Why Medicine @ Memorial?

The Faculty of Medicine of Memorial University of Newfoundland, one of 18 Canadian medical schools, was established in 1967. The Faculty is housed within the Faculty of Medicine Building, adjacent to the Health Sciences Centre in St. John’s, a modern facility which also includes the adult and women’s hospital, the Janeway Children’s Hospital, the H. Bliss Murphy Cancer Centre, the Nuclear and Molecular Medicine Facility, the Animal Resource Centre,  the Health Sciences Library, plus specialized units and support services.

The graduate programs in the Faculty of Medicine are structured to create an academic environment conducive to research training excellence and professional pathways to practice. The programs are designed to provide formal instruction as well as to promote informal exchange in areas of health research. There are ten areas of concentration in graduate studies in the Faculty of Medicine: Applied Health Services Research, Bioscience of Health and Disease, Cardiovascular and Renal Sciences, Clinical Epidemiology, Community Health, Human Genetics and Genomics, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Neurosciences, Public Health, and Health Ethics. 

These programs are based upon focal areas of health research within the Faculty and are dependent upon a critical mass of actively engaged faculty researchers. Each area of concentration has a Program Coordinator and includes a core of graduate courses appropriate to the area of health research, in addition to mechanisms for formal and informal exchange of research ideas (journal clubs, seminar series, visiting speaker programs) plus annual research days. 

Description of programs

• Graduate diploma – The graduate Diploma program involves courses only and can be completed in one to two years.
  
  
• MHE –  The MHE program is designed to be completed in two years of full-time study, and consists of three options: 1) thesis, 2) non-thesis capstone project, and 3) non-thesis research papers.
  
  
• MPH - The MPH (Population and Public Health) program involves courses and a capstone research project or practicum, and can be completed in one year of full-time study. It is also available on a part-time basis.  
  
  
• MPH - The MPH (Nutrition and Dietetics) is an opportunity for advanced academic study in the area of public health with a qualifying internship that will permit practice in the field of dietetics. This program involves courses, a research project, and an internship, and can be completed in two years of full-time study.
  
  
• MSc (Med) – The MSc (Med) program involves courses and a thesis. It can be completed in two years of full-time study. The MSc (Med) (Applied Health Services Research) program offers both course and thesis routes. The course route can be completed in one year.
  
  
• PhD – The PhD program involves courses, a comprehensive exam, and a thesis. It can be completed in four years of full-time study.

Contact a faculty supervisor

Graduate applicants interested in research-based programs are strongly encouraged to connect with a faculty supervisor at the time of application. The School of Graduate Studies offers advice on how to search for and contact potential supervisors.

Need more help? Try attending one of our webinars and information sessions for prospective graduate students.

Minimum admission requirements

• Graduate diploma – Bachelor's degree (minimum second class) in an appropriate area of study.
  
  
• MSc (Med) – Bachelor's degree (minimum second class) in an appropriate area of study.
  
  
• MHE - Bachelor's degree (minimum 75% average) and an undergraduate philosophy course with substantial ethics content.
  
  
• MPH (Population and Public Health) - Bachelor's degree with a minimum average of 75% in the last two years of full-­time study and successful completion of an undergraduate statistics course.
  
  
• MPH (Nutrition and Dietetics) - Bachelor's degree with a minimum average of 75% over the last two years of full-­time study, successful completion of an undergraduate statistics course and an accredited undergraduate dietetics program.
  
  
• PhD – Master’s degree in an appropriate area of study.

Please see the specific program descriptions for more details about admission requirements.

Potential career options and outcomes

Academic faculty member (university, college or private institution), research scientist (public or private laboratory), research assistant, bioethicist, health policy fellowship, dietician, public health officer, physician, scientific writer, grants facilitator, entrepreneur (start-up company), allied health professional or other health-related careers and professional tracks.

Graduate student and alumni profiles

Our graduate students come from all parts of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, and the world. View the student profile below to learn more about what they do and why they chose Memorial.

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