Seeking One-Health Leaders
Our goal is to provide Canada with public health strategists and researchers, leaders, and regulators with a system-level understanding of FWVZ pathogens and honed skills for developing, evaluating, and sustaining contextual and holistic policies to strengthen Canada’s capacity to control FWVZ pathogens and provide global leadership in the fight against One Health crises.
We pair the discipline-based research skills our trainees acquire during their traditional thesis research work with the advanced systems thinking needed to develop, evaluate, and modify context-specific policies to prevent and control the spread of FWVZ pathogens. Non-academic mentoring by government and industry professionals prepares our trainees for careers outside of academia while training in interdisciplinary management, communication, and political processes equips them to lead the development of scientifically, socially, and environmentally sound public policy.
Exclusive OHAP Course
Trainees guide learning in our flipped classroom, exploring topics like One Health and Systems Thinking, determinants of health, integrated technical case studies, and outbreak investigation and control.
Skill Development Studios
Facilitated by government, industry, academic, and Indigenous health leaders, our immersive studios provide technical and professional training critical to core One Health competencies.
Virtual Forum Series
Invited health leaders discuss pressing and controversial issues and debate solutions in a series of virtual forums moderated by trainees. Pioneering research conducted by our members is also showcased.
Annual Policy Challenge
Modelled after Dragons' Den, our PhD trainees pitch solutions to real-world health challenges in case studies prepared and judged by leading stakeholders while our MSc. trainees emulate accessible scientific media coverage.
MSc Program:
OHAP Course
3hrs/week
Studios
6hrs each
Forums
2hrs each
Policy Challenge
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PhD Program:
OHAP Course
3hrs/week
Studios
6hrs each
Forums
2hrs each
Policy Challenge
5 days
Year 1
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Year 2
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Learning Objectives
Explain OH principles and concepts; apply systems thinking for holistic understanding of FWVZ pathogens; identify social and biophysical determinants that underlie FWVZ transmission and control; investigate FWVZ outbreaks; pinpoint entry points and indirect positive and negative effects of control measures
Describe how to detect pathogens in water, food and tissue samples; interpret integrative analysis of diverse biological, geographical and social datasets, including big “omics” data; devise creative solutions
Conduct situational and SWOT (Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, Threat) analyses
Participate in, build, and manage transdisciplinary teams; network with colleagues across disciplines
Facilitate debates and discussions; provide constructive criticism; communicate risk to the public, media, and policy makers
Examine and reflect on personal biases; demonstrate cultural and situational sensitivity with local communities and stakeholders
Write crisp, compelling proposals, reports, policy briefs, and op-eds
Identify policy gaps; weigh evidence from diverse stakeholders; align policy implementation with desired outcomes; recommend, iteratively monitor, assess, and modify policies
C-Course; S-Studios; P-Policy Challenge; F-Forums; I-Trainee Initiatives
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