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 Systems Leadership and Innovation;
    • Health Systems Research
      • Emphases:
        • Health Economics;
        • Health Informatics Research;
        • Health Policy;
        • Health Systems Artificial Intelligence;
        • Health Technology Assessment;
        • Organization and Management Studies;
        • Outcomes and Evaluation Studies
    • Quality Improvement and Patient Safety.

PhD

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

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:

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 Systems 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 400 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 Systems Research
  • PhD in Health Policy, Management and Evaluation concentrations: Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research; Health Professions Education Research; Health Systems 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

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

Anderson, Geoff - MD
Atzema, Clare - BA, MSc, MD
Austin, Peter - PhD
Baker, G. Ross - AB, MA, PhD
Baxter, Nancy - DrMed, PhD
Berta, Whitney - BS, MBA, PhD
Beyene, Joseph - BSc, MSc, PhD
Brown, Adalsteinn - AB, PhD (Dean)
Cafazzo, Joseph - DPhil
Cockerill, Rhonda W - BA, MA, PhD
Cohen, Eyal - MSc, MD
Coyte, Peter C. - BA, MA, PhD
Deber, Raisa - BS, MS, PhD
Dell, Sharon - MD
Detsky, Allan - BS, MD, PhD
Dobrow, Mark - PhD
Fremes, Stephen - BA, MSc, MD
Goodwin, Pamela - MD
Hogg-Johnson, Sheilah - BMath, MMath, PhD
Jeffs, Lianne - MSN, PhD
Kingdom, John - DipCH, MB, MD
Kulasegaram, Kulamakan - BSc, PhD
Kulkarni, Abhaya - BSc, MD, PhD
Kuper, Ayelet - AB, MEd, MD, PhD
Laporte, Audrey - BA, MA, PhD (Director)
Lipscombe, Lorraine - MSc, MD
Loutfy, Mona - MPH, MD
Marchildon, Gregory - PhD
Martimianakis, Tina - MA, MEd, PhD
McCrindle, Brian - MD
Miller, Fiona - BIS, MA, DPhil
Moulton, Carol-Anne - MSc, DrMed
Nathan, Paul - BA, MSc, MD
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
Paszat, Lawrence - MS, MD
Poland, Blake - BA, PhD
Ratnapalan, Savithiri - MEd, MBBS
Robinson, Lawrence - BA, MD
Rush, Brian - BA, MA, PhD
Sander, Beate - PhD
Scales, Damon - MD
Schwartz, Robert - BA, PhD
Seto, Emily - PhD
Shachak, Aviv - PhD (Graduate Coordinator; on leave until June 30, 2024)
Shah, Baiju - MD
Stabile, Mark - BA, MA, PhD, PhD
Stinson, Jennifer - BScN, MSc, PhD
Straus, Sharon Elizabeth - MSc, MD
Trbovich, Patricia L. - BA, MA, PhD, PhD
Wales, Paul - BSc, MSc, MD
Walsh, Catharine - MEd, MD
Wei, Xiaolin - MPH, MD, PhD
Wijeysundera, Duminda - MSc, MD
Wijeysundera, Harindra - BSc, MD, PhD
Wodchis, Walter - MA, PhD
Woods, Nicole - BA, PhD

Members Emeriti

Barnsley, Jan - BSc, MSc, PhD

Associate Members

Albert, Mathieu - PhD
Anderson, Kelly - PhD
Avila, Maria Laura - MD, PhD
Axler, Renata - BA, MA, PhD
Azarpazhooh, Amir - MSc, DDS, PhD
Baumann, Andrea - BN, MN, PhD
Benchimol, Eric - MD
Berger, Howard - BSc, MD
Bezjak, Andrea - MS, MDCM
Bingham, Kathleen - BSc, MD, PhD
Blackstien-Hirsch, Paula - MHSc, MHSA, MHSA
Boehm, Leslie A. - BA, MA, MA
Borkhoff, Cornelia - BSc, MSc, PhD
Bunger, Alicia - PhD
Cammisa, Giuseppe - MBA
Campbell, Wenonah - PhD
Chadi, Ahmed - BS, MS, MD
Chan, An-Wen - BSc, MD, DPhil
Chan, Ben - BSc, MPH, MPA, MD
Cheung, Matthew - MSc, MD
Church, Peter - MD
Covelli, Andrea - BS, MD, PhD
Craven, Beverley Catharine - MD
Darling, Liz - PhD
de Almeida, John - MD
De Mestral, Charles - MDCM, PhD
Drennan, Ian - BSc, PhD
Drucker, Aaron - MS, MD
Dubinsky, Isser - BSc, MD, MD
Dufour, Lucas - PhD
Fralick, Michael - MD, PhD
Furlan, Julio - MSc, DrMed, PhD
Gaines, Tommi - PhD
Gill, Peter - MS, MD, DPhil
Goldman, Russell - MPH, MD
Gomez Jaramillo, David - MD, PhD
Gotlib Conn, Lesley - BA, MA, PhD
Govindarajan, Anand - BSc, MSc, DrMed
Gozdyra, Piotr - BA, MA
Gupta, Samir - MSc, MDCM
Gupta, Vikas - MBBS
Hall, Ruth - BASc, MSc
Hameed, Usmaan - BS, MD
Hancock Howard, Rebecca - PhD
Hendrick-Hallet, Julie - MSc, MD
Hirschfield, Gideon - MA, PhD
Horton, Susan - BA, MA, MA, PhD
Huang, Vivian - MS, MD
Huszti, Ella - MSc, PhD
Irish, Jonathan - MSc, MD
Jackevicius, Cynthia - BS, MSc
Kantarevic, Jasmin - PhD
Kim, Joseph - MHSc, MD, PhD
Kiss, Alexander - PhD
Kozloff, Nicole - BA, SM, MD
Kumbhare, Dinesh - BSc, MHSc, MD
Kuo, Kevin - BSc, MD
Kusurkar, Rashmi - PhD
Lapointe-Shaw, Lauren - MD, PhD
Larsen, Darren - MD
Lega, Iliana - MD
Levitt, Kevin Samuel - BSc, MSc, MD
Levy, Charissa - MHSc
Lexchin, Joel - BSc, MSc, MD
Lin, Steve - MSc, MD
Liu, Kuan - BSc, MMath, PhD
Liu, Ning - PhD
Lix, Lisa - PhD
Lotfollahi Shabestari, Omid - MD, PhD
Maetzel, Andreas - MSc, PhD
Marcon, Peggy - MD
Marras, Connie - MD
Martin, Taylor - MHSA
Maurer, Daphne - PhD
McCredie, Victoria - MBCHB, DPhil
Mcleod, Shelley - MSc, MSc
Milo-Manson, Golda - BSc, MSc, MD, MD
Mozessohn, Lee - MD
Munce, Sarah - BSc, MSc, PhD
Munshi, Laveena - MSc, DrMed
Narayanan, Unni - MSc, MD
Nelson, Michelle - BA, MA, PhD
Okrainec, Karen - DrMed
Onyura, Betty - MA, PhD
Paprica, Alison - DSc
Parmar, Ambika - MSc, MD
Paul, Robert - PhD
Petch, Jeremy - BA, MA, PhD
Piggott, Katrina - MD, MD
Piquette, Dominique - MSc, MD, MD
Pitzul, Kristen - PhD
Quinn, Kieran - MD
Rackow, Valerie - BS, MHSc
Razak, Fahad - BSc, MSc, MD
Ricciuto, Amanda - MDCM
Rueda, Sergio - MSc, AM, PhD
Sawka, Anna - MSc, MD, BScMed, PhD
Seeman, Neil - BA, MPH, JD
Sejdic, Ervin - PhD, PhD
Seto, Winnie - BScPhm, MSc, DP
Shah, Prakeshkumar - MD
Shakeri Hossein Abad, Zahra - PhD
Shea, Christine - PhD
Shehata, Nadine - MEd, MD
Shojania, Kaveh - BSc, MD
Sholzberg, Michelle - BSc, DrMed
Shulman, Rayzel - MD
Simpson, Andrea - BSc, MSc, MD
Sinclair, Douglas - BSc, MD
Smith, Tina - BSc, MHSc (Acting Graduate Coordinator)
Snelgrove, John - BSc, MSc, MD
Snider, Carolyn - BSc, BComm, MPH, MD
Soklaridis, Sophie - BSc, MSS, PhD
Stricker Naimer, Michelle - BS, MHSc, DrMed
Strudwick, Gillian - PhD
Tavares, Walter - BSc, MSc, PhD
Teare, Gary - MSc, DrMedVet, PhD
Thomson, Nicole - BS, MSc
Thorsteinsdottir, Halla - PhD
Varner, Catherine - BA, MD
Verma, Amol A. - MPH, MD
Vyas, Manav - MSc, MBBS, PhD
Wang, Bo - BS, MS, PhD
Wang, Karen - BA, BEd, MEd, MD
Watt, Jennifer - MD, MD
Wegier, Pete - MSc, PhD
Wilson, Jefferson - BS, MD, PhD
Wong, Brian - MD
Wright, Sarah Robin - PhD
Yu, Amy - MSc, MD
Zaheer, Juveria - AB, MSc, DrMed
Zenlea, Ian - MD
Zimmermann, Camilla - MSc, 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 Systems Leadership and Innovation;

  • Health Systems Research; and

  • Quality Improvement and Patient Safety

The MSc program can be taken on a full-time or part-time basis.


HPME: Health Policy, Management and Evaluation MSc Concentration: Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research

Master of Science

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


HPME: Health Policy, Management and Evaluation MSc Concentration: Health Systems Leadership and Innovation

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.

Program Requirements

The concentration in Health Systems 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 MSc Concentration: Health Systems Research

Master of Science

Concentration: Health Systems 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 systems research courses:

      • HAD5011H Canada's Health Care System and Health Policy

      • 0.5 FCE from other health systems 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 systems research courses, normally from HAD5011H, HAD5022H, HAD5727H, HAD5756H, or HAD5773H

    • 1.0 FCE in research methodology courses, normally from HSR1001H, HAD5765H, HAD5772H, HAD5740H, HAD5742H, HAD5744H, HAD5746H, HAD5779H, or HAD5781H

    • 3.0 FCEs in electives, normally from HAD5726H, HAD5728H, HAD5730H, HAD5737H, HAD5738H, HAD5743H, HAD5744H, HAD5760H, HAD5763H, HAD5771H, HAD5778H, or 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 Systems 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 Systems 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 Systems 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 Systems 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 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 Systems 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 Systems Research concentration.

  • 0.5 FCE from the following list:

    • HAD5730H Economic Evaluation Methods for Health Systems Research

    • HAD5771H Resource Allocation Ethics

    • HAD5779H Evidence Synthesis for Health Services, Systems, and Policy Research or HAD5308H Evidence Synthesis: Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis.

​​​​Emphasis: 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 Science

    • HAD5740H Intermediate Level Qualitative Methods

    • HAD5742H Mixed Methods for Health Systems Research

    • HAD5744H Applied Health Econometrics I

    • HSR1001H Introduction to Qualitative Methods for Health Systems and Policy Research.

Emphasis: Outcomes and Evaluation Studies

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 Systems Researchers

  • 0.5 elective FCE from the course listing for the Health Systems Research concentration.


HPME: Health Policy, Management and Evaluation MSc Concentration: Quality Improvement and Patient Safety

Master of Science

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:

  1. Thesis option comprising 3.0 full-course equivalents (FCEs) and a thesis.

  2. 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.


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 Systems Research.

Applicants may enter the PhD program via one of two routes: 1) following completion of an MA or MSc degree; 2) transfer from the University of Toronto MSc transfer program.

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.


HPME: Health Policy, Management and Evaluation PhD Concentration: Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research

​Doctor of Philosophy​

Concentration: Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research (CEHCR)

 

PhD Program (Full-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.

  • Applicants to this 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 full-time 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.

Program Requirements

  • Completion of a comprehensive course.

  • Completion of 5.0 full-course equivalents (FCEs) from the PhD courses listed below, which must include:

    • 2.0 FCEs in compulsory courses and

    • 2.0 recommended FCEs from the Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care 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

Time Limit

6 years full-time

 

PhD Program (Transfer)

Transfer Requirements

  • To be considered for admission to the PhD transfer option, applicants must be admitted to the MSc program in Health Policy, Management and Evaluation in the Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research concentration.

  • Within 24 months of registration in the MSc program, applicants must notify the CEHCR Program Director of their interest in applying to transfer to the PhD program.

  • Transfer to the PhD program is contingent upon successful completion of sufficient master’s coursework (normally, 2.5 FCEs), and the preparation and defence of a PhD thesis proposal.

Program Requirements

  • Completion of a comprehensive course.

  • Completion of 5.0 full-course equivalents (FCEs) from the PhD courses listed below, which must include:

    • 2.0 FCEs in compulsory courses and

    • 2.0 recommended FCEs from the Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care 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

5 years full-time

Time Limit

7 years full-time

 

PhD Program (Flexible-Time)

With approval of the Graduate Chair, some applicants may be admitted to a flexible-time PhD option. This option will benefit students with career obligations. The degree requirements for the flexible-time PhD option are identical to those listed above for the full-time PhD option.

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.

  • Applicants to this 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 flexible-time 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.

Program Requirements

  • 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, which must include:

    • 2.0 FCEs in compulsory courses and

    • 2.0 recommended FCEs from the Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care 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 flexible-time

Time Limit

8 years flexible-time


HPME: Health Policy, Management and Evaluation PhD Concentration: Health Professions Education Research

​Doctor of Philosophy​

Concentration: Health Professions Education Research

 

PhD Program (Full-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.

  • 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 full-time 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.

Program Requirements

  • Completion of a comprehensive course.

  • Completion of 5.0 full-course equivalents (FCEs) from the PhD courses listed below, which must include:

    • 4.5 FCEs in compulsory courses from the Health Professions Education 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

Time Limit

6 years full-time

 

PhD Program (Flexible-Time)

With approval of the Graduate Chair, some applicants may be admitted to a flexible-time PhD option. This option will benefit students with career obligations. The degree requirements for the flexible-time PhD option are identical to those listed above for the full-time PhD option.

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 flexible-time 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.

Program Requirements

  • 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, which must include:

    • 4.5 FCEs in compulsory courses from the Health Professions Education 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 flexible-time

Time Limit

8 years flexible-time


HPME: Health Policy, Management and Evaluation PhD Concentration: Health Systems Research

Doctor of Philosophy

Concentration: Health Systems Research

 

PhD Program (Full-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.

  • 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.

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).

  • Oral defence of the thesis before an examination committee.

Program Length

4 years full-time

Time Limit

6 years full-time

 

Students enrolled in the Health Systems Research concentration of the PhD program must study under 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 Systems 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 Systems 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 Systems 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 Systems Research.

    • HAD5781H Case Study Research for Health Services, Systems, and Policy.

    • HSR1001H Introduction to Qualitative Methods for Health Systems and Policy Research.

    • Other courses from the course listing for the Health Systems Research concentration in the area of policy-relevant methods.

  • 0.5 FCE from the course listing for the Health Systems Research concentration, or other HPME concentrations as approved by the HPME graduate coordinator.

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 Systems Research concentration.

  • One course (0.5 FCE) from the following list:

    • HAD5730H Economic Evaluation Methods for Health Systems Research.

    • HAD5771H Resource Allocation Ethics.

    • HAD5779H Evidence Synthesis for Health Services, Systems, and Policy Research or HAD5308H Evidence Synthesis: Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis.

Emphasis: Organization and Management Studies

Students must complete 3.0 FCEs as follows:

  • HAD5742H Mixed Methods for Health Systems Research.

  • HAD5750H Seminar in Organizational Behaviour.

  • HAD5773H Introduction to Theories of Organizational Behaviour and Applications to the Health Care Sector.

  • HAD6762H Organization and Management Studies Comprehensive Course.

  • HSR1001H Introduction to Qualitative Methods for Health Systems and Policy Research.

  • One course (0.5 FCE) from the course listing for the Health Systems Research concentration.

Emphasis: Outcomes and Evaluation Studies

Students must complete 3.0 FCEs as follows:

  • HAD5743H Evaluation II.

  • HAD6761H Outcomes and Evaluation Studies Comprehensive Course.

  • HSR1001H Introduction to Qualitative Methods for Health Systems 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 Systems Research.

    • HAD5740H Intermediate Level Qualitative Methods.

    • HAD5742H Mixed Methods for Health Systems Research.

    • HAD5763H Advanced Methods in Health Services Research.

    • HAD5779H Evidence Synthesis for Health Services, Systems, and Policy Research or HAD5308H Evidence Synthesis: Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis.

    • 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 Systems Research concentration.

PhD students in the Health Systems Research concentration who are pursuing the emphasis in Outcomes and Evaluation Studies may fulfil the concentration requirements by replacing HAD5772H Intermediate Statistics for Health Systems Researchers with CHL5202H Biostatistics II or HAD5316H Biostatistics II: Advanced Techniques in Applied Regression Methods.

 

PhD Program (Transfer)

Transfer Requirements

  • To be considered for admission to the PhD transfer option, applicants must be admitted to the MSc program in Health Policy, Management and Evaluation.

  • At the time of application to the MSc program, applicants must indicate in their Letter of Intent their interest in applying to transfer to the PhD program.

  • Transfer to the PhD program is contingent upon:

    • Successful completion of a minimum 2.5 FCEs of master’s coursework.

    • Achieving a minimum grade of B+ in all courses and an overall average of A– in their program.

    • Obtaining a letter of support from the applicant's supervisor.

    • The preparation and defence of a PhD-quality thesis proposal.

Program Requirements

  • Once students have successfully transferred to the PhD program, they must study under 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).

  • Oral defence of the thesis before an examination committee.

Program Length

5 years full-time

Time Limit

7 years full-time

 

Students enrolled in the Health Systems Research Concentration of the PhD program must study under 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 Systems 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 Systems 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 Systems 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 Systems Research.

    • HAD5781H Case Study Research for Health Services, Systems, and Policy.

    • HSR1001H Introduction to Qualitative Methods for Health Systems and Policy Research.

    • Other courses from the course listing for the Health Systems Research concentration in the area of policy-relevant methods.

  • 0.5 FCE from the course listing for the Health Systems Research concentration, or other HPME concentrations as approved by the HPME graduate coordinator.

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 Systems Research concentration.

  • One course (0.5 FCE) from the following list:

    • HAD5730H Economic Evaluation Methods for Health Systems Research.

    • HAD5771H Resource Allocation Ethics.

    • HAD5779H Evidence Synthesis for Health Services, Systems, and Policy Research or HAD5308H Evidence Synthesis: Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis.

Emphasis: Organization and Management Studies

Students must complete 3.0 FCEs as follows:

  • HAD5742H Mixed Methods for Health Systems Research.

  • HAD5750H Seminar in Organizational Behaviour.

  • HAD5773H Introduction to Theories of Organizational Behaviour and Applications to the Health Care Sector.

  • HAD6762H Organization and Management Studies Comprehensive Course.

  • HSR1001H Introduction to Qualitative Methods for Health Systems and Policy Research.

  • One course (0.5 FCE) from the course listing for the Health Systems Research concentration.

Emphasis: Outcomes and Evaluation Studies

Students must complete 3.0 FCEs as follows:

  • HAD5743H Evaluation II.

  • HAD6761H Outcomes and Evaluation Studies Comprehensive Course.

  • HSR1001H Introduction to Qualitative Methods for Health Systems 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 Systems Research.

    • HAD5740H Intermediate Level Qualitative Methods.

    • HAD5742H Mixed Methods for Health Systems 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 Systems Research concentration.

PhD students in the Health Systems Research concentration who are pursuing the emphasis in Outcomes and Evaluation Studies may fulfil the concentration requirements by replacing HAD5772H Intermediate Statistics for Health Systems Researchers with CHL5202H Biostatistics II or HAD5316H Biostatistics II: Advanced Techniques in Applied Regression Methods.

 

PhD Program (Flexible-Time)

With approval of the Graduate Chair, some applicants may be admitted to a flexible-time PhD option. This option will benefit students with career obligations. The degree requirements for the flexible-time PhD option are identical to those listed above for the full-time PhD option.

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.

Program Requirements

  • Students must register full-time for the first four years of their program (Fall, Spring, Summer sessions); thereafter, they may register part-time.

  • 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).

  • Oral defence of the thesis before an examination committee.

Program Length

6 years flexible-time

Time Limit

8 years flexible-time

 

Students enrolled in the Health Systems Research Concentration of the PhD program must study under 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 Systems 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 Systems 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 Systems 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 Systems Research.

    • HAD5781H Case Study Research for Health Services, Systems, and Policy.

    • HSR1001H Introduction to Qualitative Methods for Health Systems and Policy Research.

    • Other courses from the course listing for the Health Systems Research concentration in the area of policy-relevant methods.

  • 0.5 FCE from the course listing for the Health Systems Research concentration, or other HPME concentrations as approved by the HPME graduate coordinator.

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 Systems Research concentration.

  • One course (0.5 FCE) from the following list:

    • HAD5730H Economic Evaluation Methods for Health Systems Research.

    • HAD5771H Resource Allocation Ethics.

    • HAD5779H Evidence Synthesis for Health Services, Systems, and Policy Research or HAD5308H Evidence Synthesis: Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis.

Emphasis: Organization and Management Studies

Students must complete 3.0 FCEs as follows:

  • HAD5742H Mixed Methods for Health Systems Research.

  • HAD5750H Seminar in Organizational Behaviour.

  • HAD5773H Introduction to Theories of Organizational Behaviour and Applications to the Health Care Sector.

  • HAD6762H Organization and Management Studies Comprehensive Course.

  • HSR1001H Introduction to Qualitative Methods for Health Systems and Policy Research.

  • One course (0.5 FCE) from the course listing for the Health Systems Research concentration.

Emphasis: Outcomes and Evaluation Studies

Students must complete 3.0 FCEs as follows:

  • HAD5743H Evaluation II.

  • HAD6761H Outcomes and Evaluation Studies Comprehensive Course.

  • HSR1001H Introduction to Qualitative Methods for Health Systems 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 Systems Research.

    • HAD5740H Intermediate Level Qualitative Methods.

    • HAD5742H Mixed Methods for Health Systems Research.

    • HAD5763H Advanced Methods in Health Services Research.

    • HAD5779H Evidence Synthesis for Health Services, Systems, and Policy Research or HAD5308H Evidence Synthesis: Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis.

    • 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 Systems Research concentration.

PhD students in the Health Systems Research concentration who are pursuing the emphasis in Outcomes and Evaluation Studies may fulfil the concentration requirements by replacing HAD5772H Intermediate Statistics for Health Systems Researchers with CHL5202H Biostatistics II or HAD5316H Biostatistics II: Advanced Techniques in Applied Regression Methods.


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 CodeCourse 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 CodeCourse 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 Systems Research
HAD5760H
Advanced Health Economics and Policy Analysis

Elective Courses

Course CodeCourse 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)
HAD5318HAdvanced Evidence Synthesis
(prerequisite: HAD5308H)
HAD5319HBiostatistics III: Advanced Biostatistical Techniques for Observational Studies
(prerequisites: HAD5301H, HAD5307H, HAD5309H, HAD5316H)
HAD5320HWriting Mentorship
HAD6360H0
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 CodeCourse Title
HAD5011H
Canada's Health Care System and Health Policy (Doctoral Stream)
HAD6500HEssential 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)
HAD6507HIdentity and Professional Life for Health Professions Education Research
HAD6508HSociology of the Professions
HAD6509HThe Examination: The Technology that Shapes What We Can Know, Do, and Be
HAD6510HAcademic Medicine: From the Global to the Virtual
HAD6560H
Health Professions Education Research (HPER) Comprehensive Exam

Elective Courses

All Health Systems 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 Systems Research

Course CodeCourse Title
HAD2002HLearning Health Systems Part 2: Implementation and Evaluation of System Innovations (prerequisite: HAD2003H)
HAD2003HLearning Health Systems Part 1: Identifying Opportunities for System Change and Designing Sound Innovations
HAD5011H
Canada's Health Care System and Health Policy (Doctoral Stream)
HAD5012HPatient and Caregiver Engagement in Research
HAD5013HGraduate Seminar in Emotions and Ethics
HAD5022HPolitics, 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 Systems Research
HAD5737H
Tools for Implementation Science 
HAD5738H
Advanced Methods in Economic Evaluation
HAD5740H
Intermediate Level Qualitative Methods
HAD5742H
Mixed Methods for Health Systems Research
HAD5743H
Evaluation II
HAD5744H
Applied Health Econometrics I
HAD5746HApplied Health Econometrics II
HAD5747HCognitive, Social, and Information Science Theory in Health Informatics Research
HAD5748HIntroduction to Survey Design and Psychometrics
(prerequisite: HAD5772H or equivalent)
HAD5749HKnowledge to Action: Disseminating and Implementing Evidence into Practice
HAD5750HSeminar in Organizational Behaviour
HAD5751HAI Development and Implementation in Health Care
HAD5752HIntroduction to Knowledge Translation and Implementation Science
HAD5753HTraining for Impact: Art and Science of Health System Leadership (Credit/No Credit)
HAD5754HGlobal 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 Systems Researchers
HAD5773H
Introduction to Theories of Organizational Behaviour and Applications to the Health Care Sector
HAD5777HLeading and Managing Change: Building Adaptive Capacity
HAD5778HComparative Health Systems and Policy
HAD5779HEvidence Synthesis for Health Services, Systems and Policy Research
HAD5781HCase Study Research for Health Services, Systems and Policy
HAD6506HAssessment in Health Professions Education
HAD6750H
Advanced Health Economics and Policy Analysis II
HAD6760H
Introduction to Health Services and Systems Research Theory and Methods
HAD6761H
Outcomes and Evaluation Studies Comprehensive Course
HAD6762H
Organization and Management Studies Comprehensive Course
HAD6763H
Health Policy Comprehensive Course
HAD6764H
Health Informatics Research Comprehensive Course
HAD6765HHealth Technology Assessment Comprehensive Course (Credit/No Credit)
HAD6770H
Applying Health Services and Systems 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 CodeCourse Title
HAD3010H
Fundamentals of Improvement Science
HAD3020HQuality Improvement Methods
HAD3030HConcepts and Strategies in Patient Safety
HAD3040Y+Project Practicum
HAD3041Y0Design and Methods for Thesis Research
HAD3050HLeading and Managing Change
HAD3060HQuality Improvement in Health Systems
HAD3070HHealth Law and Risk Management for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety

Practicum Course

Course CodeCourse Title
HAD3080HExternal Practicum

Elective Courses

Course CodeCourse Title
HAD3025HTeaching QI and Patient Safety
(prerequisites: HAD3010H, HAD3020H, HAD3040Y+)
HAD3090HThe Application of Lean in Healthcare
HAD4000HReading Course — QIPS
HAD5777HLeading 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 CodeCourse Title
HAD2001H
Strategic Vision and Planning for Health System Change
HAD2007H
Learning Health Systems Innovation and Transformation
(prerequisite: HAD2004H+)
HAD2012H
Leading and Innovating in Canada's Digital Health Ecosystem
HAD2013H
Fundamentals of Health Economics and Policy

Experiential Learning Courses

Course CodeCourse Title
HAD2030HSystems Innovation Capstone Paper (Credit/No Credit)
(prerequisites: HAD2001H, HAD2002H, HAD2003H, HAD2004H+, HAD2005H, HAD2010H, HAD2020H)
HAD2040Y0Systems Innovation Capstone Project (Credit/No Credit)
(prerequisites: HAD2001H, HAD2003H, and HAD2004H+)

Elective Courses

Course CodeCourse Title
HAD2002HLearning Health Systems Part 2: Implementation and Evaluation of System Innovations (prerequisite: HAD2003H)
HAD2003HLearning Health Systems Part 1: Identifying Opportunities for System Change and Designing Sound Innovations
HAD2004H+,Challenges and Opportunities for Physician Leadership and Competency Development
HAD2005HQuality Improvement Skills for Healthcare Leaders
HAD2006HAccelerating Innovations in Medical Education
HAD2008HHuman Factors, Strategy, and Innovation Leadership
(prerequisite: HAD2004H+)
HAD2010HHealth Systems Leadership Practicum (Individual) (Credit/No Credit)

+ 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.

Cross-Listed Courses

These courses are limited to certain program students in Health Policy, Management and Evaluation. Please check the IHPME website.

Course CodeCourse Title
CHL5300HPublic Health Policy
HSR1001H
Introduction to Qualitative Methods for Health Systems 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 Regular Option

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. The Regular MHI option is offered in person.

  • 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. The Executive MHI option is offered through online delivery. Students are required to be on campus for two residencies of 10 days each in February of Year 1 and February of Year 2.

 

Regular MHI Option (Effective 2023-24)

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

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
MHI2024H Advanced Topics in Data Governance in Health Informatics
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

 

Regular MHI Option (Effective 2024-25)

These requirements are effective from May 1, 2024.

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

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 and Performance Measurements in Health Care
MHI2017H Systems Analysis and Process Innovation in Healthcare
MHI2018H Knowledge Management and Information Systems Design
MHI2021H Canada's Health System and Digital Health Policy
MHI2022H Economics and Value Design in Health Informatics
MHI2023H Data Governance and Interoperability

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
MHI2013H Data Visualization in Health Care
MHI2020H Leadership for Digital Health Transformation
MHI2024H Advanced Topics in Data Governance in Health Informatics
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


HPME: Health Informatics MHI Executive Option

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. The Regular MHI option is offered in person.
  • 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. The Executive MHI option is offered through online delivery. Students are required to be on campus for two residencies of 10 days each in February of Year 1 and February of Year 2.

Executive MHI Option (Effective 2023-24)

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 CodeCourse 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
MHI2003HEmerging 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
MHI2011HPerformance Measurements in Health Care: Theory and Application
MHI2017HSystems Analysis and Process Innovation in Healthcare
MHI2018HKnowledge Management and Systems
MHI2019HHealth Information Systems, Services, and Design
MHI2021HCanada's Health System and Digital Health Policy

Practicum Course

Course CodeCourse 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 CodeCourse Title
MHI2012HIntroduction to Big Data for Health:
Foundations and Methodologies
MHI2013HData Visualization in Health Care
MHI2016H
Health Informatics Project Extension
MHI2020HLeadership for Digital Health Transformation
MHI2024HAdvanced Topics in Data Governance in Health Informatics
MHI3000HIndependent Reading for Health Informatics

Program Length

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

Time Limit

3 years full-time

 

Executive MHI Option (Effective 2024-25)

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.
  • The Executive MHI option is offered through online delivery. Students are required to be on campus for two residencies of 10 days each in February of Year 1 and February of Year 2.

Required Courses

Course CodeCourse 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
MHI2003HEmerging 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 and Performance Measurements in Health Care
MHI2017HSystems Analysis and Process Innovation in Healthcare
MHI2018HKnowledge Management and Information Systems Design
MHI2021HCanada's Health System and Digital Health Policy
MHI2022HEconomics and Value Design in Health Informatics
MHI2023HData Governance and Interoperability

Practicum Course

Course CodeCourse 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 CodeCourse Title
MHI2013HData Visualization in Health Care
MHI2016H
Health Informatics Project Extension
MHI2020HLeadership for Digital Health Transformation
MHI2024HAdvanced Topics in Data Governance in Health Informatics
MHI3000HIndependent Reading for Health Informatics

Program Length

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

Time Limit

3 years full-time