MHSc Program; Field: Pathologists' Assistant

Minimum Admission Requirements

• Applicants are admitted under the General Regulations of the School of Graduate Studies. Applicants must also satisfy the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology's additional admission requirements stated below.

• Admission is based on demonstrated exceptional scholarly achievement, using the following criteria:

  • One-page statement summarizing how this program will contribute to the advancement of the applicant's professional goals, identifying their field of preference.

  • Curriculum vitae (CV).

  • Two letters of reference, one of which should be familiar with the applicant’s scholarly activities.

• Applicants must have an appropriate four-year BSc degree in the life sciences or equivalent from a recognized university, with an average of at least B+ in the last two years of full-time study. Applicants must have a demonstrated interest in human biological and life sciences, preferably with a major or specialist program in the life sciences. Applicants must have completed at least one university-level course in each of the following disciplines: human physiology, human biology, mathematics, and chemistry. Courses in human anatomy, biostatistics, and biomedical research are desirable but not mandatory.

  • All potential students will be interviewed prior to final acceptance into the program. The initial selection of students will be based on a combination of their academic record, individual statement, and letters of reference. These students will be asked to participate in an interview with the program coordinator to determine the fit with the program and student's goals.

• Applicants who were educated outside Canada, 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 the English language through the successful completion of the following tests:

  • Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with the following minimum required scores: Internet-based TOEFL: 100/120 and 22/30 on the writing and speaking sections.

  • International English Language Testing Systems (IELTS) required score: 8.0 (Academic) with at least 6.5 for each component.

  • Certificate of English Proficiency (COPE) with the following minimum required scores: 86 total with 22 on the listening component, 22 on the reading component, and 32 on the writing component.

  • School of Continuing Studies, University of Toronto, Academic English course. Required score: a final grade of B in Level 60 (Advanced).

Completion Requirements

• Coursework. Students must successfully complete a total of 9.5 full-course equivalents (FCEs) as follows:

  • 3.5 FCEs taken by all students:

    • LMP2000H Cell and Molecular Biology

    • LMP2001H Biomedical Research Methods

    • LMP2002H Clinical Laboratory Management

    • LMP2003H Biomedical Ethics

    • LMP2004H Biostatistics

    • LMP2005Y Capstone Project in Laboratory Medicine

  • 2.0 FCEs specific to this field:

    • LMP2200H Basic Principles in Human Pathobiology and Pathophysiology

    • LMP2201H Anatomy and Pathology of Organ Systems

    • LMP2208H Biobanking for Research

    • LMP2211H Advanced Anatomy Dissection

  • 4.0 FCEs of practicum courses

    • LMP2202H Practicum in Surgical Pathology I

    • LMP2203H Practicum in Surgical Pathology II

    • LMP2204H Practicum in Surgical Pathology III

    • LMP2205H Practicum in Surgical Pathology IV

    • LMP2206H Practicum in Autopsy Pathology

    • LMP2207H Practicum in Forensic Pathology I

    • LMP2209H Practicum in Surgical Pathology V

    • LMP2210H Practicum in Surgical Pathology VI

• Students who fail a course will be offered remediation in the form of additional readings and assignments by the course director. If a student fails two courses or the offered remediation, they will be required to repeat the year.

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