Partner Programs

The Department of Family Medicine focuses on strengthening the impact of family medicine on the health and well-being of all people and their communities. Its team accomplishes this through collaboration, capacity building, and person-centredness.

Led by the McMaster University Department of Family Medicine, the David Braley Primary Care Research Collaborative (or PCRC for short) brings together the research, education and clinical care expertise of strong network of primary care leaders.

This master’s program leads to the degree Master of Science in Health Science Education for health science clinical educators (physicians, nurses, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, midwives, physician assistants, etc.), and others who teach in health sciences education, research, and academic clinical care, and who lead in health care settings. 

MERIT is an Education Services program in the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) dedicated to supporting the FHS departments and programs in advancing health professions education scholarship.

Medical Education Data Connections focuses on advancing the capacity for sensitive and responsive data-sharing in Canadian medical education research. Check out the Data Connection Twitter account here. 

The McMaster Institute for Research on Aging (MIRA) works to optimize the health and longevity of Canada’s aging population through leading-edge research, education and stakeholder collaboration.

The Department of Pediatrics at McMaster University and McMaster Children’s Hospital is home to over 200 pediatricians, scientists, teachers, and trainees whose collective mission is to improve the well-being of children and their families – both locally, and around the world.

The Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario (POGO) is a non-profit organization and the official advisor to Ontario’s Ministry of Health on children’s cancer control and treatment.