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Medicine Programs

Contact Information

Contact Info
Graduate Medical Education Office
Location: Health Sciences Centre, Room G329
Fax: 403.210.8109
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1. Degrees and Specializations Offered

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), thesis-based
Master of Science (MSc), thesis-based
Master of Biomedical Technology (MBT), course-based
Master of Community Medicine (MCM), course-based
Master of Disability and Community Studies (MDCS), course-based

Joint programs, offered with other Faculties:

The Faculty of Medicine and the Haskayne School of Business offer a combined Master of Biomedical Technology/Master of Business Administration (MBT/MBA) program. Contact either program for further information.

Students in the Faculty of Medicine and the Departments of Anthropology and Archaeology may choose an interdisciplinary specialization in Biological Anthropology. For further information on the Biological Anthropology (Interdisciplinary) specialization, see the separate listing in this calendar.

The Áù¾ÅÉ«ÌÃ and Alberta offer a joint Biomedical Engineering Program. Further information can be obtained from the separate listing in this Calendar.

In addition, the Áù¾ÅÉ«ÌÃ offers the joint Leaders in Medicine Program leading to MD/Masters or MD/Doctoral degrees. Students applying to the MD/MSc or MD/PhD program must apply individually to each program and complete a supplementary application for the Leaders in Medicine Program.

Further information regarding the Leaders in Medicine Program is provided under the Degree Information section in this Calendar.

2. Admission Requirements

In addition to the Faculty of Graduate Studies regulations, the Faculty of Medicine graduate programs require:

Master of Science

BSc degree or equivalent
A minimum admission grade point average of 3.30 (on the Áù¾ÅÉ«ÌÃ four-point system; equivalent to a "B+") based on the last two years of the undergraduate degree consisting of a minimum of 10 full-course equivalents.

Doctor of Philosophy

MSc degree , or relevant Masterâ€™s degree, recognized by the Faculty of Graduate Studies, or transfer from MSc program, or, in exceptional cases, BSc degree or equivalent.
A minimum admission grade point average of 3.30 (on the Áù¾ÅÉ«ÌÃ four-point system; equivalent to a "B+") based on the last two years of the undergraduate degree consisting of a minimum of 10 full-course equivalents and any Masterâ€™s course work if applicable.

Refer to the individual program entries for additional program admission requirements.

3. Application Deadline

Refer to individual program information.

4. Advanced Credit

Applicants must make advanced credit requests as part of the admission process. Credit will not be given for course work taken as part of another completed degree/diploma or for courses taken to bring the grade point average to a required level for admission Refer to individual programs for additional advanced credit information.

5. Program/Course Requirements

Refer to individual program information.

6. Additional Requirements

Refer to individual program information.

7. Credit for Undergraduate Courses

Refer to individual program information.

8. Time Limit

Maximum completion times follow the Faculty of Graduate Studies regulations:

Maximum completion time for a course-based Masterâ€™s program is six years
Maximum completion time for a thesis-based Masterâ€™s program is four years
Maximum completion time for a doctoral program is six years
Maximum completion time for the MD/Masterâ€™s program is six years
Maximum completion time for the MD/PhD program is eight years

For specific program expected time to completion, please refer to individual program information.

9. Supervisory Assignments

Supervisors and supervisory committees are assigned according to the Faculty of Graduate Studies Handbook of Supervision and Examination and are approved by the Graduate Program Director of each program. Master of Science students in the Leaders in Medicine Program must have supervisory committees constituted according to the regulations of the graduate home program. Both masterâ€™s and doctoral students will also be evaluated and advised by a Joint Liaison Committee composed of the Associate Dean (Graduate Sciences Education) and theÂ Associate Dean (Undergraduate Medical Education.

For specific program supervisory assignment information, please refer to the individual program entry.

10. Required Examinations

All thesis-based programs, MSc and PhD require successfully passing the Final Thesis Oral Examination. For more specific program examination information, please refer to the program section.

Doctoral Candidacy Examinations

In addition to Faculty of Graduate Studies regulations, the Faculty of Medicine candidacy examinations consist of both a written and an oral component. For the MDCH doctoral candidacy examination procedure see the MDCH Graduate Calendar section. For all other programs:

The studentâ€™s approved research proposal will serve as the examinationâ€™s written component. The written component shall consist of a 13-17 page (single spaced) document, excluding references and figures, that includes a literature review of the students topic area and a description of the proposed research. The oral examination will take place one month after the submission of the written document to the examination committee. The supervisor is a non-voting observer at the doctoral candidacy exam. The oral examination must be completed within 24 months after initial registration for direct-entry doctoral students and within 30 months after initial registration for doctoral students who transferred from an MSc program.

The final thesis defence for MSc and PhD degrees will consist of a public seminar followed by an open oral examination.

Refer to individual program sections for specific candidacy examination information.

11. Research Proposal Requirements

All MSc and PhD students must defend a written research proposal to their supervisory committee. For MSc students, this document must be submitted within 12 months after initial registration in the program. For PhD students, the research proposal forms the written component of the candidacy exam, and an approved version of the proposal must be submitted at least two weeks before the candidacy exam, with all exam requirements being fulfilled by 24 months after initial registration in the program.

For additional information, refer to the individual program sections.

12. Special Registration Information None.

13. Financial Assistance Refer to the individual program sections.

14. Other Information Research Integrity Day is a Research Ethics session offered in January and April of each year. All graduate students in the Faculty of Medicine are required to attend Research Integrity Day once during their program as part of their course requirements.

PhD students must meet this requirement prior to their candidacy exam.
MSc students must meet this requirement prior to defending their thesis.
MBT, MCM and MDCS students must contact the program administrator or review the program web page for further information on when they must meet this requirement.

15. Faculty Members/Research Interests Refer to the individual program sections.

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology MDBC

Medicine, Biomedical Technology MDBT

Medicine, Cardiovascular and Respiratory Sciences MDCV

Medicine, Community Health Sciences MDCH

Medicine, Gastrointestinal Sciences MDGI

Medicine, Immunology MDIM

Medicine, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases MDMI

Medicine, Neuroscience MDNS

Medicine, Medical Science MDSC

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