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💡The short essays have been removed from admissions as of 2026 entry. This article has been archived. The application to MSc ehealth at McMaster requires 4 short essays of up to 350 words per essay. Each short essay is a response to a specific prompt. These prompts may vary from

McMaster uses traditional interview style where there are (usually) 2 interviewers that sit (or video conference) with you for a chat for 20-30 min (20 min for course-based stream interviews and 30 min for thesis-based interviews). The main goal of McMaster’s MSc ehealth admissions interview is to assess your

By the end of this tutorial, you will be able to: 1. use libraries in Python 2. read other people's documentation to learn how to re-use their code such that you don't need to "reinvent the wheel" 3. understand the concept of libraries in

By the end of this tutorial, you will be able to: 1. use dictionaries in Python to store more complex data 2. extract precise parts of data stored in dictionaries 3. understand intermediate level Python tutorials that teach integration of health information systems that exchange data using dictionaries Next Video:

By the end of this tutorial, you will be able to: 1. use for and while loops in Python to iteratively run a block of code 2. understand the concept of looping in coding in general 3. understand and explain loops in coding to a non-technical person Next Video: Dictionaries

By the end of this tutorial, you will be able to: 1. use if and else statements in Python for decision-making type of code in healthcare 2. understand some of the Boolean operators used in Python 3. understand and explain Booleans in coding to a non-technical person Next Video: Loops

By the end of this tutorial, you will be able to: 1. use Lists in Python to hold data 2. access data stored in Lists 3. manipulate Lists to obtain subset of Lists data using more than one method 4. understand and explain Lists in coding to a non-technical person

By the end of this tutorial, you will be able to: 1. create sentences using Strings in Python 2. combine variables inside Strings using Formatted Strings in Python 3. understand and explain Strings in coding to a non-technical person Next Video: Lists [https://blog.mingli.ca/ehealth-beginners-coding/lists/] Tutorial Series

By the end of this tutorial, you will be able to: 1. create and re-use blocks of code using functions in Python 2. read simple functions that others wrote and be able to use them 3. understand and explain functions in coding to a non-technical person Next Video: Strings [https: