Health Policy PhD is happy to welcome @GwenFeeny to the program! Gwen will use her experience working for unions to study how labour standards and working conditions can impact community health and how working conditions impact the healthcare workforce and health system.

Health Policy PhD is happy to welcome Marina Gonzalez to the program. Marina will use her experience in economics to focus on researching aging and epidemiological transition, public finance, and generational equity. She is supervised by Emmanuel Guindon.

Health Policy PhD reunion at the #HSIF Retreat. Coming together post PhD as fellows, alumni, mentors, such a full circle moment! #healthpolicy OHT Impact Fellowship Firas Khalid Valentina Antonipillai Heather Bullock, PhD

Congratulations to our recent graduates, Cristian Mansilla, Manisha Pahwa, and Mariana Molina Jaimes!

Trends showing reduced hours worked by MDs (notably men) may reflect desire for better work-life balance. Research @cmaj by Boris Kralj, PhD, Arthur Sweetman & Rabiul Islam, shows the # of physicians isn’t all that affects access to care. Natural Language Processing Papers McMaster Economics cmaj.ca/content/196/11…

The Big Idea: Give all Canadian workers paid sick leave, says Monika_Dutt, student in Health Policy PhD. In Maclean’s Magazine, Dutt says Canadians are working while ill to avoid losing income and instituting countrywide sick-leave policies is a healthier option. ow.ly/t5tk50RbCgT

Congratulations to Ania Theuer on the successful defence of her thesis: "Examining Police, Health, and Mental Health Crisis Response Teams"

Congratulations Ahmed Atef Belal on the successful defence of his thesis, "How Can Research Evidence and Citizen-serving Organizations Support Citizens Advocating for Strengthening Their Health Systems."

Congratulations Qi Wang on the successful defence of your thesis, "Supporting the Implementation of Health-System Guidance at the National and Subnational Level."

Congratulations to Ahmed Atef Belal and Qi Wang on officially receiving your doctorates in Health Policy today!

Congratulations to Alex Cernat on the successful defence of her PhD thesis: "Considerations for the implementation of pharmacogenomic (PGx) testing to guide antidepressant prescribing in primary care in Ontario, Canada"

Congratulations Jeonghwa You on the successful defence of your PhD thesis, "Understanding Factors Influencing Public Engagement in Health Policymaking for Older Adults."

Enhance your skills in patient, family, and caregiver engagement with our new microcredential: Engagement and Partnering for People-Centred Care. Registration opens today (July 15). 🔗 cpd.healthsci.mcmaster.ca/engagement-and… #PatientEngagement #McMasterUniversity HEI Continuing Professional Development, McMaster U

Health Policy PhD is happy to welcome Shraddha (she/her) to the program! As an MD/PhD student, Shraddha will study experiences of community participation in health governance to inform both policymaking and her future practice.

Health Policy PhD is happy to welcome @JessicaGaber2 to the program! Jessica will use her experience in prison health research to understand perspectives of people with lived experience of incarceration on health research and policy, with an aim of improving research quality.

@MacHpphD is happy to welcome Duber Osorio to the program! Duber is interested in continuing his work in Evidence Informed Policy-Making.

Health Policy PhD is happy to welcome Rocio Martinez Gutierrez to the program! Rocio will use her experience working in epidemiology at the Ministerio de Salud to conduct doctoral research that will strengthen surveillance systems in mental health and inform public health policies.

Health Policy PhD is happy to welcome Abisha Y to the program! Abisha is focusing her research on health equity and policies for refugee and migrant populations, aiming to improve health outcomes and systems for underserved communities.

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