Diploma in Health Services and Policy Research
Requirements

Students interested in applying for the Diploma Program must plan to

  1. Do a thesis or final project/paper related to health services research
  2. Be enrolled in one of the following research-focused thesis or course-based graduate degree programs at the Master's or Ph.D. level:

    • Anthropology
    • Business Administration
    • Health Research Methodology
    • Nursing
    • Rehabilitation Science
    • Economics
    • Medical Sciences
    • Geography
    • Kinesiology
    • Mathematics
    • Social Work
    • Sociology
    • Statistics

Through the Ontario Training Centre in Health Services and Policy Research, students accepted into the Diploma Program may be eligible for stipends.

The minimum requirement for the Diploma is 1.5 full course equivalents over and above graduate degree requirements. The Program will be open to both full and part-time students. For students who undertake the diploma requirements full-time, the expected duration of the diploma program is 2 terms.