Course-based Stream
Comprising 5.0 Full Course Equivalents (FCE)
Course Requirements:
- 3.0 FCE (6 half core courses) in the Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (QIPS) Concentration
- 1.0 FCE (1 full year research project) HAD3040Y Project Practicum
- 1.0 FCE (2 half elective courses)
Students must complete 4.0 FCEs as follows:
Fundamentals of Improvement Science
Quality Improvement Methods
Concepts and Strategies in Patient Safety
Leading and Managing Change
Quality Improvement in Health Systems
Health Law and Risk Management for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
The electives could comprise of:
- Option 1: 2 half courses (0.5 FCE each), or
- Option 2: 1 half course (0.5 FCE) and 1 practicum (HAD3080H) comprising 120 hours (equivalent to 0.5 FCE)
The external practicum is in a work environment that is external to a student’s usual work environment and takes place after the student successfully completes the required courses in the MSc QIPS concentration.
Students must pick 2 courses (1.0 FCE) from the following:
Teaching QI and Patient Safety
Leading and Managing Change: Building Adaptive Capacity
Design, Innovation and AI: Exponential Improvement
Students can opt to take elective courses offered through IHPME, or elsewhere within the University, with express permission from the QIPS Program Director and the respective instructors.
If given permission, complete an Add/Drop form, with student and instructor signature, and submit to the QIPS Program Assistant.
Thesis Stream
Comprising 3.0 Full Course Equivalents (FCE) and a thesis
Thesis Requirements:
A thesis written under the supervision of a thesis committee (supervisor and at least one, and preferably two, additional graduate faculty members) and its defense before an examination committee.
- Thesis proposal defence. The student will organise a thesis proposal defense ideally by the start of the spring/summer term of their first year. The proposal should be submitted to the committee one month in advance of the proposal defense. The proposal defense involves a presentation of 15-20 minutes followed by questions from the supervisors. The proposal will cover:
- The research question(s)
- Background and a brief literature review indicating the importance of the research
- A preliminary research design, including the likely methods to be used
- The data source(s), and
- A preliminary analysis plan.
- Thesis writing and thesis oral defense can proceed after successful completion of the proposal defense.
Course Requirements:
- 1.5 FCE (3 half core courses)
- 1.0 FCE (1 full year core course) Design and Methods for Thesis Research
- 0.5 FCE (1 half elective course)
Students must complete 2.5 FCEs as follows:
In addition we recommend participating in HAD3060.
Fundamentals of Improvement Science
Quality Improvement Methods
Leading and Managing Change
Design and Methods for Thesis Research
Note: HAD3041Y is a full credit course and runs throughout the academic year, Sep-May
Students must pick 1 course (0.5 FCE) from the following:
Leading and Managing Change: Building Adaptive Capacity
Teaching QI and Patient Safety
Design, Innovation and AI: Exponential Improvement
Students can opt to take elective courses offered through IHPME, or elsewhere within the University, with express permission from the QIPS Program Director and the respective instructors.
If given permission, complete an Add/Drop form, with student and instructor signature, and submit to the QIPS Program Assistant.
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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 Assistant
Tianqi Liu
Phone Number: 416-946-4100
Email Address: ihpme.grad.assist@utoronto.ca
Coordinates various graduate initiatives including defences, student events, and graduation.
QIPS Program Assistant
Devrim Sen
Phone Number: 416-946-8542
Email Address: ihpme.qips.program@utoronto.ca
Manages the QIPS courses including enrolment, grades, and access to Quercus
Graduate Placements
Christina Lopez
Phone Number: (416) 978-1108
Email Address: ihpme.placements@utoronto.ca
Coordinates details involving student placement and experiential learning