Director’s Message
Welcome to the Western Regional Training Centre for Health Services Research (WRTC).
This training program is offered at six universities in western Canada. Apart from stipends, students benefit greatly from opportunities funded by the WRTC such as attending workshops and institutes, along with attendance at the annual conference of the Canadian Association of Health Services Policy and Research.
Students can access an increasing complement of graduate level courses in health services and policy research concepts and methods.  Practical field placements with health care decision-makers provide unparalleled exposure to senior-level management and policy expertise, and the potential for job opportunities following program completion.
The WRTC is also the Western Regional Mentoring Centre for the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation (CHSRF) Executive Training for Research Application (EXTRA) Program. This provides students with enhanced access to health care decision-makers from across western Canada.
We encourage you to review the information on this site and to contact us at wrtc-hsr@ubc.ca if you have any questions or require further information.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Sam Sheps MD MSc FRCP
Professor and Director
Western Regional Training Centre for Health Services Research
School of Population and Public Health
University of British Columbia
Latest Updates
Applicants to the University of Regina WRTC now have until 30 April 2010 to submit their application.
For further information please contact Sarina Wowchuk, WRTC Coordinator, at Sarina.wowchuk@uregina.ca.
If you are applying to the University of Manitoba WRTC and are experiencing difficulties with the application form please contact me (Isabella Losinger) at isabella.losinger@ubc.ca.
Deadline is 05 March 2010 for all applicants applying for a full training studentship ($17,850) to the University of Manitoba.
Student Spotlight
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