MPH Program; Field: Family and Community Medicine

Minimum Admission Requirements

• Applicants are admitted under the General Regulations of the School of Graduate Studies. Applicants must also satisfy the Dalla Lana School's additional admission requirements stated below.

• Appropriate bachelor's degree from a recognized university with a minimum mid-B average in the final year.

• At least one course in undergraduate statistics.

• Relevant work or volunteer experience.

Completion Requirements

• Completion of 10.0 full-course equivalents (FCEs) as follows:

  • Core course: CHL5004H Introduction to Public Health Sciences.

  • CHL5601H Appraising and Applying Evidence to Assist Clinical Decision-Making.

  • CHL5603Y Social, Political, and Scientific Issues in Family Medicine.

  • CHL5605H Research Issues in Family Medicine/Primary Care or an equivalent research course, subject to approval.

  • CHL5607H Teaching and Learning by the Health Professions: Principles and Theories.

  • CHL5608H Teaching and Learning by the Health Professions: Practical Issues and Approaches.

  • CHL5613H Leading Improvement in the Quality of Health Care for Community Populations.

  • CHL5622H Patient-Related Health Care and Public Policy in Canada.

  • Minimum 1.0 FCE: CHL5620Y Practicum in Family Community Medicine.

  • Elective courses.

  • Students may elect to take up to 0.5 FCE on a Credit/No Credit (CR/NCR) basis.

• Full-time students normally require longer to complete the program, including time spent in the practicum placement.

Mode of Delivery: In person
Program Length: 4 sessions full-time (typical registration sequence: FWS-F); 12 sessions part-time
Time Limit: 3 years full-time; 6 years part-time

 

MPH Program; Field: Family and Community Medicine (Advanced-Standing Option)

Minimum Admission Requirements

• Applicants are admitted under the General Regulations of the School of Graduate Studies. Applicants must also satisfy the Dalla Lana School's additional admission requirements stated below.

• Appropriate bachelor's degree from a recognized university with a minimum mid-B average in the final year.

• Completion in good standing of the public health curriculum of an accredited Canadian medical school and/or meeting the required examinable competencies of the Medical Council of Canada.

Completion Requirements

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

  • Core course: CHL5004H Introduction to Public Health Sciences.

  • Core course: CHL5603Y Social, Political, and Scientific Issues in Family Medicine.

  • Core course: CHL5622H Patient-Related Health Care and Public Policy in Canada.

  • Core course: CHL5624H Historical, Ethical, and Philosophical Foundations of Public Health.

  • 0.5 FCE research methods course selected from the following list:

    • CHL5601H Appraising and Applying Evidence to Assist Clinical Decision-Making.

    • CHL5605H Research Issues in Family Medicine/Primary Care.

    • CHL5613H Leading Improvement in the Quality of Health Care for Community Populations.

    • CHL5616H Applied Survey Methods for Health Care Professionals.

  • CHL6013H Required MPH Advanced Standing Practicum.

  • 1.5 FCEs in 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.

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