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University of Calgary

Program NameCommunity Health Sciences with Specialization
CONTACT INFORMATION
DepartmentCommunity Health Sciences
FacultyCumming School of Medicine
Program Contact NameKiran Pandher
Telephone403-220-6852
Emailchsgrad@ucalgary.ca
StreetG341A; 3330 Hospital Drive NW
CityCalgary
ProvinceAB
Postal CodeT2N 4N1
PROGRAM INFORMATION
Program Academic LevelGraduate
HI Component ComprehensivenessSpecialization
Program Delivery & AttendanceOnsite
Program Typical Duration2 Years
CredentialMaster's Degree
Credential AwardedMSc
Credential DescriptionMaster of Science in Community Health Sciences with Specialization
Type of Professional Produced by Program
List Standard Types (e.g., AHI, RDHI, CHI, HIM, hybrids, all)		Applied Health Informatics Researcher
Type of Role(s) Addressed by Program
List Standard Specific Roles (e.g., CIO, Internal Consultant, Teacher, Researcher, etc., all)		Health Researcher, Research Manager, Clinician Scientist
Candidate Pre-requisites for ProgramFour-year BSc degree or equivalent
A minimum admission grade point average of 3.30 (on the University of Calgary four-point system; equivalent to a "B+") based on the last two years of the undergraduate degree consisting of a minimum of 60 units.
Co-op; PracticumNo
Part Time AvailabilityYes
Program Cost$1 225.35/Term
Registration Due DateDecember 1st
Program Websitehttps://grad.ucalgary.ca/future-students/explore-programs/community-health-sciences-msc-thesis
Program Admissions Requirement Linkhttps://grad.ucalgary.ca/future-students/explore-programs/community-health-sciences-msc-thesis
Program Application Linkhttps://grad.ucalgary.ca/future-students/how-apply
Comments on ProgramHealth Informatics-related research available in the following specializations offered: Biostatistics, Community Rehabilitation and Disability Studies, Epidemiology, Health Services Research, Medical Education, Population/Public Health, and Health Economics

Faculty for each can be found at: https://grad.ucalgary.ca/future-students/explore-programs/community-health-sciences-msc-thesis
PROGRAM CURRICULUM
Program Curriculum Information Linkhttps://calendar.ucalgary.ca/programs/MDCHMSCT
Program CoursesSpecializations
Each of the following Specializations have their own required courses:
Biostatistics (see Interdisciplinary Specializations for further information)
Community Rehabilitation and Disability Studies
Epidemiology
Healthcare Epidemiology
Clinical Epidemiology
Health Economics
Health Services Research (requirements listed above)
Medical Education
Population/Public Health

Health Services Research Core Courses
Introduction to Community Health Sciences
Biostatistics I: Essentials of Biostatistics
Fundamentals of Epidemiology
Two Electives Health Research Methods

Required Courses for Health Services Research Specialization
Foundations of Health Services Research
Two electives are also required
FACULTY ASSOCIATED WITH PROGRAM
 
Full-Time Dedicated to Program
Last NameFirst NameDepartmentFacultyRankCredentialsResearch Expertise
BeranTanya Community Health SciencesCumming School of MedicineProfessorPhD, MSc, BAapplication of robotics to pediatric pain management; Human-robot interaction
JosephsonColin Clinical NeurosciencesCumming School of MedicineAssistant ProfessorMD, MSc, FRCPbig data, electronic medical records machine learning in level outcomes in epilepsy
KleinKarl MartinClinical NeurosciencesCumming School of MedicineAssistant ProfessorMD, PhDprecision medicine in epilepsy
LeeJoonCommunity Health SciencesCumming School of MedicineAssistant ProfessorBASc, PhDhealth data science, health informatics, big data, data mining, machine learning, predictive analytics, artificial intelligence, personalized health decision support
MarshallDeborah Community Health SciencesCumming School of MedicineProfessorPhD, MHSA, BScdecision analysis methodologies, health system modeling, patient preferences, health technology assessment
McBrienKerry Community Health SciencesCumming School of MedicineAssociate ProfessorMD, MPH, CCFPcomplexity in primary care; chronic disease management
RabiDoreenCommunity Health SciencesCumming School of MedicineProfessorMD, MSc, BSc, FRCPCeHealth and mHealth
SajobiTolu Community Health SciencesCumming School of MedicineAssociate ProfessorPhD, MSc, BScpatient-reported outcomes research, dynamic prediction/classification, longitudinal data analysis, design of clinical trials
WilliamsonTylerCommunity Health SciencesCumming School of MedicineAssociate Professor; Director of the Centre for Health InformaticsBSc, MSc, PhDhealth data integration, chronic disease surveillance and research using electronic medical record data, and non-canonical link functions for binomial generalized linear models

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