Program Overview

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Program Overview

The Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Family Medicine (Thesis) is offered by the Department of Family Medicine in the Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences. This program equips students with comprehensive research skills in quantitative, qualitative, mixed-methods, and participatory approaches.

Program Description

The program emphasizes real-world engagement across health care and community settings to support the generation of practice-relevant research. Students gain the methodological and conceptual tools needed to advance primary health care research and to contribute meaningfully to the development of evidence-informed practices and policies in the field.

Keywords

• primary care
  • global health
  • medical education
  • quantitative, qualitative, and mixed research methods
  • participatory research
  • Indigenous health
  • Inuit health
  • health services and policy research
  • artificial intelligence in health care

Unique Program Features

• The program is home to an exceptional community of primary health care professionals, researchers, students, and support staff, whose mission is to contribute to the health of the population and the sustainability of the health care system in Quebec, in Canada, and internationally.
• The Department is committed to helping graduate students secure adequate funding for their research and studies.
• The goal of the program is to ensure graduates will be able to perform their own research independently.

University-Level Admission Requirements

• An eligible Bachelor's degree with a minimum 3.0 GPA out of a possible 4.0 GPA
• English-language proficiency

Additional Admission Requirements

Each program has specific admission requirements, including required application documents.

Available Intakes

• Fall

Application Deadlines

Intake	Applications Open	Application Deadline - International	Application Deadline - Domestic (Canadian, Permanent Resident of Canada)
FALL	September 15	January 15	February 1
WINTER	N/A	N/A	N/A
SUMMER	N/A	N/A	N/A

Note on Application Deadlines

Application deadlines are subject to change without notice. Please check the application portal for the most up-to-date information.