MSc: CEHCR Program Details

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Roadmap

This at a glance guide will help you navigate what to expect in the CEHCR MSc program. The roadmap timeline may be altered to take account of leave granted for special circumstances. The checkpoints outlined below are feasible, and while there are no automatic penalties levied on a student who fails to meet them, timely completion of the program requires meeting these targets, typically within the proposed timeframes. Please remember that full-time students have a maximum of three years to complete their degree.  SGS General Regulations – 5.5 Time Limit

Year 1 (Thesis-based)

  1. Complete coursework (desirable completion: end of year 1,  acceptable: 1.5 years). Consult degree requirements.
  2. Proposal Step 1
    • Confirm proposed thesis and committee (recommended completion: December / acceptable completion: by end of year 1)
    • The Thesis Committee Step 1 form must be completed prior to the student and supervisor signing off on the Memorandum of Understanding.
  3. Proposal Step 2
    • Development of full thesis proposal (desirable completion: end of year 1, acceptable 1.5 years)
    • Transfer Proposal to PhD replaces this step.  Students must transfer to the PhD program within 24 months of starting their MSc degree. 
  4. Present thesis proposal at hospital based clinical epidemiology rounds. (desirable completion: end of year 1, acceptable 1.5 years)
  5. Submit revised thesis proposal to CEHCR program assistant for final approval one week after proposal defence (desirable completion: end of year 1, acceptable: 1.5 years-2 years) 
  6. After the proposal has been presented and approved by the program director, apply for ethics approvals, UofT and hospital REB.  
  7. Meet with your thesis committee minimum twice annually (submit meeting report to graduate assistant)

Students are automatically enrolled in HAD5301H Introduction to Clinical Epidemiology for the summer term

Take Intro to SAS Workshop

Register for fall and winter courses mid-July

Attend courses

Attend courses

Register for spring courses mid-March

 Years 2-3 (Thesis-based)

  1. Meet with your thesis committee minimum twice annually (submit meeting report to graduate assistant) 
  2. Complete the Tri-Council Ethics Tutorial before the thesis defence.
  3. Thesis defense (acceptable: 2-3 years)
    • Review handbook for steps leading up to the defence
  4. Depending on the results of the defence, students will have Editorial Corrections (1 month to complete), or Minor Revisions (3 months to complete), or Present Form (no corrections)
  5. Upload completed thesis to ProQuest  (by mid-September for November convocation, or by mid-April for June convocation)

This at a glance guide will help you navigate what to expect in the CEHCR MSc program. This is a sample 12-18 month pathway through the course-based MSc degree.  

Year 1 (Course-based)

10 required courses (5.0 FCE). Students typically take three courses per term. Consult the degree requirements.

Attend program orientation in July

Students meet with the Associate Program Director prior to the fall. Students must bring their progress report to this meeting.  Discuss program timelines and courses

Students are automatically enrolled in HAD5301H Introduction to Clinical Epidemiology for the summer term

Take Intro to SAS Workshop

Register for fall and winter courses mid-July

Attend courses

Attend courses

Register for spring courses mid-March

Finance Your Degree

At IHPME, we offer a variety of financial supports to help you succeed in our graduate programs.

Connect with Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research (CEHCR)

CEHCR Program Director

Sindhu Johnson
Phone Number: 416-603-6417
Email Address: sindhu.johnson@​uhn.ca

Oversees management of the CEHCR program.

CEHCR Associate Director

Nick Daneman
Email Address: nick.daneman@​sunnybrook.ca

Co-leads the management of the Clinical Epidemiology and Healthcare Research (CEHCR) program.

Graduate Administrator

Zoe Downie-Ross
Phone Number: (416) 946-3486
Email Address: ihpme.grad.admin@​utoronto.ca

Coordinates student records, graduate funding, and student-related awards.

Graduate Admissions

Christina Lopez
Email Address: ihpme.admissions@​utoronto.ca

Manages admissions and responds to all related inquiries.

Graduate Assistant

Anita Morehouse
Phone Number: (416) 946-3922
Email Address: ihpme.grad.assist@​utoronto.ca

Coordinates various graduate initiatives including defences, student events, and graduation.

CEHCR Program Assistant

Aileen O’Dowd
Email Address: clinepi.courses@​utoronto.ca

Manages the CEHCR courses including course enrolment, grades, and access to Quercus. For admissions inquiries contact ihpme.admissions@utoronto.ca.

Graduate Placements

Christina Lopez
Phone Number: (416) 978-1108
Email Address: ihpme.placements@​utoronto.ca

Coordinates details involving student placement and experiential learning