Clinician Investigator Program
Get ready for a research career
Are you a surgical resident interested in pursuing a graduate degree during your training?
An email was sent to all Surgical Residents outlining requirements for thier Letter of Intent to apply for CIP - Your LOI letter is due to the Research Office On Friday October 4, 2024
Presently, The DOS has 4 residents enrolled in the CIP/graduate program. Dr. Joel Bierer, CIP Resident, is entering his 5th year of his PhD Project: Read about his PhD Project
This Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada-accredited training program will add the specialized knowledge and skills you need to pursue a career as a clinician-scientist or as a clinical investigator.
Upon completion, you will receive:
- Royal College certification
- an “Attestation of Completion,” signed by the CIP Director and the Associate Dean of Medicine
- A graduate degree
Is this program for me?
To be considered for acceptance, you must:
- be an MD enrolled in a Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons specialty or subspecialty in the Dalhousie Postgraduate Medical Education Program
- Priority will be given to those enrolled in a Dalhousie-approved MSc or PhD program.
- Committ to time away from training to pursue graduate degree/work. (2 years for MSc, up to 5 years for PhD)
- Identified supervisor and consult with CIP FOM Director.
- After LOI is received, present research proposal and objective to DOS Reserach Committee.
- Secure salary support for graduate degree period, either through DOS CIP Support award, or other Dalhousie/National Granting Agencies.
- The DOS Reserach Committee is here to help and Elaine will usher you application, working with FOM CIP office/Director.
- DOS Research Application Process:
- Letter of Intent to Elaine Koziwka-Marsh in the Research Office no later than 4 pm on DUE Date posted.
- A meeting will be set up between interested resident and our CIP Lead on the Research Committee, and CIP Director.
- You must complete a CIP application for Research Committee Review
- You will be asked to present a 5 minute presentation to the Reserach Committee
- If successful for DOS Support, the DOS CIP applicant will recieve a letter detailing departmental salary support.
Find out more
Current CIP participants
Takliq Amir | Cardiac Surgery | MSc |
Katherine Tourigny | Neurosurgery | MSc |
Joel Bierer | Cardiac Surgery | PhD |
Rakesh Guidimella | Plastic Surgery | MSc |
Past CIP participants
Shahriar Seddigh | Orthopaedics | MSc | 2024 |
Dominique de Waard | Cardiac Surgery | MSc | 2024 |
Ashley Robinson | General Surgery | MSc | 2024 |
Jae Ho Han | Neurosurgery | MSc | 2023 |
Erika Leck | Neurosurgery | MSc | 2022 |
Claudia Cote | Cardiac Surgey | MSc | 2022 |
Catherine Deshaies | Cardiac Surgery | PhD | 2021 |
Phillip Tremblay | Cardiac Surgery | MSc | 2021 |
Sam Jessula | General Surgery | MSc | 2019 |
Ashley Drohan | General Surgery | MSc | 2019 |
Aaron Robichaud | Neurosurgery | MSc | 2019 |
Amanda Murphy | Plastic Surgeyr | MSc | 2018 |
Scott Hurton | General Surgery | MSc | 2018 |
David Brandman | Neurosurgery | PhD | 2017 |
Gavin Tansley | General Surgery | MSc | 2016 |
Phil Magown | Neurosurgery | PhD | 2014 |
Christine Herman | Cardiac Surgery | MSc | 2012 |
Phil Davis | General Surgery | MSc | 2012 |
Jon Bailey | General Surgery | MSc | 2012 |
Scott Livingston | General Surgery | MSc | 2011 |
Matthew Smith | General Surgery | MSc | 2011 |
Lindsay MacDonald | General Surgery | MSc | 2011 |
Paul Yaffe | General Surgery | MSc | 2010 |
Devon Richardson | General Surgery | MSc | 2009 |
Jane Watson | General Surgery | MSc | 2008 |
Mike Bezuhly | Plastic Surgery | MSc | 2008 |
Lara Williams | General Surgery | MSc | 2007 |
Dimitri Kalvrousiotis | Cardiac Surgery | MSc | 2007 |
Ansar Hassan | General Surgery |
PhD | 2007 |
Phil Barnsley | Plastic Surgery | MSc | 2003 |
Anton Skaro | General Surgery | PhD |
2002 |
James Ellsmere | General Surgery | MSc | 2002 |
Daniel Wong | Cardiac Surgery | MSc | 2002 |
Paul Johnson | General Surgery | MSc | 2001 |
Rakesh Arora | Cardiac Surgery | PhD | 2001 |
Jean-Francois Legare | Cardiac Surgery | MSc |
2000 |
Sean Christie | Neurosurgery | PhD | 2000 |
Wey Liang | General Surgery | MSc | 1998 |