Degree programs
The University of Toronto offers several degrees programs that are geared toward the healthcare industry. Listed below are some of programs that CRHE feels are particularly relevant to the specific field of healthcare engineering, although interested parties are encouraged to visit the University of Toronto's website (http://www.utoronto.ca/) for information on all available programs.
- Master's in Engineering through Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (MEng)
- Health Administration (MHSc)
- MBA Major in Health Sector Management (MBA)
Department - Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Department website - http://www.mie.utoronto.ca/
In this program, students can opt to take a selection of courses relevant to careers in healthcare engineering. These courses provide an overview of the Canadian healthcare system as well as an overview of basic industrial engineering tools and concepts. Students will learn how to apply industrial engineering methods to clinical problems, and will have the opportunity to focus their studies on either operations research or human factors topics. After coursework is completed, students will take on internships to exercise their engineering abilities.
A list of courses involved in the program that are useful in the field of healthcare can be found here. For more information on the program, please contact the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering.
Institute - Health Policy, Management and Evaluation
Institute website - http://www.ihpme.utoronto.ca/
Program website - http://www.ihpme.utoronto.ca/about/pp/mhsc.htm
The MHSc Health Administration Program brings together health policy, business and management in a comprehensive approach for today's complex health care environment. Designed to prepare graduates for the unique demands of leadership within the health sector, the Program brings a health services focus to the principles of business and management, translating and applying them to the specific issues and constraints of the health care environment.
Learning is problem-based and instruction takes a variety of formats allowing learners to explore and apply subject material with assistance and guidance from faculty. A primary feature of the Program is that the majority of the classroom time is devoted to small group activities that allow learners to develop the ability to use concepts, as opposed to simply learning about them. All courses and the Program overall have clearly articulated learning objectives that, in combination, permit the learner to develop specific competencies. As well, there is a comprehensive evaluation and feedback component that allows instructors, courses and the Program to benefit from ongoing improvement.
Department - Joseph L. Rotman School of Management
Department website - http://www.rotman.utoronto.ca/
Program website - http://www.rotman.utoronto.ca/health/
Health care (1) represents a huge and growing sector in all industrialized economies; (2) is representative of the service and knowledge-oriented focus of the 21st century economy, and; (3) has significant management challenges that have not been adequately addressed. With this in mind, the major in Health Sector Management focuses on management in health care delivery systems, pharmaceutical and biotechnology sales and marketing, life sciences product commercialization, and related consulting and financial industries. The major also introduces students to various regulatory bodies and procedures in the health sector. The objective of the major is to equip students for global opportunities to enter and lead in various industries --- both public and private --- in the health sector.