate four-year bachelor's degree that includes a variety of courses in the arts, sciences, and humanities.
Minimum mid-B standing in the final two years of undergraduate study. Prerequisite courses: English (or an effective writing substitute); a humanities or social science course; biology; cell and molecular biology and/or histology; introductory physiology.
At least one third- or fourth-year undergraduate course, or graduate course, from one or more of the following subject areas: Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Embryology, Genetics, Histology, Immunology, Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, or Physiology.
A high-quality portfolio of visual material; consult the MScBMC website for guidance.

Program Requirements

Coursework. Students must complete 8.5 full-course equivalents (FCEs) including:
- in Year 1, complete 5.0 FCEs: MSC1001Y, MSC2001Y, MSC2003Y, MSC2004H, MSC2009H, MSC2020H, and MSC2023H
- in Year 2, complete 1.5 FCEs: MSC2002H, MSC2012H, and MSC2018H⁺
- complete at least 1.0 FCE chosen from MSC2006H, MSC2008H, MSC2015H, and MSC2016H
- complete 1.0 FCE chosen from MSC2007H, MSC2011H, MSC2013Y, MSC2014H, and MSC2022H (or any other appropriate graduate course[s]).
Students must complete MSC2025Y Master's Research Project for BMC.

Program Length

6 sessions (2 years) full-time (typical registration sequence: F/W/S/F/W/S)

Time Limit

3 years

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

Field: Biomedical Visualization Design

Minimum Admission Requirements

Applicants are admitted under the General Regulations of the School of Graduate Studies. Applicants must also satisfy the Institute of Medical Science's additional admission requirements stated below.
Graduation from a recognized university with an appropriate four-year bachelor's degree that includes a variety of courses in the arts, sciences, and humanities.
Minimum mid-B standing in the final two years of undergraduate study.
At least one third- or fourth-year undergraduate course, or graduate course, from one or more of the following subject areas: Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Embryology, Genetics, Histology, Immunology, Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, or Physiology.
A high-quality portfolio of visual material; consult the MScBMC website for guidance.

Program Requirements

Coursework. Students must complete 8.5 full-course equivalents (FCEs) as follows:
- in Year 1, students must complete 5.0 FCEs: MSC1001Y, MSC2001Y, MSC2003Y, MSC2004H, MSC2009H, MSC2020H, and MSC2023H
- in Year 2, complete 1.5 FCEs: MSC2002H, MSC2012H, MSC2018H⁺
- complete 1.5 FCEs: MSC2015H, MSC2016H, and MSC2017H
- complete 0.5 elective FCE chosen from MSC2007H, MSC2011H, MSC2014H, and MSC2022H (or any other appropriate graduate course[s]).

Students must complete MSC2025Y Master's Research Project for BMC.

Program Length

6 sessions (2 years) full-time (typical registration sequence: F/W/S/F/W/S)

Time Limit

3 years

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

Medical Science: Biomedical Communications MScBMC Courses

Consult the department each session regarding course offerings.

Required Courses

Course Code	Course Title
MSC1001Y	Human Anatomy
MSC2001Y	Visual Representation of Medical Knowledge
MSC2002H	Sequential Medical Communication
MSC2003Y	Biomedical Communications Technologies
MSC2004H	Research Methods
MSC2009H	Ethics and Professionalism in Biomedical Communications
MSC2012H	Neuroanatomy for Visual Communication
MSC2018H⁺	Visual Representation of Processes in Human Pathology
MSC2020H	Visual Representation of Biomolecular Structure and Function
MSC2023H	Information Visualization (prerequisite: MSC1001Y; exclusion: MSC2019H)
MSC2025Y	Master's Research Project for BMC

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

Elective Courses

Students are encouraged to take at least one of their electives in a graduate program other than Biomedical Communications.

Course Code	Course Title
MSC2006H	Advanced Media Design Technologies
MSC2007H	Visual Synthesis of Medical/Scientific Process
MSC2008H	Community-Centred Design Research
MSC2011H	Special Topics in Biomedical Communications
MSC2013Y	Master's Research Project and Paper
MSC2014H	Fundamentals of Scripting for Health Science Communication
MSC2015H	Interpretive Visualization: Cinematic Design and Preproduction
MSC2016H	Visualization Methods
MSC2017H	Visualization Technology
MSC2022H	Graphic Medicine Seminar

Medical Science: Medical Science MSc

Master of Science

Program Description

The MSc program is available in a wide range of basic sciences, clinical sciences, and population health research. Under the mentorship of a faculty member, a student receives specialized training and exposure to Toronto's finest multidisciplinary research. Students conduct research in one of six fields: Bioethics; Biomedical Science; Clinical Science; Health Professions Education; Population Health/Health Services; and Radiation Oncology.

The program emphasizes hands-on research, rather than coursework. Faculty conduct research in the following areas: cardiovascular sciences, bioethics, neuroscience, membrane biology, respiratory medicine, and psychosomatic medicine. The Institute of Medical Science (IMS) is the graduate unit of choice for undergraduates and MDs seeking training as clinician investigators, and graduates may seek positions as academics and health-care professionals in universities, government, and industry. The IMS participates in the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons Clinical Investigator Program (CIP).

Students will complete the program in two years over six sessions.

Minimum Admission Requirements

Applicants are admitted under the General Regulations of the School of Graduate Studies. Applicants must also satisfy the Institute of Medical Science's additional admission requirements stated below.
An appropriate BSc or an MD degree from a recognized university and academic credentials and background preparation appropriate to the field of study. Qualified university graduates with a professional health science degree (for example, MD, BScN) or an undergraduate arts and science degree of appropriate background who wish to pursue graduate studies in basic or clinical biomedical sciences are encouraged to apply.
Applicants lacking adequate background in biological, natural, or social sciences may be required to take undergraduate or graduate courses considered necessary to provide a proper basis for their research.
A– (80%) average in the final year of undergraduate study and an A– cumulative average over three of the four total years of study.
Applicants whose primary language is not English, and who graduated from a university where the language of instruction was not English, must demonstrate proficiency in the English language through the successful completion of one of the following English language proficiency tests:
- Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL):
  - a minimum score of 600 on the paper-based test and 5 on the Test of Written English (TWE); or
  - a minimum score of 100 on the Internet-based test and 25 on the writing and speaking sections.
- International English Language Testing System (IELTS): minimum overall score of 7.5 with at least 6.5 in each component.
- Certificate of Proficiency in English (COPE): minimum total of 86 with a minimum writing score of 32, reading score of 22, and listening score of 22. Test of Oral Proficiency assessment band = 7.

Program Requirements

Coursework. Students must complete a minimum of 2.0 graduate full-course equivalent (FCEs) as follows:
- 0.5 FCE: MSC1010H⁰MSc Student Seminars in Translational Research (Credit/No Credit).
- 0.5 FCE: MSC modular courses (two courses worth 0.25 FCE each).
- 1.0 elective FCE.
A research thesis and oral thesis examination.

Program Length

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

Time Limit

3 years full-time

⁰ Course that may continue over a program. Credit is given when the course is completed.

Medical Science: Medical Science PhD

Doctor of Philosophy

Program Description

The PhD program is available in a wide range of basic sciences, clinical sciences, and population health research. Under the mentorship of a faculty member, a student receives specialized training and exposure to Toronto's finest multidisciplinary research. Students conduct research in one of six fields: Bioethics; Biomedical Science; Clinical Science; Health Professions Education; Population Health/Health Services; and Radiation Oncology.

Applicants may enter the PhD program via one of three routes: 1) following completion of a two-year, thesis-based MSc degree with a defended MSc thesis; 2) transfer from the IMS MSc program; or 3) direct entry following completion of an appropriate BSc or MD degree.

Completion of the PhD may take longer than the program length indicated below.

PhD Program

Minimum Admission Requirements

Applicants are admitted under the General Regulations of the School of Graduate Studies. Applicants must also satisfy the Institute of Medical Science's additional admission requirements stated below.
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 facility in the English language through the successful completion of one of the following English-language proficiency tests:
- Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL):
  - a minimum score of 600 on the paper-based test and 5 on the Test of Written English (TWE); or
  - a minimum score of 100 on the Internet-based test and 25 on the writing and speaking sections.
- International English Language Testing System (IELTS): minimum overall score of 7.5 with at least 6.5 in each component.
- Certificate of Proficiency in English (COPE): minimum total score of 86 with minimum writing score of 32, reading score of 22, and listening score of 22. Test of Oral Proficiency assessment band = 7.
Applicants may be accepted into the PhD program after completing a two-year, thesis-based MSc degree (with a defended MSc thesis) with at least an A– standing from a recognized university.

Program Requirements

Coursework. Students must complete a minimum of 2.0 graduate full-course equivalents (FCEs) as follows:
- 0.5 FCE: MSC1011H⁰PhD Student Seminars in Translational Research (Credit/No Credit).
- 0.5 FCE: MSC modular courses (two courses worth 0.25 FCE each).
- 1.0 elective FCE.
- Students may be required to take extra courses in addition to the degree requirements.
Students must pass a qualifying examination within 18 to 21 months of starting the program.
A research thesis must be submitted, and the student must pass an IMS departmental oral examination before proceeding to the Doctoral Final Oral Examination conducted by the School of Graduate Studies.
At the end of Year 3, students must have completed all program requirements exclusive of the thesis research in order to achieve candidacy.

Program Length

4 years

Time Limit

6 years

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

PhD Program (Transfer)

Transfer Requirements

Applicants may be accepted into the PhD program via transfer from the University of Toronto MSc program. Outstanding students may be considered for reclassification/transfer into the PhD program without writing an MSc thesis.

Program Requirements

Students must complete 3.0 graduate full-course equivalents (FCEs) as follows:
- 0.5 FCE: MSC1010H⁰MSc Student Seminars in Translational Research (Credit/No Credit).
- 0.5 FCE: MSC modular courses (two courses worth 0.25 FCE each).
- 1.0 elective FCE with a minimum A– average.
- The student will be evaluated in an oral transfer examination within 18 to 21 months of initial graduate registration.
- The successful applicant will enter the PhD program and complete:
  - 0.5 FCE: MSC1011H⁰PhD Student Seminars in Translational Research (Credit/No Credit) if credit for MSC1010H has not been obtained prior to transfer.
  - 1.0 elective FCE.
A research thesis must be submitted, and the student must pass an IMS departmental oral examination before proceeding to the Doctoral Final Oral Examination conducted by the School of Graduate Studies.
At the end of Year 3, students must have completed all program requirements exclusive of the thesis research in order to achieve candidacy.

Program Length

5 years

Time Limit

7 years

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

PhD Program (Direct-Entry)

Minimum Admission Requirements

Applicants are admitted under the General Regulations of the School of Graduate Studies. Applicants must also satisfy the Institute of Medical Science's additional admission requirements stated below.
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 facility in the English language through the successful completion of one of the following English-language proficiency tests:
- Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL):
  - a minimum score of 600 on the paper-based test and 5 on the Test of Written English (TWE); or
  - a minimum score of 100 on the Internet-based test and 25 on the writing and speaking sections.
- International English Language Testing System (IELTS): minimum overall score of 7.5 with at least 6.5 in each component.
- Certificate of Proficiency in English (COPE): minimum total score of 86 with minimum writing score of 32, reading score of 22, and listening score of 22. Test of Oral Proficiency assessment band = 7.
Students are accepted via direct entry into the PhD program after completing an appropriate BSc or an MD degree, without completing a two-year, thesis-based MSc degree.

Program Requirements

Coursework. Students must complete a minimum of 3.0 graduate full-course equivalents (FCEs) as follows:
- 0.5 FCE: MSC1011H⁰PhD Student Seminars in Translational Research (Credit/No Credit).
- 0.5 FCE: MSC modular courses (two courses worth 0.25 FCE each).
- 2.0 elective FCEs.
- Students may be required to take extra courses in addition to the degree requirements.
Students must pass a qualifying examination within 18 to 21 months of starting the program.
A research thesis must be submitted, and the student must pass an IMS departmental oral examination before proceeding to the Doctoral Final Oral Examination conducted by the School of Graduate Studies.
At the end of Year 4, students must have completed all program requirements exclusive of the thesis research in order to achieve candidacy.

Program Length

5 years

Time Limit

7 years

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

Medical Science: Medical Science MSc, PhD Courses

Not all courses are offered each year. Check the departmental website for course availability.

Course Code	Course Title
JCR1000Y	An Interdisciplinary Approach to Global Challenges
JCV1060H	Developmental Cardiovascular Physiology
JCV3060H	Advanced Topics in Cardiovascular Sciences — Molecular Biology and Heart Signal Transduction
JCV3061H	Advanced Topics in Cardiovascular Sciences — Hormones and the Cardiovascular System
JCV3062H	Advanced Topics in Cardiovascular Sciences — Heart Function
JCV3063H	Advanced Topics in Cardiovascular Sciences — Vascular
JCV3065H	Advanced Topics in Cardiovascular Sciences — Systems Biology
JDB1024Y	Topics in Developmental Biology (MSc)
JDB1025H	Developmental Biology (PhD)
JDB1026Y	Student Seminars in Developmental Biology (PhD)
JNP1014Y	Interdisciplinary Toxicology
JNP1016H	Graduate Seminar in Toxicology
JNP1017H⁺	Current Topics in Molecular and Biochemical Toxicology
JNP1018H⁺	Molecular and Biochemical Basis of Toxicology
JNR1444Y	Fundamentals of Neuroscience — Cellular and Molecular
JNS1000Y	Fundamentals of Neuroscience — Systems and Behaviour
JPM1005Y	Behavioural Pharmacology
JTB2010H	Proteomics and Functional Genomics
JTB2020H	Applied Bioinformatics
MSC1001Y	Human Anatomy
MSC1004H	Health and Pharmaceuticals (exclusion: HST440H)
MSC1006H	Neuroanatomy
MSC1008H	Advanced Human Embryology and Teratology (exclusion: ANA301H Human Embryology)
MSC1010H⁰	MSc Student Seminars in Translational Research (Credit/No Credit)
MSC1011H⁰	PhD Student Seminars in Translational Research (Credit/No Credit)
MSC1030H	Learning from Data — Introduction to Study Design and Statistical Analysis Methods
MSC1040H	Physiologic Basis of Disease
MSC1081H	Studies in Schizophrenia
MSC1085H	Molecular Approaches to Mental Health and Addictions
MSC1087H	Neuroimaging Methods Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging
MSC1088H	Brain Positron Emission Tomography
MSC1089H	The Biopsychosocial Basis of Mental Health and Addictive Disorders
MSC1090H	Introduction to Computational Biostatistics with R
MSC1100H (0.25 FCE)	Success in Graduate School: a Professional Development Module for MSc Students
MSC1101H (0.25 FCE)	Success After Graduate School: a Professional Development Module for PhD Students
MSC1102H (0.25 FCE)	Psychiatric Implications of Traumatic Brain Injury (Credit/No Credit)
MSC1103H (0.25 FCE)	Knowledge Translation (Credit/No Credit)
MSC1104H (0.25 FCE)	Neurodegenerative Disease (Credit/No Credit)
MSC1105H (0.25 FCE)	Clinical Trials (Credit/No Credit)
MSC1106H (0.25 FCE)	GREAT Network Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Surveillance Practicum (Credit/No Credit)
MSC1107H (0.25 FCE)	Biostatistics in a Nut Shell (Credit/No Credit)
MSC1108H (0.25 FCE)	Animal Models of Human Diseases (Credit/No Credit)
MSC1109H (0.25 FCE)	Introduction to Neuroimaging (Credit/No Credit)
MSC1110H⁰ (0.25 FCE)	Strategic Training in Transdisciplinary Radiation Science for 21st C (Credit/No Credit)
MSC1111H (0.25 FCE)	Strategies for Systematic, Scoping, or Other Comprehensive Searches of Literature (Credit/No Credit)
MSC1113H (0.25 FCE)	Radiomics and Machine Learning for Medical Imaging (Credit/No Credit)
MSC1114H (0.25 FCE)	Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (Credit/No Credit)
MSC1115H (0.25 FCE)	Digital Image Analysis for Cellular Microscopy
MSC1116H (0.25 FCE)	Individualized Reading/Research Course
MSC2003Y	Biomedical Communications Technologies
MSC2010Y	Molecular Medicine in Human Genetic Disease
MSC2020H	Visual Representation of Biomolecular Structure and Function (prerequisites: MSC1001Y, MSC2001H, MSC2003Y)
MSC3001H	Foundations in Musculoskeletal Science
MSC4001H	Foundations in Resuscitation Science Research
MSC6000H	Individualized Reading/Research Course
MSC7000Y	Regenerative Medicine

⁺ 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. Credit is given when the course is completed.

Medical Science: Health Research GDipHR

Graduate Diploma in Health Research

Program Description

The Graduate Diploma in Health Research provides a select group of medical students high-quality training in health research in order to understand, interpret, and apply the rapid changes in the scientific underpinnings of health care. Future physicians will gain skills relevant to contributing to health-related studies in their future careers, some of whom will become leaders of health research. Taken concurrently with the MD program, the Graduate Diploma in Health Research aims to engage medical students in health research with the intent to develop applicable knowledge and skills that will inform and support a future career in any field of health research.

Minimum Admission Requirements

Diploma students must meet the School of Graduate Studies minimum admission requirements for master's-level diploma programs. Applicants must be enrolled, and in good academic standing, in Year 1 of the MD program of the Temerty Faculty of Medicine of the University of Toronto.
Applicants must submit the following:
- curriculum vitae (CV)
- a personal statement explaining their interest in the program
- a description of a research project they are interested in
- written confirmation of Good Standing in the MD program (letter from the program, signed by the Registrar or Vice-Dean
- undergraduate and/or graduate academic transcripts.

Program Requirements

Students must complete a total of 2.5 full-course equivalents (FCEs) as follows:
- Two required courses (2.0 FCEs):
  - MSC1991Y⁰Supervised Research Project (Credit/No Credit).
  - MSC1992Y⁰Research Skills for the Physician-Scientist (Credit/No Credit).
- 0.5 elective FCE selected from an approved list. Substitution of any other graduate-level course relevant to the student's research course but not found on the approved list will require completion of a course exemption form signed by the Institute of Medical Science's Graduate Coordinator. The selection of the course will be done in consultation with the Program Director.
Students must maintain good academic standing in the MD program throughout.

Program Length

5 sessions part-time (W/S/F/W/S)

Time Limit

8 sessions part-time

⁰ Course that may continue over a program. Credit is given when the course is completed.

Medical Science: Health Research GDipHR Courses

Core Courses

Course Code	Course Title
MSC1991Y⁰	Supervised Research Project (Credit/No Credit)
MSC1992Y⁰	Research Skills for the Physician-Scientist (Credit/No Credit)

⁰ Course that may continue over a program. Credit is given when the course is completed.

Approved Elective Courses by Graduate Unit

Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Dalla Lana School of Public Health)

Course Code	Course Title
HAD5301H	Introduction to Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research
HAD5744H	Applied Health Econometrics I
HAD6760H	Introduction to Health Services Research Theory and Methods
MHI3000H	Independent Reading for Health Informatics

Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology (Temerty Faculty of Medicine)

Course Code	Course Title
LMP1100H	Cellular Imaging in Pathobiology
LMP1103H	Tissue Injury, Repair, and Regeneration
LMP1202H	Inflammation, Immunity, and Immunopathology of Atherosclerosis
LMP1205H	The Role of Genomics in the Era of Personalized Medicine
LMP1206H	Next Generation Genomics in Clinical Medicine
LMP1207H	Mass Spectrometry, Proteomics, and Their Clinical Applications
LMP1208H	Molecular Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
LMP1209H	Neurodegenerative Disease — Mechanisms, Models, and Methods
LMP1504H	Cell and Molecular Biology of Cardiovascular Diseases
LMP1510H	Molecular Biology Techniques

Medical Science (Temerty Faculty of Medicine)

Course Code	Course Title
JCV3060H	Advanced Topics in Cardiovascular Sciences — Molecular Biology and Heart Signal Transduction
JCV3061H	Advanced Topics in Cardiovascular Sciences — Hormones and the Cardiovascular System
JCV3062H	Advanced Topics in Cardiovascular Sciences — Heart Function
JCV3063H	Advanced Topics in Cardiovascular Sciences — Vascular
MSC1081H	Studies in Schizophrenia
MSC1087H	Neuroimaging Methods Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging
MSC1088H	Brain Positron Emission Tomography
MSC1089H	The Biopsychosocial Basis of Mental Health and Addictive Disorders