Laurentian University (Graduate)
Doctorate in Rural and Northern Health
Greater Sudbury, Canada
PhD
DURATION
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
Key Summary
About: Train for health research careers in Laurentian University’s Doctorate in Rural and Northern Health. Choose health services or health policy, and research Aboriginal health, epidemiology, children’s health, health administration, health promotion and services, environmental, mental and occupational health, and population health in vulnerable people. The program builds northern research capacity and links with CRaNHR, ECHO, CROSH, and LRIA.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can pursue career opportunities as researchers, epidemiologists, public health analysts, health policy advisors, health services managers, Indigenous community health specialists, occupational and environmental health consultants, program evaluators, leading research, policy and programs across rural, northern and Indigenous health.
Train to become high-quality professionals in health research.
Choose from two fields of study, health services, and health policy, with supported research in the following areas: Aboriginal health, epidemiology, children’s health, health administration, health policy, promotion, and services, environmental, mental, and occupational health, and population health in vulnerable people.
Promote the growth and development of health research expertise in the north and strengthen partnerships with community health organizations. Work closely with other LU research centres, such as, Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research (CRaNHR), Evaluating Child Health Outcomes (ECHO), Centre for Research in Occupational Safety and Health (CROSH), and the Laurentian Research Institute for Aging (LRIA).
