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M.Sc.(A.) (Resident) and Ph.D. programs:
M.Sc.(A.) (Distance Education) program:
The Department of Occupational Health offers two graduate degree programs: a doctorate (Ph.D.) and master (M.Sc.(A.)) in occupational health sciences. The master's program is available on campus or in distance education format. Special Student status may be granted to students who wish to take only specific courses from our M.Sc. program. There is a maximum of 12 credits overall, with a maximum of 6 credits per semester.
Students are required to have access to a computer and the Internet as some of the course material is most readily available by accessing the web.
Master of Science, Applied (M.Sc.A.); Occupational Health (Resident) (Non-Thesis) (45 credits) |
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A one-year program in health and hygiene appropriate for physicians, nurses, and graduates from engineering and basic sciences. Occupational health training allows candidates to evaluate work environments and attenuate work hazards using prevention and control. |
Master of Science, Applied (M.Sc.A.); Occupational Health (Distance) (Non-Thesis) (45 credits) |
A three-and-a-half-year program completed mostly over the Internet. This program is not accepting applicants for 2013–2014. |
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.); Occupational Health |
The objective of this program is to train independent researchers in the field of work environment and health. This program is not accepting applicants for 2013–2014. |
Applicants to graduate studies whose mother tongue is not English, and who have not completed an undergraduate or graduate degree from a recognized foreign institution where English is the language of instruction or from a recognized Canadian institution (anglophone or francophone), must submit documented proof of competency in oral and written English by appropriate exams, e.g., TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) with a minimum score of 550, or 86 on the Internet-based test with each component score not less than 20.
M.Sc. Applied Program (Resident) (on campus)
Candidates should have completed, with a standing equivalent to a minimum cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 3.0 out of 4.0, one of the requisites below:
Distance Education
Candidates should have completed, with a standing equivalent to a minimum cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 3.0 out of 4.0, one of the requisites below:
Candidates should have at least three years of experience in industrial hygiene and/or in safety.
For medical doctors and nurses, priority will be given to candidates with at least three years of experience in occupational health.
Ph.D. Program
Candidates must hold an M.Sc. degree or its equivalent in occupational health sciences, or in a relevant discipline, such as: community health, environmental health, epidemiology, chemistry, engineering, physics, or health sciences (medicine, nursing, etc.).
Æ»¹ûÒùԺ’s online application form for graduate program candidates is available at www.mcgill.ca/gradapplicants/apply.
See Application Procedures for detailed application procedures.
Resident (on campus)
Eligible candidates may be invited for an interview with members of the Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Committee of the Department.
Applications are considered for Fall term only. Applications for Winter/Summer term admission will not be considered, with the exception of admission as Special Students in the Winter term.
Distance Education
Students are required to have access to a computer and the Internet as the course material is available through the web.
Ph.D. Program
Each student will be assigned to one academic staff member of the Department, who will act as his/her supervisor, and who will guide him/her in the preparation of a definite research protocol.
Canadian | International | Special/Exchange/Visiting |
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Fall: Jan. 15 | Fall: Jan. 15 | Fall: Apr. 30 |
Winter: N/A | Winter: N/A | Winter: Sept. 15 |
Summer: N/A | Summer: N/A | Summer: N/A |
Chair |
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G. Paradis |
Emeritus Professors |
M.R. Becklake; M.B.B.Ch., M.D.(Witw.), F.R.C.P. |
A. Lippman; B.A.(C'nell), Ph.D.(McG.) |
J.C. McDonald; M.D., B.S.(Lond.), M.Sc.(Harv.), F.R.C.P.(C) |
I.B. Pless; B.A., M.D.(W. Ont.) |
S.H. Shapiro; B.S.(Bucknell), M.S., Ph.D.(Stan.) |
G. Thériault; M.D.(Laval), M.I.H., Dr.P.H.(Harv.) |
S. Wood-Dauphinee; B.Sc.(Phys.Ther.), Dip.Ed., M.Sc.(A.), Ph.D.(McG.) |
Professors Post-Retirement |
A. Lippman; B.A.(C'nell), Ph.D.(McG.) |
I.B. Pless; B.A., M.D.(W. Ont.) |
G. Thériault; M.D.(Laval), M.I.H., Dr.P.H.(Harv.) |
S. Wood-Dauphinee; B.Sc.(Phys.Ther.), Dip.Ed., M.Sc.(A.), Ph.D.(McG.) |
Professors |
M. Abrahamowicz; Ph.D.(Cracow) (James Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Professor) |
J.F. Boivin; M.D.(Laval), S.M., Sc.D.(Harv.) |
J. Brophy; B.Eng.(McG.), M.Eng., M.D.(McM.), Ph.D.(McG.) (joint appt. with Medicine) (on leave Jan. to June 2014) |
E.L.F. Franco; M.P.H., Dr.P.H.(Chapel Hill) (joint appt. with Oncology) (James Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Professor) |
R. Fuhrer; B.A.(CUNY (Brooklyn College)), M.Sc., Ph.D.(Calif.-San Francisco) |
T.W. Gyorkos; B.Sc.(McG.), M.Sc.(Bishop's), Ph.D.(McG.) |
J.A. Hanley; B.Sc., M.Sc.(NUI), Ph.D.(Wat.) |
C. Infante-Rivard; M.D.(Montr.), M.P.H.(Calif.-LA), Ph.D.(McG.), F.R.C.P.(C) (James Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Professor) |
L. Joseph; M.Sc., Ph.D.(McG.) |
J. Kaufman; B.A.(Johns Hop.), Ph.D.(Mich.) (Canada Research Chair) |
M.S. Kramer; B.A.(Chic.), M.D.(Yale) (joint appt. with Pediatrics) (James Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Professor) |
J. McCusker; M.D.,C.M.(McG.), M.P.H., Ph.D.(Col.) |
R. Menzies; M.D.,C.M., M.Sc.(McG.) (joint appt. with Medicine) |
O.S. Miettinen; M.D.(Helsinki), M.P.H., M.S., Ph.D.(Minn.) |
G. Paradis; M.D.(Montr.), M.Sc.(McG.) |
R.W. Platt; M.Sc.(Man.), Ph.D.(Wash.) (joint appt. with Pediatrics) (on leave Sept. 2013 to Aug. 2014) |
S. Suissa; M.Sc.(McG.), Ph.D.(Flor.) (joint appt. with Medicine) (James Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Professor) |
R. Tamblyn; M.Sc.(McM.), Ph.D.(McG.) (joint appt. with Medicine) (James Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Professor) |
C. Wolfson; B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D.(McG.) (joint appt. with Medicine) |
Associate Professors |
A. Adrien; M.D., M.Sc.(McG.) |
R. Allard; B.A.(Montr.), M.D.,C.M., M.Sc.(McG.) |
O. Basso; Ph.D.(Milan) (joint appt. with Obstetrics and Gynecology) |
D. Buckeridge; M.D.(Qu.), M.Sc.(Tor.), Ph.D.(Stan.) (Canada Research Chair) |
A. Ciampi; M.Sc., Ph.D.(Qu.), Ph.D.(Rome) (on leave Jan. to Dec. 2014) |
N. Dendukuri; M.Sc.(Indian I.T.), Ph.D.(McG.) (PT) (joint appt. with Medicine) |
C. Greenwood; B.Sc.(McG.), M.Sc.(Wat.), Ph.D.(Tor.) (joint appt. with Oncology) |
P. Héroux; B.Sc.(Laval), M.Sc., Ph.D.(I.N.R.S.) |
A. Labbe; M.Sc.(Montr.), Ph.D.(Wat.) (joint appt. with Psychiatry) |
E.E.M. Moodie; B.A.(Winn.), Ph.D.(Wash.) (on leave Aug. 2013 to July 2014) |
M. Pai; M.B.B.S.(Stanley Medical College), M.D.(Christian Medical College), Ph.D.(Calif., Berk.) |
J. Pickering; B.A.(Tor.), M.D., M.Sc.(McG.) (joint appt. with Medicine) |
A. Quesnel-Vallee; B.A., M.Sc.(Montr.), M.A., Ph.D.(Duke) (joint appt. with Sociology) |
M. Rossignol; B.Sc., M.D.(Sher.), M.Sc.(McG.), F.R.C.P.(C) |
E. Strumpf; B.A.(Smith), Ph.D.(Harv.) (joint appt. with Economics) (on leave Jan. to Dec. 2014) |
T. Tannenbaum; B.A.(Brown), M.D.(Calg.), M.P.H.(Mass.), IMHL(McG.) |
P. Tousignant; B.A., M.D.(Laval), M.Sc.(McG.), F.R.C.P.(C) (PT) |
Assistant Professors |
J. Baumgartner; B.A.(Wisc.), M.Sc.(Harv.), Ph.D.(Wisc.) (joint appt. with Institute for Health and Social Policy) |
A. Benedetti; B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D.(McG.) (joint appt. with Medicine) |
J. Cox; B.Sc., B.A., M.D.(Dal.), M.Sc.(McG.), C.C.F.P., F.R.C.P.(C) |
S. Harper; B.A.(Westminister), M.S.P.H.(S. Carolina), Ph.D.(Mich.) |
S. Martin; M.D.(Tor.), M.Sc.(McG.) (PT) |
A. Nandi; B.S.(College of New Jersey), M.P.H.(Col.), Ph.D.(Johns Hop.) (joint appt. with Institute for Health and Social Policy) |
L. Patry; B.Sc., M.D.(Laval), F.R.C.P.(C) (PT) |
O.S. Saarela; M.Soc.Sc., Ph.D.(Helsinki) |
G. Tan; D.Phil.(Oxf.) (PT) |
Associate Members |
Biomedical Ethics Unit: J. Kimmelman, N. King |
Dietetics and Human Nutrition: K. Gray-Donald |
Dentistry: P. Allison, J. Feine |
Family Medicine: A. Andermann, J. Haggerty, E. Robinson |
Geography: N. Ross |
Medicine: J. Afilalo, A. Barkun, M. Behr, S. Bernatsky, J. Bourbeau, P. Brassard, A. Clarke, K. Dasgupta, M. Eisenberg, P. Ernst, K. Filion, M. Goldberg, C. Greenaway, S. Kahn, M. Klein, A. Marelli, N. Mayo, N. Pant Pai, L. Pilote, E. Rahme, B. Richards, K. Schwartzman, M. Sewitch, I. Shrier, V. Tagalakis, G. Thanassoulis |
Ob/Gyn: H. Abenhaim, R. Gagnon |
Oncology: V. Dumeaux |
Pathology: B. Case |
Pediatrics: M. Ben Shoshan, G. Dougherty, P. Fontela, B. Foster, C. Quach-Thanh, M. Zappitelli |
Physical and Occupational Therapy: S. Ahmed |
Psychiatry: E. Latimer, A. Malla, N. Schmitz, B. Thombs |
Sociology: S. Clark |
Surgery: D. Deckelbaum |
Lecturers |
J.P. Courteau, J.P. Gauvin, C. Paquette, W. Wood |
Adjunct Professors |
Asociación Civil Selva Amazónica Peru: M. Casapia |
Boehringer Ingleheim GmbH: D. Bartels |
Caro Research: J. Caro |
Direction régionale de la santé publique: M. Baillargeon, K. Dehaghani, G. Denis, A. Kossowski, R. Lessard, R. Massé, S. Palmieri, S. Perron, M. Roy |
Harvard Univ.: J. Brownstein |
Independent: I. Arnold, J. Lemke, M. Schweigert, L. Scott |
INSPQ: E. Lo, F. Richer, P. Robillard, D. Roy, S. Stock |
Montreal Chest Hospital Centre: P. Rohan |
Mount Sinai: M. Baltzan |
Shire Inc.: A. Koutsavlis |
Stabilis: P. Simon |
Univ. de Montréal: J. Siemiatycki |
For more information, see Master of Science, Applied (M.Sc.A.); Occupational Health (Resident) (Non-Thesis) (45 credits).
This program is not accepting applicants for 2013-2014.
For more information, see Master of Science, Applied (M.Sc.A.); Occupational Health (Distance) (Non-Thesis) (45 credits).
This program is not accepting applicants for 2013-2014.
For more information, see Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.); Occupational Health.