publichealthhopeful

Hi There! USask is multi disciplinary - Your courses focus on: bio stats, epi, enviro health sciences, Health service admin, social and behavioural sciences. There is a summer practicum that is mandatory. I have spoken to a few people who graduated from the program who are working in the field and they had positive things to say about the program, the profs and the amount of support their received throughout the program. The advice I would give you is to have a pretty good idea of what you want to do with your MPH. Do you plan to continue in academics, or work and if it is work what kind of organizations/research projects would interest you. I think this will help you pick the schools that meet your needs and ensure that not only are you going to school for the right reasons but that it is a good investment for you. Let me know if I can help in any other way!

Hi Carolyn, I applied to the epi stream and didn't get in. Here were my stats: - Overall GPA somewhere around a mid B. not very stellar. My last year was amazing and got an A average (went to mac, also on a 12 point scale and I had a 10.8 I believe). I got an A- in stats (required) After graduation I worked with a surgeon doing research, then moved on to doing some analtical stuff (non health related) and then spent 2.5 years working in the public health sector on epi projects for a major hospital downtown. I was a little surprised I didn't get in considering I exceeded the minimium requirements. They say they only look at your last year (both on their website and I confirmed with their grad advisor) but I am thinking they look at all years. The epi stream is extremely competitive with over 300 applicants for 30 spots. Alot of the spots tend to go to students who are waiting to get into/reapply to med school. The health promotion stream might be a bit easier but overall UofT is a hard school to get into. I am going to Sask in the fall for an MPH and am very excited! I was hesitant at first but after speaking to a few grads from the program I realize it is a great program with lots of opportunity to tailor it to your needs. Hope that helps!

hi everyone! does anyone know if the MPH program at UofT has a practicum for the epidemiology specialization? Any information on the epi stream would be greatly appreciated!