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Graduate Diploma in Oncology (30 credits)

NOTE: The Graduate Diploma in Oncology is no longer open for applications and will be on hold for an indefinite period.听

The Graduate Diploma in Oncology provides students the opportunity to gain exposure to the principles and practice of oncology as well as its research domains while exploring in more detail one of four areas of focus:
a. Population and Global Cancer Control
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b. Psychosocial Oncology/Palliative Care
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c. Clinical Cancer Research
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d. Cancer Care Services and Quality

All students must begin the program in the fall semester. It is expected that full-time students will complete the program in one year (2 semesters) while part-time students will complete the program in 2.5 years (5 semesters). Once an applicant has been accepted into the program a mentor will be assigned. Courses will be chosen in consultation with the mentor and then each student鈥檚 course plan will be reviewed by the Program Committee with final approval by the Program Director.

1. Required courses (12 credits)

ONCO 610 D1/D2 Fundamentals of Oncology and Cancer Research (6 credits) Fall and Winter

ONCO 620 Best Practices in Biomedical Research (3 credits) 奥颈苍迟别谤听 Information about the course

ONCO 630 Oncology Practicum (3 credits) 奥颈苍迟别谤听 Further Information

2. Choice of one of the following research design or statistics courses (3 credits)

(Chosen in consultation with the student鈥檚 mentor)

EPIB 507 Biostats for Health Sciences (3 credits)

EPIB 521 Regression Analysis for Health Sciences (3 credits)

EXMD 634 Quantitative Research Methods (3 credits)

DENT 505/FMED 505 Epidemiology and Data Analysis in Primary Care 1听(3 credits)

OR another 3-credit research design or statistics course at the 500 level or higher.

3. Choice of one of the following course groupings (6 credits) which will define the area of focus for the Oncology Practicum. The area of focus will have already been determined during the application process.

Area of Focus: Population and Global Cancer Control

EPIB 671 Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention (3 credits)

PPHS 612 Principles of Public Health Practice (3 credits)

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Area of Focus: Psychosocial Oncology/Palliative Care

NUR2 783 Psychosocial Oncology Research (3 credits)听
(Note: students in the other three areas of focus, can choose this course as an elective)

ONCO 635 Qualitative and Psychosocial Health Research (3 credits) Fall

OR

Area of Focus: Clinical Cancer Research

EXMD 617 Workshop in Clinical Trials 1 (1 credit)

EXMD 618 Workshop in Clinical Trials 2 (1 credit)

EXMD 619 Workshop in听Clinical Trials 3 (1 credit)

ONCO 615 Principles and Practice of Clinical Trials (3 credits) Fall

OR

Area of Focus: Cancer Care Services and Quality

ONCO 625 Quality Improvement Principles and Methods (3 credits) Fall

PPHS 528 Economic Evaluation of Health Programs (3 credits)

If a course in the course grouping is not available in a given year, a suitable replacement will be chosen by the Graduate Program Director in consultation with the Program Committee.

4. Choice of 3 credits from the list below.

(Chosen in consultation with the student鈥檚 mentor)

EPIB 671 Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention (3 credits)

EXMD 614 Environmental Carcinogenesis (3 credits)

EXMD 620 Clinical Trials and Research 1 (1 credit)

EXMD 625 Clinical Trials and Research 2 (1 credit)

EXMD 626 Clinical Trials and Research 3 (1 credit)

EXMD 640 Experimental Medicine Topic 1 (3 credits)

EXSU 505 Trends in Precision Oncology (3 credits)

FMED 619 Program Management in Global Health & Primary Health Care (3 credits)

HGEN 690 Inherited Cancer Syndromes (3 credits)

ONCO 611 - Proteomics for Precision Medicine (3 credits)

ONCO 615 Principles and Practice of Clinical Trials (3 credits)

ONCO 625 Quality Improvement Principles and Methods (3 credits)听

ONCO 635 Qualitative and Psychosocial Health Research (3 credits)

ONCO 645- Seminars in Global Oncology (3 credits)听

POTH 637 Cancer Rehabilitation (3 credits)

PPHS 528 Economic Evaluation of Health Programs (3 credits)

PSYC 507 Emotions, Stress and Illness (3 credits)

SWRK 668 Living with Illness, Loss and Bereavement (3 credits)

5. Elective courses (6 credits)

(Chosen in consultation with the student鈥檚 mentor)

6 credits at the 500 level or higher can be chosen from the course list above or can be other courses. The courses do not necessarily have to include cancer-related content but must have relevance to the field.

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Graduate Program Director
Luke McCaffrey

Graduate Program Coordinator
admin.onc [at] mcgill.ca

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