MPH* Family and Community Medicine (FCM)
Description
A continuous demand for a rigorous graduate program to strengthen
Family Medicine Physicians' leadership, teaching and research skills
for both the entry level Faculty, as well as for established
Academic Family Physicians has led to the development of MPH*,
Family and Community Medicine (FCM) in 1994.
The majority of Canadian students come into the program directly
after completing a two year Residency in Family Medicine. They are
generally in their late 20's and early 30's, and aspire to careers
in Academic Medicine. International students may be older, junior or
mid-level Family Medicine or Primary Care faculty who are supported
by their home universities to take graduate training in preparation
for leadership positions awaiting them in their home universities.
Objectives
The objective of the MPH* in Family and Community Medicine is to
prepare prospective and established faculty in the field to become
effective educational leaders. Emphasis is on the social, political
and economic factors affecting health care and the philosophical
principles underlying the application of educational and research
programs in the clinical family medicine setting. Upon completion of
the program, students will be able to:
- Understand the social, political, and economic forces
affecting the organization and function of the health care
system, including the determinants of health;
- Understand the philosophical principles underlying the
academic discipline of family medicine and the effect of family
dynamics on health and health care;
- Understand the effective use of educational principles and
methods in the clinical family practice setting;
- Apply educational and research principles in designing
innovative and exemplary educational programs;
- Understand the principles of leadership and management roles
in the health care system;
- Understand the methods available for answering patient and
practitioners questions in the family practice setting;
- Have in-depth practicum experience in either applying
educational principles in the clinical setting or applying
research principles to a study in the clinical setting;
- Build upon their personal academic interests by broadening
the scope of their graduate training;
- Develop and demonstrate collaborative and interdisciplinary
educational and research programs in Family Medicine; and,
- Become critical, challenging, and exemplary academic leaders
and practitioners in the field.
The Department of Family and Community Medicine through its
affiliation with the GDCH has the opportunity to draw upon a great
critical mass of disciplines which are relevant for graduate
training in Family and Community Medicine. The majority of graduates
to date have progressed in a "fast track" into leadership /major
academic roles. Annual internal departmental reviews of the courses
and programs are conducted.
Physicians preparing for careers primarily as clinician
scientists are encouraged to take an MSc degree pr PhD and complete
a thesis with one of the other appropriate graduate departments at
the University of Toronto.
Admission
Requirements
No new applications are being accepted for 2008.
Please see MScCH in Family and Community
Medicine
- See Application How
do I apply for information regarding the application process.
- A valid license to practice Medicine in Ontario.
Course Requirements (10.0 FCE)
| Required Courses: |
| CHL 5004 |
Introduction to Public Health Sciences |
(0.5) |
| CHL 5604 |
Human Development Issues In Family Medicine |
(0.5) |
| CHL 5607 |
Teaching and Learning by the Health Professions:
Principles and Theories |
(0.5) |
| CHL 5608 |
Teaching and Learning by the Health Professions:
Practical Issues and Approaches |
(0.5) |
| CHL 5620 |
Required Medical Education Practicum in Family
Medicine |
(0.5) |
| HAD 5010 |
Canada's Health System & Health Policy |
(0.5) |
| |
Optional Courses:
|
| CHL 5601 |
Teaching Evidence-Based Family & Community Medicine
in the Clinical Setting |
(0.5) |
| CHL 5605 |
Research Issues in Family Medicine/Primary Care |
(0.5) |
| CHL 5606 |
Research Issues in Family Medicine/Primary Care;
Methodological Applications |
(0.5) |
| CHL 5609 |
Continuing Medical Education in Health Professions |
(0.5) |
| CHL 6020 |
Practicum |
(1.0) |
| |
Other
|
| -
courses in other Community Health Fields |
| -
relevant courses offered in other U of T departments |
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Other Information
A semi-modular format has been adapted for the convenience of
students, who as family physicians are teaching in academic settings
or providing patient care as part-time employment. Since the
clinical obligations are usually scheduled on a "half-day" basis,
most courses, seminars and practica are organized and credited on
the basis of 4-hour "half-days". For example, required courses in
the CHL5600 series are typically nine or ten four-hour "half-day"
weekly sessions.
The Department of Family and Community has two major supported
research groups (Family Health Care Research Unit and The Centre for
Research in Women's Health) which work in a number of diverse
primary care areas, and provide practicum and research opportunities
for students.
Students and faculty attend a program of regular monthly research
rounds and seminars.
An MPH* student wishing to gain some research experience can do a
major project aimed at the publication of one or two papers using
available combinations of elective courses, practica and reading
courses. Such a student may join an existing research team as a
Research Associate and benefit by working with experienced
researchers.
*known as the MHSc degree prior to September 1, 2009.
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