Global Health Science Program

Winter 2026 Online Cohort

The GHSP Winter Online Cohort is a 3-week program featuring presentations by our award winning faculty and researchers including Nobel Prize Laureate Dr. Michael Houghton who with his team of international researchers discovered the Hep C virus.  Topics include Evidence-Based Healthcare, Innovations in Learning Sciences, Arts and Humanities in Medical Education, Discovery Learning in medical education, and presentations by our UME and grad students on their life and study at the UofA.  Nursing and Dental tracks are also available. Students will have access to eClass External which houses additional resources, assignments and evaluations.  The online cohort, which will be delivered through Zoom, will be held from Sunday, January 18, 2026 to Thursday, February 5, 2026, 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm (MST Canada & USA) or Monday - Friday from January 19 - February 6, Beijing Time.  Check local timezones for particular start time.   

Cost is $1,500 CAD/person or $50,000 CAD/institution (up to 200 participants/institution) and includes online sessions, course materials and publications through eClass External.  Institutional sponsors please contact the GHSP office at gmsp@ualberta.ca.   Refunds less a $75 administration fee are provided until January 18, 2026.  After this date, no refunds are available.  

Register Here for the Winter GHSP 2026 Online Cohort

GHSP Online Brochure

Chinese Translation of GHSP Online Brochure

Payment Information:  Go to this link and look for "6. GHSP (MDGLO)-Fees".  Use 9999999 as your student ID. Enter your fees as listed on this webpage. 

Summer 2026 In-Person Cohort

The next in-person offering of this program is Monday to Friday, July 13 - Aug. 7, 2026, 9 am - 4 pm. Tracks offered include:  medicine, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, public health, and mental health.

Letters of invitation are sent as soon as applications are received and approved.  

Visa Requirements:  Registrants should use their letter of invitation to apply immediately for a Temporary Resident Visa (Visitor Visa) or eTA (whichever applies) to allow for any potential delays in the processing time. To check processing times for your country go here.

Registrants should not pay their tuition fee until they receive their visa. If participants depart prior to completing the program, the full fees for that period apply and no refunds are offered.  We have 2 payment options: 

1.  A fee of $4,160 CAD for international students that includes course materials and emergency health insurance.  Deadline for payment is June 29, 2026.  We will grant extensions on a case by case basis if students are still waiting for their visas by this date. Participants are responsible for their own accommodations and meals.  Single and shared rooms are available in Lister Residence on campus from May 19, 2026 and ending August 15, 2026. If you wish to stay at Lister Residence, contact them directly at groupbookings@ualberta.ca.  Put "Booking for GHSP" in the subject line.  Other options are  Campus Towers, which is a 5 minute walk from the classroom or the Varscona Hotel which is a 25 minute walk or 10 minute bus ride away.  There are many other options in Edmonton that can be found with a search of the internet.   

2.  A fee of $2,000 CAD for Canadian Citizens/domestic students which includes course materials only (no residence, no emergency health care and no meals).  Canadian students must verify their residency by sending a copy of their ID/first page of passport to gmsp@ualberta.ca.  Students wishing to stay on campus in Lister can book directly by emailing groupbookings@ualberta.ca.

Payment Information:  Go to this link and look for "6. GHSP (MDGLO)-Fees".  Use 9999999 as your student ID. Enter your fees as listed on this webpage.

Register Here for the Summer 2026 In-Person Cohort

GHSP In-Person Brochure (All Tracks)

Chinese Translation of GHSP In-Person Brochure

Questions?  Contact gmsp@ualberta.ca

Last updated December 4, 2025