Non-degree Options

Diploma in Industrial Health

The Diploma in Industrial Health program provides postgraduate professional training in the field of industrial and occupational health and safety for students who do not wish to undertake a degree program of the length, scope or degree of specialization expected in the MPH* program. Full-time students can complete the diploma in a single academic session of approximately nine months. Part-time students must complete the diploma within five years of first registration.

Diploma Requirements (5.0 FCE)

Required Courses
CHL5220H – Community Health Appraisal Methods: Part I – or equivalent
CHL5221H – Community Health Appraisal Methods: Part II – or equivalent
CHL5904H - Perspectives in Occupational Health and Safety
CHL5910H – Occupational Hygiene I
CHL5905H – Advanced Clinical Studies in Occupational Medicine
CHL5903H – Environmental Health or equivalent Environmental Course

Plus 4 approved electives, 2 of which must be in occupational health

Contact: Linn Holness

Residency Program in Occupational Medicine

Royal College Fellowship in Occupational Medicine - FRCPC

Occupational Medicine deals clinically and administratively with the health needs of both individuals and groups with respect to their working environment and includes the recognition, evaluation, control, management and prevention of occupationally-related diseases and injuries. The program meets the requirements of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada for specialty training in Occupational Medicine. Regulations regarding residency training can be obtained from the:

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
774 Promenade Echo Drive
Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5N8

In the first year, the resident will be expected to develop clinical skills in assessment, diagnosis and management of common medical problems. Specialized training in a variety of subspecialties which are particularly relevant to Occupational Medicine will also occur. Year II is broken up into two components: two two-month blocks of clinic-based activity, and an eight-month block of didactic work. Year III consists of two six-month blocks: both involve integrated clinical rotations through a variety of subspecialty services, including orthopaedics and psychiatry. Year IV is made up of four three-month placements. Three of the placements are mandatory: one in government and two in industry. The resident may select the final placement from a variety of options.

For further information and all correspondence contact the Program Director.

*known as the MHSc degree prior to September 1, 2009.

Contact: Ron House

Work Disability Prevention CIHR Strategic Training Program

The Work Disability Prevention CIHR Strategic Training Program provides PhD students, post-doctoral fellows and young researchers advanced training to develop transdisciplinary knowledge, skills and attitudes regarding work disability prevention research. This program is offered part-time through a three-year period and includes e-learning and two-week intensive summer sessions on three different themes: ethical challenges, socio-political challenges and methodological challenges in work disability prevention. For more information, please visit the program’s website: www.training.wdpcommunity.org.

Contact: Patrick Loisel

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