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University of Calgary

Program NameCommunity Health Sciences with Specialization (PhD)
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 DurationPre-Candidacy requirement fulfilled within 24 months; annual progress report after that
CredentialDoctorate
Credential AwardedPhD
Credential DescriptionDoctor of Philosophy 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 ProgramAn MSc or equivalent from a recognized institution.
Minimum admission grade point average of 3.30 on a four-point scale over the last two years 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-phd
Program Admissions Requirement Linkhttps://grad.ucalgary.ca/future-students/explore-programs/community-health-sciences-phd
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/MDCHPHD
Program CoursesCore Courses
All incoming PhD students are expected to have completed the core courses required at the master's level. If they have not completed the core courses, they must either complete them during the PhD program, or request an exemption from the Graduate Program Director based on completing equivalent courses at another university.

Required Courses for Specialization
Students are expected to have completed the required course for the Health Services Research specialization at the Master's level or request an exemption from the Graduate Program Director based on completing equivalent courses at another university.
In consultation with the supervisor, and with the Graduate Program Director's approval, students are expected to complete at least three (9 units) advanced methods courses (at the 600 or 700 level) either from the following list:
Biostatistics II: Models for Health Outcomes
Administrative Data Analysis Methodology
Introduction to Qualitative Health Research for the Health Sciences
Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis
Advanced Methods in Health Research
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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