Selected highlights

Since 2005, FHS faculty have secured over $227 million in research funding, fueling such ground-breaking initiatives like the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition (CDPC), a nationally recognized, evidence-based advocacy organization collaborating with over 60 groups to mitigate harms caused by drug prohibition, or Professor Kelley Lee’s leadership of Canada’s Social Sciences and Humanities Consortium, which is promoting equitable access to vaccines and immune-based innovations.

FHS is also home to numerous exceptional individuals driving change in health research, policy, and education, including:

• Meghan Winters, the CIHR Applied Public Health Chair in Gender and Healthy Cities who is leading interdisciplinary and intersectoral teams across Canada working on healthy cities.
• Associate professor Travis Salway, whose work to improve 2S/LGBTQ health earned him the CIHR Early Career Trailblazer Award.
• Stuart Peacock, Leslie Diamond Chair in Cancer Survivorship, who is transforming equitable cancer care and quality of life for survivors.
• Stephanie Cleland, the Legacy for Airway Health Chair, whose data-driven collaborative research investigates how climate change-related issues like wildfires or extreme heat are impacting human health.

FHS students benefit from a robust learning environment, including our Student Commons, a hub for collaboration and community-building. In addition, experiential learning is a growing and vital facet of our students’ journeys, with co-op placements growing from just five in 2007 to nearly 2,000 in 2024.

FHS alumni include changemakers like Natalie Kinloch, a Vanier scholar and Governor General’s Gold Medal recipient whose doctoral research is advancing our understanding of HIV diversity and informing vaccine development.

By the numbers

• 1,726 undergraduate students
• 142 graduate students
• 59 faculty members
• 3 Canada Research Chairs
• 6 endowed chairs

Programs

• BA and BSc in Health Sciences
• Masters of Public Health
• Masters and PhD in Health Sciences