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Title: School of Rural and Northern Health, Laurentian University


1
School of Rural and Northern Health, Laurentian
University
  • Helping to build a strong and healthy future for
    our rural and northern communities through
    collaborative research and education

2
A Creative Idea... 
  • The School of Rural and Northern Health is
    situated within the Faculty of Professional
    Schools at Laurentian University.
  • Director Dr. Nancy Lightfoot
  • Faculty Members include Dr. Raymond Pong,
  • Dr. Elizabeth Wenghofer, Dr. Nancy Young, Dr.
    Diana Coholic, Dr. Lorraine Carter
  • The school is home to the Interdisciplinary PhD
    Program in Rural and Northern Health.

3
Interdisciplinary PhD in Rural and Northern Health
  • Purpose to offer health research training to
    highly qualified students and to enhance health
    research and educational resources in rural and
    northern communities
  • The program is a collaboration of five
    health-related schools at Laurentian University
  • Human Kinetics
  • Medicine
  • Midwifery
  • Nursing
  • Social Work

4
Additional Support for the PhD Program
  • Faculty in the program come from a broad range of
    other disciplines including the Faculties of
    Social Sciences, Humanities, and Science and
    Engineering
  • The program is also linked with various research
    centres and activities at LU
  • the Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research
    (CRaNHR)
  • the Universitys Canada Research Chair in Rural
    and Northern Childrens Health

5
Key Components of the PhD Program
  • The Interdisciplinary PhD program
  • is based on an interdisciplinary framework
  • focuses on two main streams
  • health policy
  • health services

6
Admission Requirements
  • Principles
  • strong academic track record
  • excellent fit with the program
  • proposed research project relevant to rural/
    northern health
  • appropriate supervisor
  • foundational knowledge of health research methods

7
Admission Requirements cont
  • Prerequisites
  • a Masters degree from a recognized university
    with a minimum average of B
  • Strongly encouraged to have successfully
    completed
  • one course in statistics
  • one course in research methodology
  • one or more courses in the social and/or health
    sciences

8
Application Packages
  • All applications must be submitted according to
    the policies of the School of Graduate Studies
    (SGS) via the Registrars Office using the forms
    provided by that office.
  • deadline January 31
  • official transcripts required from all
    post-secondary institutions
  • program-specific requirements

9
Program-specific Requirements
  • a current curriculum vitae
  • three letters of reference
  • description of proposed research program
  • outline of proposed thesis project, including
    rationale and a draft of proposed methods in
    lt1000 words
  • personal statement
  • summary of relevant academic experience,
    explanation of choice of program, identification
    of supervisor in lt500 words
  • a copy of one publication or other written work
    for which the applicant is the principal author

10
Program-specific Requirements cont
  • Note
  • All applicants are encouraged to contact a
    potential supervisor before applying for
    admission and identify him/her in the application
    as whenever possible.

11
Admission Process
  • one admission cycle per year
  • submissions made to Registrars Office by January
    31
  • complete applications reviewed by Admissions
    Committee
  • short list of applicants identified and
    interviewed
  • final recommendations made by the Program and
    approved by the Dean of Graduate Studies
  • students informed by the Registrars Office
  • classes begin in September

12
We are Proud of our Students!!
  • 2006 Alain Gauthier, Denise Gauthier- Frohlick,
    Karen Rebeiro-Gruhl
  • 2007 Kristy Gervais, Steven Kusan, Arshi Shaikh
  • 2008 Robert Gause, Susan Manitowabi, Stephen
    Ritchie, Sylvie Rivard
  • 2009 Tim Dube, Mary Beth Gibbons, Sean
    Lougheed, Lorrilee McGregor, Behdin Nowrouzi,
    Roger Pilon
  • Alain Gauthier was our first graduate in 2009.

13
The Program Courses
  • IRNH/ISRN 6000 (6 credits)
  • Thesis
  • IRNH/ISRN 6105 (6 credits)
  • Interdisciplinary Northern Rural Health
    Practice, Research and Policy Issues
  • IRNH/ISRN 6056 (3 credits)
  • Research Seminar/Methods
  • IRNH/ISRN 6057 (3 credits)
  • Research Seminar/Methods Part II
  • IRNH/ISRN 6134 (elective credits)
  • Topics in Interdisciplinary PhD Studies including
    Comps Preparation)
  • IRNH/ISRN 6144 (elective credits)
  • Teaching in Higher Education

14
Additional Courses
  • Other course work may be taken through programs
    that offer courses at the Masters level (5000 or
    above). The programs that may be considered are
  • Human Kinetics Engineering
  • Nursing Biology
  • Social Work Chemistry Biochemistry
  • Psychology Business Administration
  • Service Social History
  • Applied Physics Human Development
  • Sociology Human Studies

15
Courses Offered Outside Laurentian University
cont
  • students registered in the Type 2 Diploma in
    Health Services/Health Policy through the Ontario
    Training Centre (OTC) may enroll for courses at
    an OTC member university.
  • members include Lakehead University, McMaster
    University, University of Ottawa, University of
    Toronto, and York University

16
Courses offered outside Laurentian University
cont
  • in consultation with his/her supervisor, a
    student not registered in OTC may take a limited
    course work at another university provided that
    similar courses are not offered by Laurentian and
    that a mutually acceptable arrangement can be
    established between the two institutions
  • the School of Graduate Studies must be informed
    of such arrangements

17
Supervision
  • Supervisory committee
  • primary supervisor
  • accredited by SGS and the program
  • 2 or 3 supervisory committee members
  • accredited by the Program
  • one may be from another university
  • Role
  • provide guidance in course selection
  • guide the development of the thesis
  • assist with funding applications

18
Comprehensive Examinations
  • Students must pass their Comprehensive
    Examinations within 24 months after starting the
    program. Preparation requires 2 to 3 months of
    intensive study.
  • Prerequisites
  • successful completion of all required courses
  • approval from supervisory committee
  • Components
  • written component
  • three questions
  • thesis proposal
  • oral presentation and defense of the above

19
Thesis Requirements
  • In addition to course work, students must
    complete a PhD thesis which must be orally
    defended
  • original piece of research
  • relevant to rural or northern health
  • represents an advancement in theoretical
    understanding and has practical relevance to the
    target population
  • Document may take one of two formats
  • traditional book format
  • combination of an introduction, three papers, and
    a discussion/conclusion section

20
Sample Time Line
  • Year 1 Course Work Funding Applications
  • Year 2 Proposal Writing Comprehensive
    Exams Ethics Approval
  • Year 3 Data Collection
  • Year 4 Publications Defense

21
Funding Options
  • Graduate Teaching Assistantship (GTA)
  • Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS)
  • Ontario Training Centre (OTC)
  • CIHR Studentship / Fellowship / STIHRs
  • SSHRC Studentship
  • CNFS Award
  • MASHA Award
  • Private Foundation Competitions
  • Topic-specific Awards
  • Research Assistant Jobs
  • Operating Grants

22
For Further Information
  • www.laurentian.ca/Laurentian/Home/Departments/PhD
    inRuralandNorthernHealth/
  • srnh_at_laurentian.ca
  • 705-675-1151 or 1-800-461-4030
  • We would love to hear from you!!
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