Getting Ready
Attend a Program Webinar
Most programs will be offering webinars for prospective applicants this fall. Join one to ask questions and find out more about our programs.
Step 1: Select Your Program
Visit our Degree Programs to see what area of study is right for you.
Step 2: Review Admission Requirements & Deadlines
Review the admission requirements and collect any documents needed for your desired program. Approach references to assess their willingness to support your application and get contact information.
Ensure your application is submitted for your desired program before the deadline.
Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research (CEHCR) MSc / PhD
Health Professions Education Research (HPER) PhD
Health Systems Leadership and Innovation (HSLI) MSc
Health Systems Research (HSR) MSc / PhD
Master of Health Informatics (MHI) MHI / EMHI
Health Administration (MHSc) MHSc
Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (QIPS) MSc
CEHCR Application Deadline: November 15, 2024
EMHI Application Deadline: January 6, 2025.
When applying for EMHI, please select Summer start.
HPER Application Deadline: November 15, 2024
HSLI Application Deadline: January 15, 2025
HSR Application Deadline: November 15, 2024
MHI Application Deadline: January 6, 2025.
MHSc Application Deadline: February 1, 2025
QIPS Application Deadline: December 15, 2024
Step 3: Prepare your Transcripts
Scan all of your graduate and undergraduate transcripts to be uploaded to the application portal. Official transcripts will be required if you are selected to move forward to the interview stage.
Start Your Application
Step 1: Create Your Account or Login
If you are a first-time applicant, click the link Create an Account to begin your application. You will receive a verification code via email as part of the account creation process. After entering your verification code, you will create a password for your account. You may save and return to the application at any point in the process. To view the status of your application, including outstanding requirements, please log in to your account to view your applicant status portal.
You will create a personal profile and begin the submission. Set aside 30-60 minutes to create a personal profile on the online application system, including your personal information and academic history. Please note that you will not be able to make changes to this information after paying the application fee.
Step 2: Upload Documents
Review admissions document requirements for your program.
Please scan and upload all your transcripts to the application portal. Official transcripts will be required if you are selected to move forward to the interview stage.
Upload your CV.
Step 3: Pay Application Fee
The fee to file an application is non-refundable. Currently, the fee is $125.00 (payable in Canadian funds only).
Step 4: Upload Statement of Intent
After signing the application, the Statement of Intent needs to be uploaded (plus additional forms for the Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research program). Please upload these documents before the deadline in order for your application to be considered complete.
Your application will be considered complete once you have paid the fee and submitted all of the required documents, there is no final submit button.
After you Apply
Step 1: Evaluation Process
Upon review of the applications, applicants may be called for an interview with members of the Institute Admissions Committee. Eligible candidates may go through an interview process, based on which, a decision will be made by the admissions committee.
Candidates will be informed of the status of their application from March to the end of May.
Once a decision has been made, an official written notification will be sent via the application website.
Step 2: Check Your Status
To view the status of your application, including outstanding requirements, log in to your account on the application portal above.
If all of the admissions criteria are not fulfilled, the successful candidate will be provided with a conditional offer of admission. Registration will be confirmed only upon clearing all the conditions. Instructions for clearing the conditions will be provided.
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Apply for Scholarships and Awards
Review and consider applying to the IHPME Awards.
Incoming Students
I have been accepted, now what?
Connect with IHPME
Reach out with questions related to your specific program:
Graduate Admissions
Christina Lopez
Email Address: ihpme.admissions@utoronto.ca
HPER Graduate Assistant/ Program Assistant
Cheryl Ku
Email Address: ihpme.hper@utoronto.ca
Coordinates HPER, including courses, admissions, defenses, graduation, and student records