Aboriginal Health (Collaborative Program)
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Lead Faculty
Medicine
Degree Programs Offered
Adult Education and Counselling Psychology – MA, MEd, EdD, PhD
Anthropology – MA, MSc, PhD
Geography – MA, MSc, PhD
Medical Science – MSc, PhD
Nursing Science – MN, PhD
Nutritional Sciences – MHSc, MSc, PhD
Public Health Sciences – MHSc, PhD
Sociology and Equity Studies in Education – MA, MEd, EdD, PhD
Overview
The Collaborative Program in Aboriginal Health involves the graduate programs listed above. The program is offered in collaboration with the Faculty of Arts and Sciences' Aboriginal Studies Program. The main objective of the program is to provide graduate training in Aboriginal health research and practice while enhancing mutually beneficial relationships with Aboriginal communities and organizations.
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Contact and Address
E-mail: kue.young@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-0298
Fax: (416) 946-8055
Aboriginal Health Collaborative Program
c/o Department of Public Health Sciences
University of Toronto
Room 547, 155 College Street
Toronto, Ontario M5T 3M7
Canada
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Degree Programs
Master’s Degrees
Minimum Admission Requirements
- Students who wish to enrol in a 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 must submit to the Program Committee of the Collaborative Program in Aboriginal Health:
- A personal statement, in the form of a letter no longer than three pages to describe relevant personal and/or professional experiences, a career plan, and motivation in seeking advanced training in Aboriginal health. The nature of any relationship with an Aboriginal community/organization that already exists or to be developed should also be described.
- Photocopies of application materials submitted to their home unit including curriculum vitae, transcripts, and letters of reference.
Program Requirements
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All master's students in the program will take a core course (0.5 full-course equivalent (FCE)) listed below.
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In home graduate units where a thesis or major research paper is required, it must deal with an Aboriginal health topic. At least one member of the student's thesis committee should be a core faculty member of the Collaborative Program.
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In home graduate units that do not have a thesis requirement, students must undertake a practicum or equivalent in an Aboriginal health topic, supervised by a core faculty member of the Collaborative Program.
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Students must participate in the Research Seminar Series, held monthly, as well as participate in at least one National/Regional Workshop.
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Students must complete the requirements of the Collaborative Program in addition to those requirements for the degree program in their home graduate unit.
Doctoral Degrees
Minimum Admission Requirements
- Students who wish to enrol in a 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 must submit to the Program Committee of the Collaborative Program in Aboriginal Health:
- A personal statement, in the form of a letter no longer than three pages to describe relevant personal and/or professional experiences, a career plan, and motivation in seeking advanced training in Aboriginal health. The nature of any relationship with an Aboriginal community/organization that already exists or to be developed should also be described.
- Photocopies of application materials submitted to their home unit including curriculum vitae, transcripts, and letters of reference.
Program Requirements
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The requirements are the same as for the master's program listed above.
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Students who have previously taken one of the core courses (0.5 FCE) during their master's program are required to take a different course during their doctoral program.
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Students participate in a new Research Seminar Series and at least one National/Regional Workshop.
Core Courses
AEC 1275H Special Topics in Counselling Psychology (Master's): Integrating Traditional Healing into Counselling Psychology and Therapy
CHL 5421H Aboriginal Health
NUR 1014H Politics of Aboriginal Health
Program Committee
Eileen Antone - BA, BEd, MEd, EdD - Adult Education & Counselling Psychology
Suzanne Stewart - PhD - Adult Education & Counselling Psychology
Krystyna Sieciechowicz - BA, MA, PhD - Anthropology
Loraine Marrett - BMath, PhD - Medical Science
Anthony Hanley - MSc,PhD - Nutritional Sciences
Kue Young - BSc,MD,MSc,PhD,FRCPC,LMCC - Public Health Sciences (Director)
Martin Cannon - PhD - Sociology & Equity Studies in Education
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