Overview
Grow your knowledge in health research methodology
Improve your knowledge of health research methodology. Acquire the skills necessary to successfully initiate, carry out, and complete a research study.
- Online course, affiliated with the McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences (Department of Anesthesia)
- Gain the knowledge and skills you need to effectively conduct research studies in your field.
- Earn a Certificate of Completion in just 10 weeks
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Program highlights Learn More
- Convenient online course
- Taught by experienced researchers
- Earn a Certificate of Completion
Fundamentals of Health Research Methodology program features:
- Earn a Certificate of Completion
- Convenient online platform
- Learn from experienced researchers and instructors
- Connect with health professionals across various disciplines

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- Essential methodology for clinical trials
- Fundamentals of health research design, research ethics, measurement and statistics
- Develop and write a research proposal
Through our Fundamentals of Health Research Methodology program, you’ll learn to:
- Distinguish the main types of health research design to select the most appropriate one for a research project
- Explain the hierarchy of evidence based on a study design and its implications in health research
- Critically appraise health research literature for validity and application of research outcomes
- Interpret basic statistical findings reported in clinical studies
- Formulate an answerable question using the “Participants, Interventions, Comparisons, Outcomes” (PICO) framework
- Develop a research proposal using health methods and approaches
- Identify strategies of knowledge translation, including writing and publishing manuscripts
Learn more about the Fundamentals of Health Research Methodology program
- Physicians
- Residents
- Medical students
- Nursing and health students
- Research Coordinators
- Research Assistants
- Any health professional who requires a solid foundation in health research methodology in order to successfully initiate, carry out and complete a research study
Earning a Certificate of Completion in Fundamentals of Health Research Methodology could lead to a wide range of rewarding careers including:
- Research Associate
- Research Assistant
- Research Project Coordinator
- Clinical Research Assistant
- Clinical Research Coordinator
- Clinical Trial Coordinator
What Our Recent Graduates Say
“The flexibility of the course helped me a lot to balance my work.”
The flexibility of the course helped me a lot to balance my work. Our field in data is continuously changing. I found that sweet balance in terms of the focus of the course. It’s a life cycle of how the data is coming in all the way to make it a service or a product. The course gives you that 360 spectrum.
Zaki
Big Data graduate

Krystal
Health and Social Service Skill Development graduate
“I wanted to reinvent myself and change my career path and I was able to do that.”
I wanted to be able to reinvent myself and change my career path and I was able to do that because of McMaster Continuing Education. Being a nurse, there are so many different avenues of nursing that I can try new things and continue to learn. The instructors were really understanding. When you’re working full-time, having someone that will promptly answer your questions and make time for you when you need it, they made it really easy.
Krystal
Health and Social Service Skill Development graduate

Tracy
Project Management graduate
“I am constantly reinventing myself. McMaster Continuing Education has been transformative.”
I am constantly reinventing myself. McMaster Continuing Education has been transformative. I was introduced to new ideas and new skills. Because of that, I’ve had new opportunities in my career. McMaster Continuing Education is the best place to take professional development courses. The programs fit into your life.
Tracy
Project Management graduate
“The flexibility of the course helped me a lot to balance my work.”
The flexibility of the course helped me a lot to balance my work. Our field in data is continuously changing. I found that sweet balance in terms of the focus of the course. It’s a life cycle of how the data is coming in all the way to make it a service or a product. The course gives you that 360 spectrum.
Zaki
Big Data graduate
“I wanted to reinvent myself and change my career path and I was able to do that.”
I wanted to be able to reinvent myself and change my career path and I was able to do that because of McMaster Continuing Education. Being a nurse, there are so many different avenues of nursing that I can try new things and continue to learn. The instructors were really understanding. When you’re working full-time, having someone that will promptly answer your questions and make time for you when you need it, they made it really easy.
Krystal
Health and Social Service Skill Development graduate
“I am constantly reinventing myself. McMaster Continuing Education has been transformative.”
I am constantly reinventing myself. McMaster Continuing Education has been transformative. I was introduced to new ideas and new skills. Because of that, I’ve had new opportunities in my career. McMaster Continuing Education is the best place to take professional development courses. The programs fit into your life.
Tracy
Project Management graduate
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