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- Occupational Health Faculty
- Master of Science, Applied (M.Sc.A.); Occupational Health (Resident) (Non-Thesis) (45 credits)
- Master of Science, Applied (M.Sc.A.); Occupational Health (Distance) (Non-Thesis) (45 credits)
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.); Occupational Health
Occupational Health
Location
Location
- Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health
- Purvis Hall
- 1020 Pine Avenue West
- Montreal, QC H3A 1A2
- Canada
- Website: www.mcgill.ca/occh
M.Sc.(A.) (Resident) and Ph.D. programs:
- Telephone: 514-398-6258
- Email: graduate.eboh [at] mcgill.ca
M.Sc.(A.) (Distance Education) program:
- Telephone: 514-398-6989
- Email: distance.occh [at] mcgill.ca
- Website: www.mcgill.ca/occh/programs/distance
About Occupational Health
About Occupational Health
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, 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) |
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A three-and-a-half-year program completed mostly over the Internet. This program is not accepting applicants for 2011-2012. |
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.); Occupational Health |
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The objective of this program is to train independent researchers in the field of work environment and health. |
Occupational Health Admission Requirements and Application Procedures
Occupational Health Admission Requirements and Application Procedures
Admission Requirements
Admission Requirements
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:
- a bachelor of science degree or its equivalent, in a discipline relevant to occupational health or hygiene such as: chemistry, engineering, environmental sciences, physics;
- an M.D. (medicine);
- a B.Sc. in health sciences or nursing.
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:
- an M.D. (medicine);
- a B.Sc. in health sciences or nursing;
- a bachelor of science degree, or its equivalent, in a discipline relevant to occupational health or hygiene such as: chemistry, engineering, environmental sciences, physics.
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.).
Application Procedures
Application Procedures
Dates for Guaranteed Consideration
For dates for guaranteed consideration, please consult the following website: www.mcgill.ca/gradapplicants/programs. Then select the appropriate program.
Application forms are available online at www.mcgill.ca/gradapplicants/apply.
Resident (on campus)
Candidates must submit with their application: two official copies of their university transcripts, two letters of reference, a copy of their curriculum vitae and a letter describing their background (occupational health, occupational hygiene, worker safety, etc.) as well as a CAD$100 application fee.
Eligible candidates may be invited for an interview with members of the Â鶹AV Committee of the Department.
Applications are considered for Fall term only. We are not willing to consider any applications to be admitted for the Winter/Summer term.
Distance Education
Candidates must submit with their application: two official transcripts from their university of graduation, two letters of recommendation, a copy of their résumé, a letter describing their career plan, the reasons for their enrolment, and how they plan to accommodate their study time within their work schedule as well as a CAD$100 application fee.
Students are required to have access to a computer and the Internet as the course material is available through the web.
Ph.D. Program
Candidates must submit with their application: two official copies of their university transcripts (undergraduate and graduate), two letters of reference (or completed special forms), a copy of their curriculum vitae and a letter describing their field of interest as well as a CAD$100 application fee.
Candidates must also submit with their application an outline of their scientific interests, indicating the field and the topic of their proposed research. 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.
Occupational Health Faculty
Occupational Health Faculty
Chair |
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R. Fuhrer |
Emeritus Professors |
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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.) |
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 |
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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 |
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M. Abrahamowicz; Ph.D.(Cracow) (James Â鶹AV 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) |
E.L.F. Franco; M.P.H., Dr.P.H.(Chapel Hill) (joint appt. with Oncology) (James Â鶹AV 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.) (on leave Winter 2012 and Winter 2013) |
J. Heymann; B.A.(Yale), M.P.H., M.D., Ph.D.(Harv.) (joint appt. with Political Science) (Canada Research Chair) |
C. Infante-Rivard; M.D.(Montr.), M.P.H.(Calif.-LA), Ph.D.(McG.), F.R.C.P.(C) (James Â鶹AV Professor) |
L. Joseph; M.Sc., Ph.D.(McG.) |
M.S. Kramer; B.A.(Chic.), M.D.(Yale) (joint appt. with Pediatrics) (James Â鶹AV Professor) (on leave Jan. 2012 to Dec. 2012) |
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) |
S.H. Shapiro; B.S.(Bucknell), M.S., Ph.D.(Stan.) |
S. Suissa; M.Sc.(McG.), Ph.D.(Flor.) (joint appt. with Medicine) (James Â鶹AV Professor) |
R. Tamblyn; M.Sc.(McM.), Ph.D.(McG.) (joint appt. with Medicine) (James Â鶹AV Professor) |
C. Wolfson; B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D.(McG.) (joint appt. with Medicine) |
Associate Professors |
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O. Basso; Ph.D.(Milan) (joint appt. with Obstetrics & 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) |
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.) |
J. Kaufman; B.A.(Johns Hop.), Ph.D.(Mich.) |
A. Manges; B.A.(Col.), M.P.H., Ph.D.(Calif., Berk.) |
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) |
P. Tousignant; B.A., M.D.(Laval), M.Sc.(McG.), F.R.C.P.(C) (PT) |
Assistant Professors |
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A. Adrien; M.D., M.Sc.(McG.) |
J. Atherton; M.Sc.(MIT), Ph.D.(McG.) |
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) (joint appt. with Family Medicine) |
S. Harper; B.A.(Westminister), M.S.P.H.(S. Carolina), Ph.D.(Mich.) |
A. Labbe; M.Sc.(Montr.), Ph.D.(Wat.) (joint appt. with Psychiatry) |
S. Martin; M.D.(Tor.), M.Sc.(McG.) (PT) |
E.E.M. Moodie; B.A.(Winn.), Ph.D.(Wash.) |
A. Nandi; B.S.(College of New Jersey), M.P.H.(Col.), Ph.D.(Johns Hop.) (joint appt. with Institute for Health & Social Policy) |
L. Patry; B.Sc., M.D.(Laval), F.R.C.P.(C) (PT) |
E. Strumpf; B.A.(Smith), Ph.D.(Harv.) (joint appt. with Economics) |
G. Tan; D.Phil.(Oxf.) (PT) |
Associate Members |
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Biomedical Ethics Unit: N. King |
Dietetics and Human Nutrition: K. Gray-Donald |
Dentistry: P. Allison, J. Feine |
Family Medicine: A. Andermann, J. Haggerty, T. Tannenbaum |
Geography: N. Ross |
Medicine: A. Barkun, M. Behr, S. Bernatsky, T. Brewer, J. Bourbeau, P. Brassard, A. Clarke, K. Dasgupta, M. Eisenberg, P. Ernst, M. Goldberg, C. Greenaway, S. Kahn, M. Klein, N. Mayo, N. Pant Pai, L. Pilote, E. Rahme, B. Richards, K. Schwartzman, M. Sewitch, I. Shrier, V. Tagalakis |
Ob/Gyn: H. Abenhaim, R. Gagnon |
Pathology: B. Case |
Pediatrics: G. Dougherty, B. Foster, C. Quach-Thanh |
Physical & Occupational Therapy: S. Ahmed |
Psychiatry: E. Latimer, A. Malla, N. Schmitz, B. Thombs |
Lecturers |
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J.P. Gauvin, W. Wood |
Adjunct Professors |
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Asociación Civil Selva Amazónica Peru: M. Casapia |
Caro Research: J. Caro |
Direction régionale de la santé publique: R. Allard, M. Baillargeon, R. Lessard, E. Robinson |
Harvard Univ.: J. Brownstein |
Hôpital Sacré-Cœur: D. Gautrin |
Independent: I. Arnold, M.A. Lavoie, J. Lemke, M. Schweigert, L. Scott |
INSPQ: F. Richer, P. Robillard, S. Stock |
Montreal Chest Hospital Centre: P. Rohan |
Mount Sinai: M. Baltzan |
Stabilis: P. Simon |
Univ. de Montréal: R. Massé, J. Siemiatycki |
Univ. of S. Australia: J. Lynch |
Master of Science, Applied (M.Sc.A.); Occupational Health (Resident) (Non-Thesis) (45 credits)
For more information, see Master of Science, Applied (M.Sc.A.); Occupational Health (Resident) (Non-Thesis) (45 credits).
Master of Science, Applied (M.Sc.A.); Occupational Health (Distance) (Non-Thesis) (45 credits)
This program is not accepting applicants for 2011-2012.
For more information, see Master of Science, Applied (M.Sc.A.); Occupational Health (Distance) (Non-Thesis) (45 credits).
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.); Occupational Health
For more information, see Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.); Occupational Health.