1. DLSPH:
Graduate Department of Public Health Sciences
Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation
Affiliated units

2. Incoming Ph.D. students in Public Health Sciences
4 field specializations:
Biostatistics
Epidemiology
Occupational and Environmental Health
Social and Behavioural Health Sciences
28 of nearly 150 applicants

3. Employment Post-Ph.D. 40% University faculty, researcher
25% Research institute, teaching hospital
20% Government (all levels)
15% Industry, Post-doc, self-employed

4. Ph.D. Competencies Theoretical, methodological, substantive expertise
Ethical and policy implications of public health research
Field-specific competencies

5. Courses, Other Experiences
Introduction to Public Health Research
Other required, elective courses
Field-specific seminars
Topic-specific journal clubs
Field-specific Ph.D. student organizations
Professional development activities

6. Ph.D. Timelines Application for external awards Candidacy
Year 2 Full-time (SGS: Year 3)
Final Oral Examination
Year 4 Full-time (SGS: Year 6)
 Completion in 4-5 years

7. Ph.D. Candidacy Completion of course requirements
Qualifying examination (QE)
Dissertation proposal defense
Supervisory committee, documentation of meetings

8. Ph.D. Dissertation Monograph or paper-based format
Departmental defense
Final Oral Examination,
School of Graduate Studies

9. Student Funding Base funding Supervisor support External awards
Teaching Assistantships
Research Assistantships

10. External Awards CIHR, SSHRC, NSERC
Other smaller agencies, opportunities
Deadline – early October