Medical Genomics

Genomics – the ability to read and interpret information contained within our DNA – is a rapidly growing field, with implications reaching from the bench all the way to the bedside.

The fast-paced nature of this field is creating a widening knowledge gap between cutting-edge genomics research and current clinical practices, and this has created an emerging need for laboratory professionals and clinicians to generate, integrate, and interpret genetic and genomic data. The Master of Health Science (MHSc) in Medical Genomics is meeting this need head on, training the next generation of genomics experts who are helping to drive a new era of healthcare and patient management, and a vibrant academic healthcare system.

This is a 9.0 FCE* fast‐paced, content‐dense degree program, housed within the Department of Molecular Genetics, consisting of a core set of lecture, discussion, and project-based courses across two years (five terms).

Enrolling students in either a laboratory professional stream or a clinical stream, the program provides medical trainees, clinicians, research scientists, and laboratory professionals with the theory and practical knowledge necessary to incorporate genomics data into research, medical practice and business.

In addition to lecture-based learning, students participate in a hands-on, stream-specific Capstone practicum during the final academic term of the program. During the practicum, students engage in dynamic placements with a huge breadth of available project topics, including clinical genomics research, clinical diagnostics, bioinformatics, public health policy, commercial development, and communications, and work with groups in hospitals, academic institutions, industry, and government agencies, among many others.

Courses

*Full course equivalent. A typical 0.5 FCE is over one term (13 weeks), meeting 1-2 times per week. A typical 1.0 FCE is over two terms (26 weeks), meeting 1-2 times per week.