Research Internship

Applied health research is an integral part of the PhD in Health Sciences program. The Research Internship is intended to provide the student with a real-world experience in an applied health research setting in which to incorporate learnings from program courses.

The Research Internship involves the development of a project plan by the student (approved by the Field Supervisor and Course Instructor), including timelines and deliverables. It is expected that student projects will involve development or contribution to a research grant proposal, production of original research, and/or production of other advanced scholarship based on the project.

As such, the Research Internship provides an opportunity for students to:

• integrate, synthesize, and apply knowledge and skills to a real-world research setting;
• enhance and develop skills needed to function in an applied health setting, including:
  • interpersonal skills, including working as a part of an interdisciplinary research team
  • oral and written communication
• work on a substantive problem or issues relevant to the host organizations; and
• engage in professional self-assessment and critical reflection

Duration

Students will complete a 400-hour internship in an applied health setting. Normally, hours will be fulfilled based on a Monday-Friday work week, although there is flexibility to arrange an alternate schedule subject to the mutual agreement of the host organization and student.

• Students admitted to the full-time option must complete the Research Internship within one term - for example, 25 hours per week over the 16-week term.
• Students admitted to the flexible full-time option may complete the Research Internship over more than one term, but only to a maximum of three terms - for example, 8 hours (1 day) per week over 3 terms (i.e. 12 months).

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