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Clinical and Translational Research: Digital Health Innovation (Ph.D.) at McGill University

McGill University, Canada

Programme overview

The PhD in Clinical and Translational Research; Digital Health Innovation focuses on advanced concepts in clinical epidemiology, medical artificial intelligence (AI), clinical innovation, and applied data science, including the use and generation of digitized health and social data using specialized software. Fundamentals of current AI applications in medicine, methods to employ big data in clinical tool development, mathematical principals underpinning digital health and big data, and design thinking methodology in clinical innovation. Three areas of focus include: i) software and service innovation, ii) device innovation, and iii) innovation using digital data.

Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences  |  Department: Medicine  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

What you will study

Doctoral requirements include complementary courses (19-21 credits).

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Application information

Entry requirements

Candidates who already hold an M.Sc. apply directly to the Ph.D.; direct entry from an undergraduate degree requires a CGPA of 3.7/4.0. Admission depends on high academic achievement and acceptance by a research director; a Research Project Proposal Form and a Confirmation of Supervision form are required.

Apply through the official page: https://www.mcgill.ca/gradapplicants/apply

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