Faculty of Health Sciences
MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN
It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the University of Ottawa's Faculty of Health Sciences. Building on an already sterling reputation, the Faculty has shown exceptional growth in recent years both in terms of innovative programming and student population. It is now considered among the foremost of health sciences faculties in the country.
Novel programs in Health Sciences and Nutrition are now offered in addition to those in Human Kinetics, Nursing and Rehabilitation Sciences. It is our mission not only to continue to train students considered to be among the best in the country, but also to revolutionize the inter-professional training of highly qualified health professionals who can respond effectively and sensibly to the imperatives of a rapidly evolving health-care delivery system.
The School of Human Kinetics has sought out and hired many young, world-renowned scientists and researchers. Their role is to actively engage students to join them in their search for new knowledge and thus encourage the pursuit of in-depth knowledge and skill in the bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral programs. State-of-the-art thinking in state-of-the-art facilities for the study of human movement and health promotion is truly an unbeatable combination.
The School of Nursing has hired several new professors to meet the demands of the newly re-designed curriculum. The program now includes internships and practical experiences in literally every medical specialization. As well, the program makes the most of the proximity of Ottawa-area hospitals and clinics in offering practical rotations in many areas of specialization. The School of Nursing also offers a nationally ranked doctoral program, as well as a Nurse Practitioner master’s program for those wishing to learn beside some of the best professors in the country.
In response to the changing demands for health- care delivery, all of the School of Rehabilitation Sciences’ programs are now offered only at the graduate level. The young, energetic staff is heavily involved in cutting-edge research in a variety of program areas, including physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech-language pathology and audiology. In training some fifty graduates every year, the programs now better respond to the need for unmatched rehabilitation care in all of these specialties.
Two programs recently added to the Faculty of Health Sciences – the bachelors’ degree in Health Sciences and in Nutrition -- have been experiencing unprecedented success. Both are extremely popular, and student demand is very high. The nutrition program has taken full advantage of the many clinical and industry placement opportunities to optimize the theory-to-practice experience of students. The Health Sciences program has also hired several new professors and active researchers to maximize the undergraduate learning experience
In these exciting times of innovation and growth, please share my excitement and become part of the revolution driving every aspect of the health-care delivery system in Ontario and Canada.
Denis Prud'homme, MD, MSc
Dean