Grant: Dr. James Rossiter MPH Practicum Awards Program

The mission of the MScPH program at McGill is to train outstanding public health professionals, by offering a rigorous academic program in methods, research and practice. Graduates of the program will serve as public health practitioners, research professionals and educators and will possess the competencies and professionalism to carry out broad public health functions in local, provincial, national and international settings. This program is in its infancy, and is presently a generalist Master's of Public Health. Students can choose electives to arrive informally at a concentration. Although we already have one Option [Environment] in collaboration with the McGill School of the Environment, in the next few years we have plans to develop several concentrations based on perception of need for qualified personnel in these areas. Most likely the first concentrations will include environmental and occupational health, global health, and potentially public health informatics. Other areas that have already been identified are public health policy and program planning and evaluation.