Rural and Northern Health (PhD)

The Rural and Northern Health PhD program prepares you to utilize your research to contribute to the well-being and health of communities in rural and northern Canada and tackle the unique health challenges they face. You’ll enhance and promote the quality and quantity of research focused on rural and northern health and learn from experienced research faculty from across the health sciences, social sciences, basic sciences, and humanities. Choose from two fields of study, health services and health policy, each offering a breadth of supported research in Indigenous health, epidemiology, children’s health, population health in vulnerable populations, health administration, as well as health policy, promotion, and services, and environmental, mental, and occupational health. You’ll gain training and expertise through core courses, a comprehensive exam process, and the development and defense of a thesis. While core courses are offered in English, you can complete some graduate electives in French, conduct your research and write your thesis in either English or French.