2004 - 2005 Calendar
Professor of Medicine and Dean
J. Rourke
Professor and Assistant Dean
P. F. Moody-Corbett
There are seven program areas in the Faculty of Medicine: Cancer,
Cardiovascular and Renal Sciences, Clinical Epidemiology, Community Health,
Human Genetics, Immunology and Neurosciences. Each program area has a
coordinator who is responsible to communicate the interests of the program
to the Faculty of Medicine Graduate Studies Committee and participate in
the admission of graduate students into the graduate program in Medicine.
The degree of Doctor of Philosophy (in one of the seven programs
listed above) is offered in the Faculty of Medicine by full-time and part-time
study. The Faculty of Medicine also offers the opportunity for students
registered in the M.D. program to obtain a Ph.D. in a combined and integrated
M.D.-Ph.D. program.
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
Admission Requirements
The admission requirements for the Ph.D. degree in Medicine are
as given under the GENERAL REGULATIONS
governing Ph.D. degrees.
Degree Requirements
1. The program of study for a Ph.D. degree is the responsibility
of the supervisory committee composed of a supervisor and at least two
other faculty members.
2. It is the responsibility of the supervisory committee to meet
regularly (at least annually) with the student and to provide guidance
at all stages of the candidate’s program. An annual report prepared by
the supervisor and signed by the student and all members of the committee
is required to be submitted to the Assistant Dean of Research and Graduate
Studies (Medicine).
3. Graduate students are expected to participate in Faculty of Medicine
seminars and journal clubs.
4. Graduate students in the Ph.D. degree normally take the comprehensive
examination before the end of the seventh semester. The comprehensive
examination consists of both a written and oral component and is in accordance
with the GENERAL REGULATIONS governing
Ph.D. degrees.
M.D.-Ph.D PROGRAM
The M.D.-Ph.D. program is offered by full-time study to highly motivated
students with an excellent academic record who are interested in a research
career in academic medicine and wish to receive both of these degree.
The purpose of the M.D.-Ph.D. program is to provide medical education,
including clinical skills, and training in health research. The integrated
program is designed to increase the efficiency of obtaining both degrees,
and the student is required to fulfill the complete requirements of both
the M.D. and Ph.D. degrees.
M.D.-Ph.D. students are jointly enrolled in the M.D. program and the Ph.D.
program which is overseen by the M.D.-Ph.D. Program Committee (Faculty
of Medicine).
Admission Requirements
1. To be admitted into the M.D.-Ph.D. program, applicants must meet
the admission requirements of both the M.D. and Ph.D. programs. Admission
shall be by the Dean of Graduate Studies on the recommendation of the
Assistant Dean, Research and Graduate Studies (Faculty of Medicine), and
the Dean of Medicine on the recommendation of the Assistant Dean, Admissions
(Faculty of Medicine).
2. Normally, students will enter the M.D.-Ph.D. program from the M.D.
program after successful completion of the pre-clerkship phase or from
the Ph.D. program after one or two years of the graduate program and acceptance
into the M.D. program.
Degree Requirements
1. The program of study for the Ph.D. is described in the preceding
section and follows the GENERAL REGULATIONS
governing the Ph.D. degree. For the purposes of timing of the comprehensive
examination, only the semesters in the Ph.D. component of the program will
be counted.
2. The program of study for the M.D. follows the GENERAL REGULATIONS governing the M.D.
degree.
3. During the Ph.D. component, students are expected to maintain clinical
skills by arrangement with the M.D.-Ph.D. Program Committee. Before resuming
full-time studies in the clerkship phase of the M.D. component, students
will be required to demonstrate competency in clinical skills.
4. During the M.D.-Ph.D. program (including the clerkship phase),
students are expected to participate in Faculty of Medicine seminars and
journal clubs in their area of research specialization.
5. The Ph.D. will be awarded to students in the M.D.-Ph.D. program
on completion of all academic requirements appropriate to the Ph.D. degree.
The M.D. will be awarded to students in the M.D.-Ph.D. program on completion
of all academic requirements appropriate to the M.D. degree.
Evaluation
Failure to maintain academic standing in either the Ph.D. or M.D.
components will lead to termination of the M.D.-Ph.D. program which will
be annotated on the student‛s transcript. On failure of the M.D. component,
the Dean of Graduate Studies may approve transfer to a Ph.D. program on
the recommendation of the Assistant Dean (Research and Graduate Studies),
Faculty of Medicine. On failure of the Ph.D. component, the Dean of Medicine
may approve transfer to a M.D. program on the recommendation of the Assistant
Dean of Undergraduate Medical Education.
COURSES
In accordance with Senate’s Policy Regarding Inactive Courses,
courses which have not been offered in the previous three academic years
and which are not scheduled to be offered in the current academic year
have been removed from the following listing. For information about any
of these inactive courses, please contact the Dean of the Faculty.
6070. Seminars in Physiological Instrumentation
6090-6119. Special Topics
6127. Immunology I
6128. Immunology II (Prerequisite Medicine 6127)
6130. Advanced Immunological Methods
6131-6139. Special Topics
6140. Basic Cardiovascular and Renal Physiology
6141. Cardiovascular/Renal Techniques
6142. Selected Topics in Cardiovascular and Renal Physiology
6143. Cardiovascular Anatomy
6144. Current Concepts in Cardiovascular and Renal Pathophysiology
6190. General Pharmacology
6192. Pharmacology of Receptors and Receptor Effector-Coupling Processes
6193. Advanced Topics in Neuroscience
6194. Advanced Topics in Physiology
6195. Neurobiology of Nervous System Diseases
6196. Systems Neuroscience
6197. Cellular Neuroscience
6200. Biostatistics I
6220. Introduction to Community Health
6250. Basic Clinical Epidemiology
6255. Clinical Research Design
6260. Applied Data Analysis for Clinical Epidemiology
6270. Epidemiology I
6280. Community Health Research Methods
6282. Canadian Health Care System
6284. Research and Evaluation Design and Methods
6286. Ethical Foundations of Applied Health Research
6288. Policy and Decision Making
6290. Determinants of Health: Healthy Public Policy
6292. Qualitative & Quantitative Methods for Health Services
Research
6340. Research Topics in Cancer I
6341. Research Topics in Cancer II
6342. Basic Principles of the Pathology of Cancer
6390. Human Population Genetics
6391. Selected Topics in Human Genetics
6392. Applied Human Genetics
6393. Human Molecular Genetics
6400* Research Seminars for M.Sc. Students I
6401* Research Seminars for M.Sc. Students II
6402* Research Seminars for M.Sc. Students III
6403* Research Seminars for M.Sc. Students IV
6410* Research Seminars for Ph.D. Students I
6411* Research Seminars for Ph.D. Students II
6412* Research Seminars for Ph.D. Students III
6413* Research Seminars for Ph.D. Students IV
6420. Medical Science/Social Responsibility in Health Care: Aspects
of Medical History (Same as History 6125)
6580. Molecular Biology of Cancer (Prerequisites: Biology 4241,
Biochemistry 4100 [or equivalent])
6590. Molecular Biology I - Cross listed as Biology 6590 and Biochemistry
6590 (Prerequisites: Biology 4241, Biochemistry 4100 [or equivalent])
6591. Molecular Biology II - Cross listed as Biology 6591 and Biochemistry
6591 (Prerequisites: Biology 4241, Biochemistry 4100 [or equivalent])
*A one-credit hour course.
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