Supervisors
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Please note: additional supervisors may be available. Contact the program for more information.
The Doctor of Nursing program is aimed at developing nurse leaders and innovators with significant leadership experience (minimum of three years) for senior roles in health care and related organizations. Students will be provided with knowledge and skills to advance health systems by designing and implementing innovations and evaluating outcomes.
Courses: Topics include principles of healthcare innovation, understanding the context in which innovation occurs, change management, implementation science, and use of technology in healthcare.
Thesis: Students will be required to submit and defend a thesis focused on a real world problem.
Candidacy: Students will complete both oral and written candidacy exams.
The focus of this program is to prepare students for predominantly organizational leadership roles where they advance health systems through developing skills in systems innovation, program evaluation and quality assurance/quality improvement.
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Learn about faculty available to supervise this degree.
Please note: additional supervisors may be available. Contact the program for more information.
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You will be asked to provide the contact information for your two referees (one academic and one professional).
Your referees will be emailed a unique link to complete the reference form, which will then be automatically added to your application once completed.
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An applicant whose primary language is not English may fulfill the English language proficiency requirement in one of the following ways:
Canadian Academic English Language test (CAEL) score of 70 (no less than 70 on reading and writing sections).
This reuirement can also be met by completing the Academic Communication Certificate (ACC) with a minimum score of "A-" in writing courses.
*Please contact your program of interest if you have any questions about ELP requirements
For admission on January 1:
Canadian and permanent resident
International Students
If you're not a Canadian or permanent resident, or if you have international credentials, make sure to learn about international requirements
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