Founded more than 150 years ago, the Queen’s School of Medicine provides a hands‑on MD program in 1 of Canada’s premier centres for medical research and physical training with a rich array of postgraduate programs that emphasize the fundamentals of clinical medicine in the context of ongoing change, innovation and discovery.
Queen’s Health Sciences has been a global leader in health sciences education and research for more than 150 years. As the hub for an interconnected academic health sciences network in Eastern Ontario, it is a leading force in preparing the next generation of health scientists, partnering to improve health in local and regional communities and driving world-renowned research that asks and answers the most pressing questions in health sciences.
Programs in Biomedical and Molecular Sciences offer thesis-based MSc research degrees, PhD degrees, MSc (Anatomical Sciences) and a combined MD/MSC and MD/PhD program.
In the first two degree programs (MSc and PhD), students would choose one of the following fields of specialization:
The Department of Public Health Sciences home to four graduate programs: Master of Public Health (MPH), Master of Science in Epidemiology (MSc), Master of Science in Biostatistics (MSc) and, PhD in Public Health Sciences (PhD). Particular strengths of our department include evidence-informed public health, applied biostatistics, the study of cancer causes and treatments, child health, mental health, developmental disabilities and injury.
The School of Rehabilitation Therapy offers a twenty-four month program in Physical Therapy leading to a professional Master of Science in Physical Therapy MScPT degree. The Physical Therapy program prepares students to enter the physical therapy profession by supporting them to achieve the competencies required for physiotherapy practice. Students will leave the program prepared to work in various practice settings including public, private, and community settings. They will be prepared to provide client-centered interprofessional physiotherapy care for clients across the lifespan.
Occupational therapy is a dynamic, growing, and internationally-recognized health profession that for close to a century has been helping to improve the lives and daily experience of children, adults, and communities by focusing on what is fundamental to us all - the daily occupations that give life meaning. Occupational therapists are specialists in the use of occupation to prevent disability, restore health, and ensure that all individuals and populations, regardless of health status, can experience full and meaningful lives.
The Master of Health Professions Education program provides health professionals a focused program addressing the diverse teaching needs within clinical and health related settings. Specifically, the program targets individuals employed in the health sector filling a gap between clinical knowledge and teaching skills, and/or residents/allied health students seeking a position at an academic setting.
The Graduate Diploma in Water and Human Health, hosted by the Beaty Water Research Centre, is designed to give recent graduates and professionals an enhanced understanding of the role of water in driving health outcomes and ultimately the sustainability of populations and communities.
The Graduate Diploma in Pharmaceutical & Healthcare Management and Innovation is targeted to enhance the competitiveness and employability of graduate students interested in pursuing careers in pharmaceutical and related health industries. Graduates of this program will possess the requisite knowledge, skills, and experience to make them ideal candidates to enter progressive career positions. The diploma will offer a combination of course work and practical experience to recent graduates in the health and science sectors (e.g. MD, PhD, PharmD) from across Canada and internationally.
Translational Medicine is driven by patients and their diseases. Guided by this primary focus, translational research spans across the spectrum from molecular and cell biology to preclinical models to patient studies and back again.
Our graduate programs (MSc and PhD) offer students unique opportunities to develop research skills with clinical experiences through patient interactions, clinical observerships, and by attending medical grand rounds.