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International Masters for Health Leadership (I.M.H.L.)

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Program Description

The Master of Management (M.M.) IMHL [International Masters for Health Leadership] (Non-Thesis) offered by the Desautels Faculty of Management is a module-based program that emphasizes managerial and leadership learning opportunities. The program's objective is to equip students with skills in leadership through thematic mindsets anchoring reflective management, organizational analytics, and systems-level thinking in the health sector to further pursue and inform their leadership journey, expand professional opportunities (or potentially continue their studies).

Keywords: Health Leadership and Management, Global Health, Sustainability in Healthcare, Managerial Healthcare, Health Administration, Innovation and AI, Peer-Based Learning, Master of Management, MBA Healthcare.

Unique Program Features

  • The program focuses on international healthcare delivery challenges through management and leadership concepts, and through the lens of managerial mindsets;
  • The program is delivered in three synchronous (live) online modules, and 2 in-person modules, a Managerial Exchange, and a non-thesis Master's degree paper;
  • The program relies on teaching methods that bring together theoretical knowledge and the application to practice in real-time; 
  • The program integrates traditional disciplines such as strategy, organizational structure and behaviour, operations management, and financial management into student's managerial mindsets, maintaining a continuous focus on leadership and management in a healthcare context; 
  • The program is the result of an initial collaboration between the Desautels Faculty of Management and Â鶹´«Ã½Íøվ’s Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, known worldwide for its ability to train exceptional medical leaders.

University-Level Admission Requirements

  • An eligible Bachelor's degree with a minimum 3.0 GPA out of a possible 4.0 GPA
  • English-language proficiency

Each program has specific admission requirements including required application documents. Please visit the program website for more details.

Program-Specific Admission Requirements

  • As part of the pre-application process, prospective students must complete the Personal Information Form and enter educational background and work experience.
  • Work experience in the health sector is required

Program Website

International Masters in Health Leadership website

Department Contact

Graduate Program info.imhl [at] mcgill.ca (subject: International%20Masters%20in%20Health%20Leadership) (email)

Available Intake

Fall 2026

Application Deadlines

Intake Applications Open Application Deadline - International Application Deadline - Domestic (Canadian, Permanent Resident of Canada)
FALL November 15, 2025 June 1, 2026 June 1, 2026
WINTER N/A N/A N/A
SUMMER N/A N/A N/A

Note: Application deadlines are subject to change without notice. Please check the application portal for the most up-to-date information.

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