Program Requirement:
The M.Sc. in Family Medicine; Global Health emphasizes the foundational values of global primary health care including health equity, cultural safety, social participation in health, and integrated, whole-person care over the life-span. The program provides comprehensive training in quantitative and qualitative methods, the participatory research approach, and integrated knowledge translation and exchange. Topics include primary health care policy and practice, decolonizing approaches, program management, social determinants of health and heath equity, and healthcare delivery innovations. The thesis must focus on an international or Canadian global health issue.
Thesis Courses (24 credits)
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FMED 697
Master's Thesis Research 1
12 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Family Medicine: Independent work under the direction of a supervisor in a designated area of research.
Offered by: Family Medicine
- Restriction(s): Open only to students registered in the M.Sc in Family Medicine program.
- Terms
- Instructors
- Tibor Schuster
- Tibor Schuster
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FMED 698
Master's Thesis Research 2
12 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Family Medicine: Independent work under the direction of a supervisor in a designated area of research.
Offered by: Family Medicine
- Restriction(s): Open only to students registered in the M.Sc in Family Medicine program.
- Terms
- Instructors
- Tibor Schuster
- Tibor Schuster
Required Courses (9 credits)
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FMED 504
Family Med. Research Seminars
1 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Family Medicine: Research seminars on various topics relevant to family medicine research.
Offered by: Family Medicine
- Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
- Restriction: Priority will be given to students registered in the MSc in Experimental Medicine Family Medicine program.
- Topic Winter 2024: Foundations of Global Primary Health Care
- Terms
- Instructors
- Alayne Mary Adams, Kathleen Rice
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FMED 505
Epid&Data Analy in Prim Care 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Family Medicine: An introduction of epidemiological concepts, data analysis, and methods applicable to primary care research.
Offered by: Family Medicine
- Prerequisite: Permission of instructor if graduate student is outside the department
- Open to all graduate students in Faculty of Medicine.
- Priority to students registered in the MSc in Family Medicine program.
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or are taking DENT 505
- Terms
- Instructors
- Alexandra De Pokomandy, Belinda Farias Nicolau, Tracie A Barnett, Sreenath Arekunnath Madathil, Tibor Schuster
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FMED 603
Found of Participatory Reserch
1 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Family Medicine: Principles and main applications of modern participatory research in health organizations.
Offered by: Family Medicine
- Prerequisite: Permission of instructor if graduate student is outside the department.
- Restriction: Only open to graduate students in the Department of Family Medicine.
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FMED 615
Appl Know Trans & Exch in Hlth
1 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Family Medicine: Intended for health care practitioners, planners, and researchers, especially in resource-poor settings in Canada and internationally, students will be exposed to behaviour change models; techniques for critical evaluation of existing evidence; accountability in health services; and scientific writing and presenting, using a blended learning approach.
Offered by: Family Medicine
- Prerequisite: Permission of instructor if graduate student is outside the department
- Language of instruction: English
- Restriction: Open to graduate students in the Department of Family Medicine
- **Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Add/drop is the first lecture day and withdrawal is the second lecture day.
- **This course will be held on June 3, 10, 20, 27 & 28.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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FMED 625
Intro to Qualtve Res in Health
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Family Medicine: Introduction, discussion, and practice of qualitative methodologies and methods for conducting rigorous and reflective qualitative research projects in health, with particular focus on family medicine education and health professions education.
Offered by: Family Medicine
- Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor if graduate student is outside of the Department of Family Medicine or the Institute of Health Sciences Education.
- Course will be given in English. Course work may be submitted in English or French.
- Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken or are taking HSED 625 or PSYT 625.
Complementary Courses (7 or 9 credits)
7 or 9 credits from the following:
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FMED 506
Indigenous PerspDecolonHlthRes
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Family Medicine: An examination and reflection of traditional Indigenous world view and ways of knowing; the Canadian colonization and assimilation experience and their outcomes and impacts; and the contemporary Indigenous health research landscape bringing Indigenous ways of knowing and practice into the field and to future studies.
Offered by: Family Medicine
- Language of Instruction: English
- Terms
- Instructors
- Alex M McComber, Brittany A Jock
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FMED 527
Inuit Health: Canadian Context
1 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Family Medicine: Exploration of the cultural roots of Inuit health prior to the arrival of Europeans; the risks to health introduced by imported disease and colonial institutions; the complexity of navigating modern health systems; and the paths to regain better health. Particular focus on the Nunavik region of Quebec.
Offered by: Family Medicine
- Restrictions: Open to students enrolled in a 平特五不中 graduate program or permission of the instructor.
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FMED 604
Adv Partic Research in Health
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Family Medicine: Overview of participatory research with community, clinical, and organisational stakeholders. Content focuses on participatory engagement and data collection methods, while students have an opportunity to work through aspects of their participatory project with the help of group discussions, small group work, roleplay, and guest presentations from actual participatory projects.
Offered by: Family Medicine
- Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor if graduate student is outside the department
- Restriction(s): Open to graduate students in the Department of Family Medicine.
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FMED 611
Hlthcare Syst, Policy&Perform
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Family Medicine: A critical review of healthcare systems, especially primary care systems, focuses on Quebec and indicative global settings. Explores options and approaches for using evidence to influence policy and to improve primary healthcare systems, and addresses methods for evaluating performance of healthcare services.
Offered by: Family Medicine
- Prerequisite: Permission of instructor if graduate student is outside the department.
- Restriction(s): Open to graduate students in the Department of Family Medicine.
- Language of Instruction: English.
- Terms
- Instructors
- Alayne Mary Adams, Enis Baris
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FMED 619
PgmMgt:GlobHlth&Prim HlthCare
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Family Medicine: Program management design, theory, methods and practical applications in both domestic and global health settings, with a focus on primary health care in order to achieve rapid scale-up of effective health interventions towards universal coverage while strengthening health systems for sustained impact.
Offered by: Family Medicine
- Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor if graduate student is outside the department
- Restriction(s): Open to graduate students in the Department of Family Medicine
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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PPHS 511
Fundamentals of Global Health
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Population&Pub Health Sciences: This exciting and interactive course aims to give students the opportunity to broaden their understanding and knowledge of global health issues, including global burden of diseases, determinants of health, transition in health and drivers of such transition, challenges in healthcare delivery in resource-limited settings, and the variety of agencies and actors engaged in addressing global health challenges. The course consists of lectures, case studies, debates, discussions and small group work.
Offered by: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
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PPHS 613
The Practice of Global Health
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Population&Pub Health Sciences: Introduction to core competencies in the practice of global health, including historical, colonial roots of global health, project planning and implementation, equitable and ethical conduct, building partnerships, working within interdisciplinary teams, effective communication and personal-social skills.
Offered by: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Terms
- Instructors
- Charles Palmer Larson, Marilyn N Ahun
Elective Courses (3 or 5 credits)
3 or 5 credits at the 500 level or higher chosen in consultation with the student鈥檚 thesis supervisor and the Director of the concentration, based on the student's area of interest.
