Medicine

Degrees offered

MSc (Med, MD-PhD) (Applied Health Services Research)
MSc (Med), PhD, MD-PhD (Cancer and development)
MSc (Med), PhD, MD-PhD (Cardiovascular and Renal Sciences)
MSc (Med), PhD, MD-PhD, graduate diploma (Clinical Epidemiology)
MSc (Med), PhD, MD-PhD, graduate diploma (Community Health)
MSc (Med), PhD, MD-PhD (Human Genetics)
MSc (Med), PhD, MD-PhD (Immunology and Infectious diseases)
MSc (Med), PhD, MD-PhD (Neurosciences)
MPH
MD-PhD

Application deadlines

February 1 (Community Health and Public Health's Nutrition/Dietetics Stream applicants) for Fall admission

March 1 (Public Health's Population/Public Health Stream applicants and Applied Health Services Research applicants) for Fall admission

Clinical Epidemiology:
- May 31 For Fall admission (full-time study: MSc or PhD)
- July 31 For Fall admission (part-time study: MSc, PhD or Diploma)
- October 31 For Winter admission (full-time study: MSc or PhD)
- November 30 For Winter admission (part-time study: MSc, PhD or Diploma)

No set deadline for all other medicine programs for Fall, Winter, and Spring admission

Departmental website

Why Medicine at Memorial?

The Faculty of Medicine offers graduate degrees in nine program areas: Applied Health Services Research, Cancer, Cardiovascular and Renal Sciences, Clinical Epidemiology, Community Health, Masters of Public Heath, Genetics, Immunology, and Neurosciences.

Each program area has a coordinator who is responsible to communicate the interests of the programs to the Faculty of Medicine Graduate Studies Committee and participates in the admission of graduate students into the graduate program in Medicine.

The Faculty of Medicine also offers graduate Diploma Programs in Community Health and Clinical Epidemiology.

Funding

Memorial University offers competitive funding packages to eligible Canadian and International graduate students. Below is an approximate value of funding packages recently offered to graduate students in Medicine. For more information, refer to Fees and Funding.

MSc (Med): $12,000

PhD: $12,000 - $20,000

Tuition

We are proud to offer some of the lowest graduate tuition rates in Canada. The following are general program fees for graduate programs in Medicine. For more information on special fees, continuance fees, and related charges, refer to Graduate Tuition and Cost of Living.

Program	Program fee per semester		# of semesters
Program	Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents	International Students	# of semesters
Graduate Diploma	$323	$420	9
Master’s program
Plan A	$733	$953	6
Plan B	$486	$632	9
Plan C	$1,010	$1,312	3
Master of Science in Medicine (Applied Health Services Research)	$2,000	$2,000	6
PhD	$683	$887	12

Duration (for full-time students)

Graduate Diploma: 1 year | Master’s: 1-2 years | PhD: 4 years

Descriptions of programs

There are master's programs in:

Applied Health Services Research	Human Genetics
Cancer and development	Immunology and Infectious diseases
Cardiovascular and Renal Sciences	Neurosciences
Clinical Epidemiology	Public Health
Community Health

Students may also study towards graduate diplomas in:

Clinical Epidemiology

Community Health

Minimum admission requirements

For Graduate Diploma, MSc (Med): Bachelor's degree (second class) in an appropriate area of study
For MPH: Bachelor's degree (second class) in an appropriate area of study, completion of an undergraduate statistics course
For PhD: Master's degree in an appropriate area of study

To be admitted into the MD-PhD program, students must meet the admission requirements of both the MD and PhD programs

Important Note: The information provided on this website is subject to change. The University Calendar is the final authority on university regulations.