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Graduate Certificate in Global Surgical Care

This is an online program that aims to prepare surgical care professionals from many disciplines to address surgical challenges and contribute to finding solutions in low resource settings globally.

Admission Requirements

Candidates must meet minimum admission requirements established by the Faculty of Graduate and Post-Doctoral Studies. Applicants should: (a) hold a health-care-related degree such as Doctor of Medicine (MD), Nursing (BSN), Midwifery (BMW) etc.; and (b) have been involved or specifically plan to be involved in surgical care programs in underserved regions globally, whether clinically, educationally, administratively or in research.

For complete application and admission information please see the GCGSC program’s website.

Applicants who do not meet the academic requirements stated above, but who have had other significant formal training, relevant professional experience, and/or otherwise possess demonstrable knowledge or expertise that would prepare them adequately for successful study in the graduate program, may be granted admission on the recommendation of the Graduate Advisor for GCGSC and the approval of the Dean of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.

Applicants from a university outside Canada in which English is not the primary language of instruction must present evidence of English language proficiency prior to being extended an offer of admission. For more information, refer to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies’ entry in the Academic Calendar regarding English Language Proficiency Requirements. Applicants who do not meet English language proficiency requirements may be granted admission on the recommendation of the Graduate Advisor for GCGSC and the approval of the Dean of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.

Academic Progress Requirement

For students who begin the GCGSC in September 2023 or later, all SURG courses in the MGSC are graded on a pass/fail basis with 74% being required to pass. Students who began the GCGSC prior to September 2023 will remain on a percentage grading system.

Certificate Requirements

All students must complete the following four courses (12 credits): SURG 510 (3); SURG 512 (3); SURG 514 (3); SURG 516 (3). Satisfactory progress as defined by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for Master’s students must be maintained.

All SURG courses in the GCGSC are graded on a pass/fail basis with 74% being required to pass.  Students enrolled prior to September 2023 will remain on a percentage grading system.

Students must complete their requirements within 5 years of starting the program. For more information, refer to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies’ entry in the Academic Calendar regarding Academic Progress.

 


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