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Special Note for Transcripts: Please scan and upload all your transcripts to the application portal. Official sealed transcripts will be requested if you are selected to move forward to the interview stage. |
Do you know which program or concentration is best for you?
Visit our Academics pages to review our Research and Professional areas of study.
Individual IHPME programs provide notes and guidelines as to who is best suited to apply.
Applying to IHPME is an Online Process via the School of Graduate Studies
Applications to the Graduate Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation must be submitted to the School of Graduate Studies (SGS) through an online admissions application housed on a secure server in the University of Toronto.
To start the process
SGS Online Admissions Application
Once you access the online application and enter your contact information, an Applicant Identification Number and a password will be emailed to you. You can leave and return to your application at any point until you move to the payment stage. After that, you can return to check on the status of your application.
The fee to file an application is non-refundable. Currently the fee is $125.00 (payable in Canadian funds only).
Please visit SGS FAQs for information relevant to all graduate studies at the University of Toronto.
Admission Process
The IHPME Admissions Committee will consider your application only after you have entered your personal and academic information in the online application, submitted the application fee and all of your supporting documentation online.
Upon review of the applications, applicants may be called for an interview with members of the Institute Admissions Committee.
Tuition Fees
University of Toronto and IHPME Support
Graduate Student Funding Options
Submission Deadlines – 2021 Start
Program |
Application
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Application
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Admission
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MSc/PhD Clin Epi | Sept 24, 2020 | Nov 15, 2020 | July 2021 |
PhD HPER | Sept 24, 2020 | Nov 15, 2020 | Sept 2021 |
MSc/PhD HSR | Sept 24, 2020 | Nov 15, 2020 | Sept 2021 |
MSc QIPS | Sept 24, 2020 | Nov 15, 2020 | Sept 2021 |
MSc SLI (UME/PGME) | Sept 24, 2020 | Jan 15, 2021 | June 2021 |
MHI | Sept 24, 2020 | Jan 18, 2021 | Sept 2021 |
MHI (Executive) | Sept 24, 2020 | Feb 15, 2021 | Sept 2021 |
MHSc | Sept 24, 2020 | Jan 31, 2021 | Sept 2021 |
Deadlines aren’t extendable and late or incomplete applications may not be reviewed.
Special Note for MSc/PhD CEHCR Applicants
- Clin Epi applicants will need to complete a background information form and an additional information form which can be downloaded from the application once payment of the application fee is made. These documents must be completed and uploaded to the application by the deadline or your application may not be considered.
Special Note for MSc/PhD HSR Applicants
- HSR applicants should indicate their Emphasis under the “Area of Study” on the SGS online application.
- Due to the nature of our funding arrangements, preference will be given to applicants who are Canadian Citizens or Permanent Residents. International applicants with pre-arranged funding should indicate the funding source in their Letter of Intent.
Special Note for MHI Applicants
- Applicants to the MHI Executive program should indicate in their letter of intent that they would like to be considered for the Executive option.
- Admission preference will be given to applicants who are Canadian Citizens or Permanent Residents. International applicants may be considered once domestic applications have been reviewed.
Clinician Investigator Program
Students applying to either of the CEHCR concentrations are eligible to apply to the Clinician Investigator Program.
What is the CIP? The University of Toronto Clinician Investigator Program (CIP) is an accredited postgraduate medical training program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Its aim is to prepare individuals for a career combining specialty medical practice and research. The areas of research available for study include not only the traditional areas of laboratory and clinical biomedical research, but also such fields as economics and management, social behavioural and information sciences as they apply to health and disease.
English Language Proficiency
If your primary language is not English and you graduated from a non-Canadian university where the language of instruction and examination was not English, then you must demonstrate your proficiency in English. This requirement will be waived by the Graduate Office after the admission deadline if it is not applicable.
At this time, we understand that scheduling an English proficiency test may be delayed due to the pandemic. If you are experiencing delays please upload your proof of registration in the next available testing date.
English-Language Proficiency Testing
Connect with IHPME Graduate Assistants
Graduate Assistants are are available to help with information or application troubleshooting with regards to your specific program or concentration of interest.
MSc/PhD – Health Services Research |
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Graduate Assistant Kerstin Giannini |
ihpme.hsr.grad@utoronto.ca | 416-946-4100 |
MSc/PhD – Clinical Epidemiology & Health Care Research |
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Graduate Assistant Zoe Downie-Ross |
clinepi.grad@utoronto.ca | 416-946-3486 |
MSc – Quality Improvement and Patient Safety |
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Graduate Assistant Christina Lopez |
ihpme.qips.grad@utoronto.ca | 416-978-1108 |
MSc – System Leadership and Innovation |
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Graduate Assistant Christina Lopez |
ihpme.sli.grad@utoronto.ca | 416-978-1108 |
MHSc – Health Administration |
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Graduate Assistant Kerstin Giannini |
ihpme.mhsc.grad@utoronto.ca | 416-946-4100 |
MHI – Health Informatics |
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Graduate Assistant Zoe Downie-Ross |
ihpme.mhi.grad@utoronto.ca | 416-946-3486 |