Achillies_MPH

I have done my Bachelor in Dental Surgery (BDS) from India.
Completed Post graduation Diploma in Health Informatics from George Brown College (Toronto)
GPA is more than 3.7
 

@Achillies_MPH @COGSCI I agree with both of you! I've always contemplated between thesis-based and course-based epidemiology programs over the past couple years. Of course, if funding is a big factor for anyone then thesis-based programs usually provide pretty good funding, while MPH does not (although you have practicum placements to buffer the hit a little). 
The practicum placements are great and provides not just great experience but connections to find jobs after graduation. While I worked at PHAC for my coop, I managed to meet a few MPH U of T Epi students there doing their placements. Their jobs sounded super interesting and they really got to apply their epi knowledge/skills. 
At the same time, whenever I talk to academic faculty about epidemiology programs, they recommend an MSc over MPH... Has anyone ever come across this too? Perhaps some bias among faculties as they did thesis-based programs, but who knows. I personally believe whether you do an MSc or MPH in epidemiology, you still have potential for a great future in this field. But then again, what do I know since I'm still just an undergrad  
Also, if any of you wanted to talk to any current/former students from the grad programs you're interested in, I suggest using LinkedIn to find them (just search the name of the program and school in the search bar and the right people will show up). I was just polite and reached out to them asking whether if it was okay to ask them questions about the program, and all of them were super open to it and helpful! Several offered to do Skype calls for more help and went totally beyond what I was expecting. 
Anyways, good luck everyone! 

So far I heard back from
Queen's on March 9
Waterloo on March 23
How does the Queen's program compare to McMaster? Thank you in advance!
 

Hello, 
I too had applied for McMaster. No updates still. Did it start giving out results ? 

I didn't apply to USask so I can't comment on their program. I accepted my offer to Mcgill's MPH, McGill and UofT (MPH-epidemiology) are my top choices. 
One of the reasons McGill was a top choice is exactly because their MPH program has such a strong Epi component. I have spoken with students graduating from the program this semester, and they said that MPH and Epi students take all the same courses during the first year. Because of this, the department at McGill says the MPH program is really a MPH, with a specialization in epi (and even advises students to write it this way on their resume). I have seen many job openings that are for Epi students or for MPH graduates who have a strong Epi background. I feel like McGill's program would prepare students for jobs in both the fields of public health and Epi, while some more general MPH programs are really geared towards preparing students for working specifically in public health.