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The Anatomy Facility within the Education Program in Anatomy is under the auspices of the Chief Coroner of Ontario. This is therefore a restricted area with access limited to those who have a legitimate need to work with cadaveric material. This access is limited because of the regulations defined by the Chief Coroner as per the Coroner’s Act. Furthermore, the University has a responsibility to those donors (and to their families) who bequeathed their bodies to us to ensure appropriate use. Students are required to undergo training before they are allowed access to the Anatomy facility. This training session is mandatory.
CPR Training (BLS or Level C) must be valid for the duration of the program and the Faculty of Health Sciences supports a 2-year recertification period. Proof of certification must be submitted prior to starting the program in the fall and must be maintained current throughout the duration of the program. Training must be completed in-person or via a hybrid model; fully online CPR training is not accepted by the School of Rehabilitation Science.
A copy of your certification/recertification must be uploaded to Avenue to Learn.
Learners in Faculty of Health Sciences health professional programs and learners in non-professional programs with courses which include clinical activities are required to understand and comply with the Faculty of Health Sciences health screening requirements. All health screening documentation must be reviewed and cleared by the Health Screening Office.
For detailed requirements click HERE.
Students in the Faculty of Health Sciences must complete the following health and safety modules:
- Code Awareness
- Ergonomics
- Fire Safety Awareness
- N95 Respirator and Masks
- N95 Respirator and Masks (renewal required in year 2)
- PHO Health and Safety Orientation
- PHO Chain of Transmission
- PHO Healthcare Provider Controls
- Slips, Trips, and Falls
- WHMIS 2015 and GHS
- Violence and Harassment Prevention in the Workplace
All students must pay a one-time program fee of $815.00. This fee includes clinical education fee, a physiotherapy backpack and tool kit, and a program ID badge.
Your physiotherapy tool kit contains items required for the practice of clinical skills throughout the program and for clinical placements. Kits will be distributed during orientation.
This fee is applied to your student account.
SGS 101 / Academic Research Integrity and Ethics
All graduate students must complete the course SGS 101 – Academic Research Integrity and Ethics within the first twelve months after their admission to graduate studies at McMaster. The purpose of this course is to ensure that the standards and expectations of academic integrity and research ethics are communicated early and are understood by incoming students. A graduate student may not obtain a graduate degree at McMaster without having passed this course. In the event that a student fails this course, they must retake it at the earliest opportunity.
This course will introduce incoming graduate students to the standards of academic integrity expected at McMaster. It will provide examples of acceptable and
unacceptable practices and will clarify the responsibility and expectations of graduate students with respect to academic integrity. Students will be exposed to the
Academic Integrity Policy of McMaster and best practices will be described that will minimize the likelihood of incorrectly attributed work from appearing in their
assignments and research records.
SGS 201 / Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act – (AODA) Training
All graduate students, including all new MBA students (full time, part-time, co-op, accelerated), must complete the course training on the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), which can be completed on-line [www.mcmaster.ca/ accessibility]. Having an understanding of how we can identify and reduce attitudinal, structural, information, technological, and systemic barriers to persons with disabilities is core to McMaster University’s commitment to supporting an inclusive community in which all persons are treated with dignity and equality, and completion of AODA training is critical as McMaster’s graduates move forward in their varied, chosen professions.
Students may not graduate or register for subsequent years in their program until they have completed their required training.
The required graduate course content for SGS 101 and 201 will be available on Avenue to Learn.
The Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) requires incoming candidates and returning students to provide a Police Records Vulnerable Sector Check (VSC). International or Visa students are required to provide a Police Certificate from each country or territory they have resided for more than six months consecutively for the past five years.
Vulnerable Sector Checks (VSC) are required to be updated on an annual basis and must remain valid for the entire duration of each placement. VSCs are considered valid for one calendar year from date of issue from Police Services. Students may be asked to complete the VSC process more frequently than annually, if required by a clinical site. Failure to do so may result in a student being unable to participate in or complete a clinical placement which can result in delays or inability to complete their program.
For additional information please refer to the Police Records Check Policy — Faculty of Health Sciences.
For Year 1 and returning student requirements click HERE.