Health Care, Technology and Place (Collaborative Program)
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Medicine
Participating Degree Programs
Biomedical Engineering – PhD
English – PhD
Health Policy, Management and Evaluation – PhD
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering – PhD
Medical Science – PhD
Nursing Science – PhD
Pharmaceutical Sciences – PhD
Public Health Sciences – PhD
Rehabilitation Science – PhD
Social Work – PhD
The graduate programs listed above participate in the HCTP Collaborative Program. The objectives of the Health Care, Technology and Place (HCTP) Collaborative Program are to:
- prepare doctoral students to understand, explain, and improve health outcomes associated with geographically-dispersed and technologically-mediated health care;
- bridge knowledge gaps among doctoral students working in the life sciences, physical sciences, social sciences, and humanities who are concerned with the interconnectedness of bodies, technologies, places, and modes of work in contemporary health care; and
- provide mentorship in interdisciplinary scholarship, including leadership skills, collaboration, grant writing, and knowledge exchange. Ultimately the goal is to facilitate research conducted by scientifically-informed humanists and philosophically-informed physical and social scientists.
Collaborative programs are administered under the auspices of the School of Graduate Studies. Students who wish to enrol in the collaborative program must apply to and be admitted to both the collaborative program and a graduate degree program in one of the collaborating departments. Applicants may apply concurrently to the participating home graduate unit and to the Health Care, Technology and Place Collaborative Program. Students follow a course of study acceptable to both the home unit and the HCTP Collaborative Program.
Contact and Address
Web: www.hctp.utoronto.ca
E-mail: hctp.program@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-2067
Fax: (416) 978-7350
Collaborative Program in Health Care, Technology and Place
University of Toronto
Suite 425, 155 College Street
Toronto, Ontario M5T 3M6
Canada
Degree Programs
Doctoral Level
Admission Requirements
- Applicants must apply to a participating graduate unit and comply with the admission procedures of that unit.
- Applicants must forward the following to the Program Committee of the HCTP Collaborative Program:
o a copy of the School of Graduate Studies application form submitted to the participating graduate unit;
o copies of official undergraduate and graduate transcripts from all institutions previously or currently attended, which should reflect a minimum 3.5 GPA (A-);
o a resume or curriculum vitae;
o a research plan (maximum 800 words) summarizing research goals and past research experience, the relevance of the HCTP Program to this plan, and justification for the identified HCTP project mentor;
o two confidential letters of recommendation from scholars familiar with the applicant’s research background and aptitude for the interdisciplinary study;
o a confidential letter from an HCTP mentor providing: formal agreement to participate on the applicant’s dissertation committee; and commentary written for reviewers outside the discipline, evaluating the applicant’s level of achievement relative to peers in the same discipline, the objectives and methods of the proposed program of research, and the relative merit of such research within the applicant’s home discipline.
Program Requirements
- At least 0.5 HCTP full-course equivalent (FCE);
- Participate actively in the seminar series during their involvement with HCTP;
- Participate in at least one Annual Interdisciplinary Research Workshop.
- Complete a dissertation under the supervision of a core faculty member in the student's home department. The dissertation must address the theme of "health care, technology, and place".
- It is the objective of this collaborative program to enrich the PhD experience without unduly extending the duration of students' graduate education. Every student enrolled in the collaborative doctoral program must complete the requirements of the collaborative program and the requirements of the doctoral program in their home graduate unit. It will be up to each participating home department to determine whether HCTP courses are completed in addition to the department's customary course requirements or as a part of those requirements.
Core Courses
Course changes are forthcoming and will be announced by Winter 2010.
JNH 5001H Health Care Settings, Sites and Human Well-Being
JNH 5002H The Body, Health Care, Technology and Place
BME 1456H Changing Health Care Technologies, People and Places
NUR 1031H Technology and Place in Contemporary Health Care Work
Program Committee
Fernie, Geoffrey – BSc, PhD, PEng, CCE – Biomedical Engineering
Bewell, Alan – BA, MA, PhD – English
Coyte, Peter C. – BA, MA, PhD – Health Policy, Management & Evaluation (Director)
Rotstein, Ori – MSc, MD, FRCS(C) – Medical Science
O'Brien-Pallas, Lind – RN, PhD, FCAHS – Nursing Science
MacKeigan, Linda – BScPhm, PhD – Pharmaceutical Sciences
Ahmad, Farah – MBBS, MPH, PhD – Public Health Sciences
Reid, Denise – BSc(OT), MEd, PhD – Rehabilitation Science
Newman, Peter – BA, MSW, MS, PhD – Social Work