• U of T Faculty of Medicine

  Posted on May 1, 2017 in Archive

  Rehabilitation Rounds Thursday, June 1st, 2017, 12:10 to 1:00 pm Rehabilitation Sciences Building, 500 University Ave, Room 132 “Can cognitive capacity predict listening effort?” Speaker: Dr. Jeff Crukley Senior Research Scientist, Starkey Hearing Technologies Adjunct Lecturer, University of Toronto, Department of Speech-Language Pathology Jeff Crukley is a Senior Research Scientist at Starkey Hearing Technologies. He […]

• Career Event 2017

  Posted on April 28, 2017 in Archive

  Future Careers in Healthcare – Saturday, June 3, 2017! Register Today! Space is Limited! Are you considering a career as a speech-language pathologist? Join us at the Future Careers in Healthcare Event! This student-led event will feature a keynote presentation and panel sessions with students and practitioners from various healthcare fields, including Speech-Language Pathology. Next, […]

• May Month is Here!…Public Information Session: Helping Children Overcome Speech Sound Difficulties

  Posted on March 30, 2017 in Archive

  May is Speech and Hearing Month. It is a time when speech-language pathologists, audiologists and communicative disorder assistants share information about how they ensure that speech, language, swallowing, hearing and balance are recognized as part of total wellness, and work with the public to increase awareness about how important it is to be able to […]

• The J.F. Walker Lecture

  Posted on February 28, 2017 in Archive

  sponsored by The Donalda Jean McGeachy Memorial Lecture Series… Getting the Best of Behaviour: Practical Skills for Clinicians Managing So-Called “Difficult” Behaviours Where:  The Great Hall, Hart House, University of Toronto, 7 Hart House Circle When: Friday, June 9th, 2017,  8:00am to 12:30pm Featuring a warm breakfast buffet! Price: Regular $150 /  Early Bird  $125 (Deadline […]

• June is…Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Awareness Month

  Posted on June 30, 2016 in Archive

  Health Canada, Calendar of Health promotion days also lists June as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Awareness Month Another June awareness event of note is dedicated to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease), a devastating neurodegenerative disease which affect speaking and swallowing functions. Awareness of ALS on an international scale was first […]

• Aphasia Awareness Week is June 5 – 12

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  Aphasia Awareness Week June 5 – 12 The first week of June is Aphasia Awareness Week. The Aphasia Institute defines Aphasia as “a language problem that masks inherent competence and that has its most dramatic impact on conversational interaction (talking and understanding) as well as on the ability to read and write. Aphasia is most […]

• June is…”Stroke Awareness Month”

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  Health Canada, Calendar of Health promotion days lists June as “Stroke Awareness Month” and “Head Injury Awareness month”.  As part of last month’s Speech and Hearing Awareness month activities, Dr. Rochon and Dr. Martino partnered with OSLA for a public event entitled “A Life with Speech and Swallowing Difficulties after Stroke “. Professor Elizabeth Rochon, […]

• About Our MHSc Program…

  Posted on June 28, 2016 in Why U of T

  About the MHSc Program The master of health science program is two years in length, including summer sessions, and is offered only on a full-time basis, including clinical placements (internships).  This is the program you take to become eligible for certification as a Speech-Language Pathologist. The curriculum is organized into 5 academic units and 4 clinical […]

• Why do students choose U of T?

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    At the University of Toronto, we offer a professional master’s program in Speech-Language Pathology.  This program prepares highly competent graduates who can work effectively in a variety of clinical settings. Our professional degree is the Master of Health Science (MHSc) in Speech-Language Pathology.    …Students choose our program because of the people Our Department admits […]

• The Path from MHSc to a PhD in S-LP…

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  The faculty in the department conduct research in aphasia, stuttering, dysphagia, neurological speech disorders and speech motor control, bilingualism, and child language disorders. Please read about specific labs in the faculty pages under Labs and Research Profiles. Many of the faculty members seek graduate research (MSc and PhD) students. Are you a UofT student who […]