Course Information

Interested Applicants: The Master of Medical Studies offers both a Thesis and Course based stream for completing the program.

Current Student: Please review the course requirements for the stream you are registered in (e.g. Thesis or Course)

Thesis Option:

Students enrolled in the MMS Program’s thesis option will be required to complete a research thesis (GMMS 6009), 3 required courses, and 1 elective course. Students in this stream of the MMS program are also required to attend the annual Program Workshop. The purpose of the Workshop is to provide a venue for networking, research presentations, and program evaluation.

Required	Select 1 of the following Electives
Research Thesis – GMMS 6009 Introduction to Research in Medical Studies – GMMS 6003 Independent Study/Advanced Topics – GMMS 6043 Bioethics and Research Integrity – GMMS 6013	Research Grant Writing – GMMS 6023 Critical Appraisal of Research Reports – GMMS 6033 Research Dissemination – GMMS 6053 Considerations in Rural and Remote Practice – GMMS 6063 Data management and visualization – GMMS 6073 Epidemiology – GMMS 6083 Clinical Integration of Research – GMMS 6093 Special Topics – GMMS 6103

Course-based Option:

The MMS Course-based option consists of 6 required courses and 3 elective courses.

Required	Select 3 of the following Electives
Introduction to Research in Medical Studies – GMMS 6003 Bioethics and Research Integrity – GMMS 6013 Research Grant Writing – GMMS 6023 Critical Appraisal of Research Reports – GMMS 6033 Independent Study/Advanced Topics – GMMS 6123 Research Dissemination – GMMS 6053	Considerations in Rural and Remote Practice – GMMS 6063 Data management and visualization – GMMS 6073 Epidemiology – GMMS 6083 Clinical Integration of Research – GMMS 6093 Special Topics – GMMS 6103

Enrollment Status:

Full-time Status

Students enrolled full-time in either the Thesis or Course based stream must complete the program of study in two years. For thesis students this includes the completion and successful defense of the research thesis.

Each term, full-time thesis students must be in rolled in a minimum of one course (GMMS 6009) up to a maximum of 3 courses + GMMS 6009.

Each term, full-time course based students must take a minimum of one course up to a maximum of 3 courses.

Enrollment in over 3 courses is considered a course overload which requires approval from the Graduate Studies Office. Students may NOT be in an overload situation in their first term of study and can only take one overload term during their program of study.

Part-time Status

Part-time students in the Thesis or Course based streams are expected to complete the MMS program within six years. For thesis students this includes the completion and successful defense of the research thesis.

Each term, part-time thesis students can take a maximum of 1 course + GMMS 6009.

Each term, part-time course based students can take a maximum of 1 course.