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Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Graduate Diploma (GDip)
This one-year program will help to expand your research skills to support a greater understanding of the diseases affecting human health and prepare you for advanced study.
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Graduate Diploma (GDip)
This one-year program will help to expand your research skills to support a greater understanding of the diseases affecting human health and prepare you for advanced study.
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Graduate Diploma (GDip)
This one-year program will help to expand your research skills to support a greater understanding of the diseases affecting human health and prepare you for advanced study.
About the program
- Program name: Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
- Degree level: Graduate Diploma
- Duration: 3 terms (1 year)
- Admission deadlines & requirements: See program details
- Contact: pathgrad@uwo.ca
- Website: PaLM Graduate Diploma Program
Reasons to study
Discover research
Go beyond conventional thinking. Train in a scientific research environment focused on discovery and progress.
Diverse programming
Advance your expertise in a diverse research environment that includes the clinical and basic sciences.
Advanced facilities
You'll gain access to advanced research facilities, including the Aperio glass slide scanner, brain tumour tissue bank, confocal and cryo-sectioning labs, real-time PCR and microscopic image analysis.
Fields of research
- Bioinformatics and data science
- Cancer biology
- Cardiovascular, respiratory health and metabolic diseases
- Computational pathology
- Epigenetics
- Infection, immunity, and inflammation
- Interdisciplinary health and education
- One Health
- Oral biology and medicine
- Pathobiology of neurologic diseases
- Regenerative and transplatation medicine
- Test utilization, optimization and quality assurance
Program details
You'll need to identify and connect with a potential supervisor before applying to the program. Please visit the Graduate Diploma program's website for more information on how to apply.
Duration
- Three terms (1 year)
Application deadlines
- Winter (January) - November 1
- Summer (May) - March 1
- Fall (September) - June 1
Requirements
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An undergraduate degree in Science, Health Sciences or related fields.
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An entrance average of 70% or greater in the last two years of your undergraduate program.
Apply now via Western's School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
Plan your finances
What it costs
Expenses usually include tuition, fees, housing, food and other necessities.
Find your tuition and fees in the fee schedules available through the Office of the Registrar.
Plan ahead
Managing your finances, time, and overall wellness is critical to your academic success.
Use the Graduate Student Affordability Calculator to estimate how much money you will need to pay for your tuition, fees, housing, food and other necessities for a 12-month (three-term) academic year.
Career resources & opportunities
As a Western graduate student, you have access to an abundance of quality professional development opportunities, which make it simple for you to self-direct your learning and development, maximize the value of your degree, and ease your career transition.
Own Your Future
The Own Your Future website offers PhD students free career and professional development advice to support the transition into the working world.
Upskilling graduates for success
Internship program
After graduation
This program develops internationally recognized competencies, techniques and expertise in biomedical research. As a graduate, you can pursue a graduate degree, and you can pursue a range of careers, including work in academia, government, and the pharmaceutical industry.
Have questions? Connect with us!
Contact our program coordinator for more information on the program and finding a supervisor, or get your questions answered.
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