Health Services Research (MSc/PhD)

A leader in innovative health services research and knowledge translation, IHPME offers the largest graduate program in health services research in English Canada.

Health Services Research is offered as a concentration* at both the Masters and Doctoral level, preparing health services researchers for academic, research and planning positions in both the public and private sectors.

Innovative Thinking. Leading-edge Research

The MSc and PhD (Health Services Research concentration) are highly interdisciplinary, designed to expose students to the full breadth and depth of health services research. This excellence is reflected in:

  • An array of collaborative programs that permits students to specialize in diverse and emerging fields of knowledge.
  • Outstanding faculty with an international reputation for leading-edge health services research.
  • A stimulating environment that actively engages students in research with preeminent health service researchers.
  • A high rate of successful scholarships, award applications and peer reviewed publications among students.
  • Prominent alumni. Our graduates hold positions in prestigious academic, research and health care policy institutions throughout North America and internationally.

To assist students in the development of an interdisciplinary approach to health services research, the graduate program combines intensive graduate training in health services research with advanced training in academic disciplines such as economics, industrial relations, law, financial and human resources management, epidemiology, organizational behavior, political science, sociology and information studies.

Applicants must have an excellent record of scholarship and an aptitude for health services research. Research excellence is achieved by selecting only the very best applicants and by structuring the graduate program to ensure that each entrant receives customized and extensive grounding in health services research methods pertinent to their area of study.

* previously known as a field