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Location: School of Health Policy and Management, 424 Health, Nursing and Environmental Studies Building, Tel.: 416-736-5157, Fax: 416-736-5227, E-mail: shpm@yorku.ca
Website: http://www.yorku.ca/health/shpm/
Chair of School: M. Wiktorowicz
Undergraduate Program Director: S. Dinca-Panaitescu
Professors: J. Lexchin, D. Raphael, M. Rioux
Associate Professors: S. Dinca-Panaitescu, L. Ginsburg, L. Lum, G. Reaume, P. Tsasis, M. Wiktorowicz
Assistant Professors: F. Ahmad, T.J. Daly, R. Gorman, N.D. Halifax, E. Schraa

The School of Health Policy and Management offers a broad perspective and teaches about all aspects of the health care system as well as about other factors, such as wealth and ethnicity, that influence the health of Canadians. Learning takes place not only in classroom settings but also through field placements. The faculty in the school are internationally recognized for their research and teaching.

Constructed around a core business administration curriculum and state-of-the-art health management courses, this program prepares you to participate in complex, multidisciplinary health care programs and enterprises within a variety of community-based and institutional (e.g. hospital, emergency department and nursing home) contexts.

The School of Health Policy and Management offers an Honours BHS program in Health Studies and Specialized Honours BHS degrees in Health Management, Health Policy and Health Informatics.  Also available are Honours Minor programs in Health Management,  Health Informatics and Health Policy and a Cross-Disciplinary Undergraduate Certificate in Health Informatics as well as a Professional Certificate in Health Services Financial Management.