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Collaborative Doctoral Program in Global Health
APPLICATIONS FOR FALL 2012 ADMISSION ARE DUE ON MAY 18, 2012
PLEASE NOTE: as this is a collaborative program and not a
stand-alone program, students need to be accepted or already
admitted to PhD program in one of the sponsoring departments
before they are able to apply to the Collaborative Doctoral Program
in Global Health.
The Collaborative Doctoral Program in Global Health (CPGH) at the
University of Toronto is sponsored by the Dalla Lana School of
Public Health (DLSPH) in the Faculty of Medicine.
The program is available to PhD students in the following
departments and faculties:
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Divisions across the Dalla Lana School of Public Health
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Faculty of Medicine (Institute of Health Policy Management and
Evaluation, the Graduate Department of Rehabilitation Science and
the Institute of Medical Science)
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Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing
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Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy
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Faculty of Law
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Faculty of Arts and Science (Departments of Anthropology and
Political Science)
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Faculty of Dentistry
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Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering (Chemical Engineering
and Applied Chemistry)
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Rotman School of Management
Four centres (Centre for Global Health Research, Joint Centre for
Bioethics, Munk School of Global Affairs and Centre for Health
Services Sciences) are supporting units of the collaborative
program.
The CPGH integrates methods and insights from the scholarly arenas
of the participating partners. It provides a vibrant intellectual
community for doctoral students and research faculty to interact and
learn from one another. Students are encouraged to think critically
about dominant paradigms and to integrate academic research skills
in an applied community or policy setting. Graduates of the program
will have the skills to work effectively with trans-disciplinary,
international teams.
The Collaborative Program views ‘global health’ in an integrative
manner. It focuses on the relationships among local, regional,
national, and international forces and factors that influence health
and on the development of effective interventions and policies that
will address or shape these.
Program Objectives
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To enable students to develop an understanding of global health in
terms of the interaction of global, national, regional, and local
forces, processes, and conditions;
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To ground training in disciplinary perspectives and engage in
transdisciplinary efforts through concrete collaborative global
health research projects;
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To offer mentorship opportunities by committed and experienced
faculty with a diversity of theoretical, operational and
methodological perspectives on global health; and,
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To grapple with complex health-related policymaking by the range
of international, national, and local actors in a wide range of
sectors that shape policies and carry out activities that affect
health.
Program
Requirements
Formal requirements include :
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Completion of a core course. Student have a choice between three
courses:
a)
NUR1083H-Comparative Politics of Health and Health Policy in a
Globalizing World
b)
POL2214H-Global Health in a Changing World
c)
CHL5702H-History
of International Health
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One additional course relevant to global health offered by a
department other than the home department. There are currently
more than 40 approved courses at participating departments,
faculties and centres. Click
here for a complete listing of approved courses.
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Participation in CHL5701H (a half-credit global health research
seminar series) for 3 terms ( the equivalent of 1.5 academic
years)
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Writing and defending a thesis on an issue related to global
health, to be approved by both the home unit and the Collaborative
PhD Program committee. Either the supervisor or a committee
member must be a member of the collaborative program.
Students participating in CPGH will still be required to complete
all requirements of their home department to complete their doctoral
studies.
Eligibility and Application Process
The Collaborative Doctoral Program in Global Health is a special
designation within existing collaborating doctoral programs. All
applicants must first apply to, meet the admission criteria of, and
be accepted into a doctoral program in one of the collaborating
graduate departments, indicating their interest in the Collaborative
Program in Global Health. Once accepted in a participating doctoral
program, the student may apply to the Collaborative Program by
submitting a complete application to the CPGH which includes:
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A personal statement (no more than 2 pages single-spaced)
describing relevant personal and/or professional experiences, a
career plan, motivation for advanced research training in global
health, and any past work and research experience in global
health.
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Copies of materials from the original doctoral application,
including curriculum vitae, transcripts and reference letters.
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A solo-authored short writing sample on the topic of global health
(published articles, unpublished course papers as well as other
writing samples are acceptable).
Applications to the program are accepted twice each year:
Spring
- applications for Fall 2012 admission are due on May 18, 2012
Fall - Applications are due in November each year for Winter
admission
The Program encourages diversity in academic disciplines, life
experience and origins. Students already enrolled in a
participating University of Toronto PhD program may apply for
admission, and in addition to the above should specify their year
within the home program and membership of their dissertation
committee.
Students fulfilling the requirements of the collaborating department
and the CPGH will receive a notation indicating completion of a
collaborative program in Global Health on the transcript issued by
the University of Toronto.
Contacts at Collaborating Graduate Doctoral Programs
Dalla Lana School of Public Health
(donald.cole@utoronto.ca or
ae.birn@utoronto.ca)
Department of Anthropology
(hwardlow@chass.utoronto.ca or
dan.sellen@utoronto.ca)
Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation
(andrew.howard@sickkids.ca)
SJD Program in the Faculty of Law
(trudo.lemmens@utoronto.ca)
Faculty of Nursing
(Carles_Muntaner@camh.net)
Faculty of Pharmacy
(jillian.kohler@utoronto.ca)
Department of Political Science
(james.orbinski@utoronto.ca or
joe.wong@utoronto.ca)
Graduate Department of Rehabilitation Science (stephanie.nixon@utoronto.ca)
Faculty of Dentistry (carlos.quinonez@utoronto.ca) Chemical
Engineering and Applied Chemistry Program, Faculty of Applied
Science and Engineering(yuling.cheng@utoronto.ca)
Rotman School of Management (Anita.McGahan@Rotman.Utoronto.Ca)
Institute of Medical Science (halla.thorsteinsdottir@utoronto.ca)
Sponsoring Centres
Joint Centre for Bioethics (http://www.utoronto.ca/jcb/home/main.htm)
Centre for Global Health Research (http://www.cghr.org/)
Munk School of Global Affairs (http://webapp.mcis.utoronto.ca/)
Centre for Health Services Sciences (http://www.sunnybrook.ca/research/?page=sri_disc_chss_chss_home)
International Centre for Disability and Rehabilitation (http://www.icdr.utoronto.ca/)
Administrative Assistant
Elayna Fremes
(elayna.fremes@utoronto.ca)
Program Director:
Donald Cole
Dalla Lana School of Public Health
Health Sciences Building
155 College St., Room 402
Toronto, ON M5T 3M7
Tel: 416-946-7870
Fax: 416-978-8299
Email:
donald.cole@utoronto.ca
Global Health Education
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