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Faculty of Health Sciences

Master of Health Management Program

Admissions Requirements

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To be eligible for the program, all applicants must meet the minimum requirements as either
a regulated healthcare professional or a non-regulated healthcare professional.
Applicants should also exhibit the essential skills and attributes as posted below and must be available to attend both MHM Residency periods in full. 

Regulated Healthcare Professional Requirements

  1. Be a regulated health professional (for example, but not limited to: audiologist, dietitian, nurse, occupational therapist, physiotherapist, psychologist, and MD)
  2. Have acquired a minimum B+ (75%) average from a post-secondary 4-year honours bachelor degree from a human health professional program
  3. If the applicant’s native language is not English, an official copy of their TOEFL score or other evidence of competency in English. (Minimum TOEFL iBT score of 100 or IELTS overall score of 7.) 
  4. Be able to provide evidence of active membership in good standing of your professional affiliation in your own province/country.

Non-Regulated Healthcare Professional Requirements

Applicants who do not have a regulated health professional designation will be considered if:

  1. You have a 4-year honours bachelor degree in a human health professional program with a minimum B+ (75%) average
  2. You have a minimum of 12 months working experience within the human healthcare system
    1. as a human healthcare professional OR
    2. with supervisory experience of regulated health professionals.
  3. If the applicant’s native language is not English, an official copy of their TOEFL score or other evidence of competency in English.(Minimum TOEFL iBT score of 100 or IELTS overall score of 7.)
  4. Non-regulated health professionals will need to submit our   Determining equivalency for non-regulated health professional applicants form (PDF).

Essential Skills and Attributes for the Program:

The below outline and describe the various skills, attributes and attitudes required for admission into and success in completing the MHM program. Students with the requisite skills and attributes are welcome to apply to the Program.

Students are required to demonstrate their ability to value, understand and develop theoretical knowledge and to work collaboratively with their peers. Students must: be respectful of their colleagues; be appreciative of diversity and a variety of perspectives; be able to build trusting relationships and manage conflict with peers; and demonstrate creative problem solving skills. Such aptitudes and attitudes are necessary components of leadership and are important for the fulfillment of program requirements as well as other roles typically assigned in teamwork. Students must demonstrate adaptability to changing environments, the ability to function effectively under stress and the resilience to manage concurrent, potential competing responsibilities and expectations associated with educational, work and personal domains.

Students must have the ability to clearly and succinctly articulate and discuss issues, share and debate ideas, negotiate meaning, and demonstrate openness to multiple perspectives. All students must possess strong reading comprehension and be effective producers of high-quality written materials. Full fluency in the English language is essential for the communication skills required for the Program. If the student’s native language is not English, please refer to the MHM Program website for the requirements related to TOEFL or IELTS.

Students are responsible for their own learning. They are expected to assess, monitor and regulate their own learning and performance through ‘self’ behaviours such as self-discipline, self-initiative, self-monitoring, self-reflection, and time management.

Students are required to have competency in the use of online learning technologies, particularly communication and collaborative technologies. Basic computer skills include proficiency in sending and receiving emails with attachments, manipulating Word documents, using spreadsheets and formulas (e.g. Excel), and communicating with peers in discussion threads and chat rooms. Students must be efficient in their use of the Internet for research and for locating online resources. Students must have reliable and convenient access to the Internet.

Students are required to use cognitive and memory skills in order to gather, analyze, integrate and synthesize information in an acceptable timeframe relative to their peers. Students must have critical appraisal skills in order to build a foundation for evidence-based decision-making. Students must demonstrate these critical thinking skills in all course and program interactions, regardless of the medium (e.g. online, in person).

Students must demonstrate sufficient functional skills to participate in online learning and mandatory on-campus residency. Students are expected to participate in all learning experiences of the Program. Many activities will require that students sit or stand for extended periods of time. Students who anticipate that this may cause difficulty are advised to meet with Student Accessibility Services to discuss disability-related accommodation or other support services.