Health Services and Policy Research (Collaborative Program)
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Medicine
Participating Degree Programs
Exercise Sciences – MSc, PhD
Health Policy, Management and Evaluation – MSc, PhD
Medical Science – MSc, PhD
Nursing Science – PhD
Pharmaceutical Science – MSc, PhD
Public Health Sciences – MSc, PhD
Rehabilitation Sciences – MSc, PhD
Social Work – MSW, PhD
Overview
The Collaborative Program in Health Services and Policy Research is part of the Ontario Training Centre in Health Services and Policy Research (OTC). The OTC is a consortium of six Ontario Universities seeking to improve graduate education for students who are interested in becoming health services and policy researchers. The consortium includes Lakehead, Laurentian, McMaster, and York Universities as well as the Universities of Ottawa and Toronto. Participating graduate programs at the University of Toronto are listed above.
Graduates of the Collaborative Program demonstrate knowledge of Canada’s health-care system, health services and policy research tools, and theories of population health, knowledge production and knowledge transfer. Students complete relevant courses required by the Collaborative Program as well as by the home unit. Students must complete a dissertation under the supervision of a core faculty member of the Collaborative Program in the student’s home department that addresses the theme of health services and policy research.
Contact and Address
Web: www.hpme.utoronto.ca/English/Collaborative-Programs.html
E-mail: rhonda.cockerill@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-7721
Fax: (416) 978-7350
Collaborative Graduate Program in Health Services and Policy Research
c/o Professor R.W. Cockerill
Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation
Faculty of Medicine
University of Toronto
Suite 428, Fourth Floor, 55 College Street
Toronto, Ontario M5T 3M6
Canada
Degree Programs
Master's Level
Admission Requirements
- 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.
- Master’s students are accepted under the School of Graduate Studies general regulations and the specific criteria of the participating unit.
- An overall B+ average in the last two years of an appropriate four-year University of Toronto bachelor's degree, or its equivalent from a recognized university.
- An interest in health services and policy research outlined in an autobiographical letter including the student’s reasons for becoming a health services or policy researcher.
Program Requirements
- Students follow a program of study acceptable to both the participating unit and the Collaborative Program.
- Students must complete the requirements of the Collaborative Program (completion of a practicum and participation in one Summer Institute) in addition to those requirements for the masters degree program specified by their home graduate unit.
- Students are required to write a thesis under the supervision of a core faculty member of the Collaborative Program. The thesis must address the theme of health services and policy research.
- In addition to the requirements for the degree program specified by the home graduate unit, students must complete a practicum and participate in one Summer Institute hosted by the OTC.
Doctoral Level
Admission Requirements
- 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.
- Doctoral students are accepted under the School of Graduate Studies general regulations and the specific criteria of the participating unit.
- Applicants are required to:
o demonstrate academic excellence in completed courses (B+ average in graduate courses), scholarships and academic awards received;
o demonstrate aptitude for health services and policy research (letter of recommendation from a previous professor or thesis supervisor commenting on the student’s academic abilities and likelihood for success as a health services researcher);
o outline career plans (in an autobiographical letter including their reasons for becoming a health services researcher and their career plans); and
o propose a plan of study in the Collaborative Program.
- Students who complete the Collaborative Program at the master’s level are not eligible to participate at the PhD level.
Program Requirements
- Students follow a program of study acceptable to both the participating unit and the Collaborative Program.
- Students must complete the requirements of the Collaborative Program (completion of a practicum and participation in one Summer Institute) in addition to those requirements for the doctoral degree program specified by their home graduate unit.
- Students are required to complete a dissertation under the supervision of a core faculty member of the Collaborative Program. The dissertation must address the theme of health services and policy research.
- In addition to the requirements for the degree program specified by the home graduate unit, students must complete a practicum and participate in one Summer Institute hosted by the OTC.
Course List
- Courses offered by the University of Toronto departments involved in the OTC are listed in the separate calendar entries of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation; Medical Science, Nursing Science; Pharmaceutical Sciences; Public Health Sciences; Rehabilitation Science; and Social Work.
- Research and Policy Practicum - by working with a health services and policy research team, the student develops practical skills in completing a research and/or policy project and effectively communicating the results of that research to stakeholders.
HSR 1000H Research and/or Policy Practicum - Summer Institute - a five-day workshop held at one of the participating universities. All students must participate and are graded on a Credit/No Credit (CR/NCR) basis.
HSR 1002H HSR Summer Institute
Program Committee
Thomas, Scott – BSc, MSc, PhD – Exercise Sciences
Cockerill, Rhonda – BA, MA, PhD – Health Policy, Management & Evaluation (Director)
Coyte, Peter C. – BA, MA, PhD – Health Policy, Management & Evaluation
Bierman, Arlene – BA, MS, MD – Medical Sciences
Doran, Diane – RN, BA, MHSc, PhD – Nursing Science
Goering, Paula – RN, BSN, MSN, PhD – Nursing Science
O’Brien-Pallas, Linda-Lee – BScN, MScN, PhD, National Research Chair in Nursing Human Resources – Nursing Science
Boon, Heather – BScPhm, PhD – Pharmaceutical Sciences
Harvey, Bart – BA, MD, MSc, FRCP(C), FACPM, PhD – Public Health Sciences
Jaglal, Susan – BSc, MSc, PhD – Rehabilitation Science
Williams, Charmaine – BSc, BA, MSW, PhD – Social Work