Master of Science; Concentration: Health Systems 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.

Completion Requirements

• ​​Completion of 5.0 full-course equivalents (FCEs) as follows:

  • ​​​​2.5 required FCEs: HAD2001H, HAD2006H, HAD2007H, HAD2012H, and either HAD2009H or HAD2013H.

  • 1.0 required FCE in experiential learning: HAD2040Y.

  • 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.

Mode of Delivery: In person
Program Length: 3 sessions full-time (typical registration sequence: S-FW); 7 sessions part-time (typical registration sequence: S-FWS-FWS)
Time Limit: 3 years full-time; 6 years part-time