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SSP Opportunities for Residents

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OVERVIEW

罢丑别听Surgical Scientist Program (SSP) works in collaboration with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) accredited听91社区 Clinician Investigator Program (CIP) to offer research support, mentorship, and funding opportunities to surgical residents conducting research towards a Master鈥檚 or Doctoral degree.

SSP BENEFITS FOR SURGICAL RESIDENTS

  1. Opportunity to receive R茅gie d鈥橝ssurance Maladie du Qu茅bec (RAMQ)-equivalent salary support during full-time graduate research training, in the absence of other sources of funding.
  2. Opportunity to receive the Surgical Scientist Excellence Award in recognition of successful applications to scholarships from government agencies (i.e., FRQS and CIHR)
  3. Opportunity to receive the Surgical Scientist Travel Award to cover travel expenses for research presentations.

贰尝滨骋滨叠滨尝滨罢驰听REQUIREMENTS

To be eligible for SSP support, residents must meet the following requirements:

1
Be a RAMQ-paid resident from a clinical division under 91社区鈥檚 Department of Surgery:
  • Cardiac Surgery
  • General Surgery
  • Orthopedic Surgery
  • Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
  • Urology
  • Vascular Surgery

* International residents (sponsored by contract) must consult their sponsors about their eligibility to conduct graduate studies during residency and potential funding opportunities.

2
Have applied to FRQS and CIHR Training Awards to support their Master鈥檚 or Doctoral candidature.

3
Be in the process of applying to or enrolled in a full-time graduate degree program (MSc or PhD) for a minimum of 12 months in either in Surgical and Interventional Sciences or Epidemiology. Enrollment in other 91社区 graduate programs will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

4
Apply to the 91社区听Clinician Investigator Program (CIP)

APPLICATION PROCESS

Residents applying for the SSP must follow the four application steps detailed below:

STEP 1:
Intention to Apply 鈥� Deadline September 10th

Please complete the 厂厂笔听Intention to Apply form and email to: surgicalscientist.med [at] mcgill.ca by September 15.

Click here for the Intentions to Apply form (PDF file)

STEP 2:

Application to FRQS and CIHR Training Awards

To be eligible to apply for the SSP and 91社区 Clinician Investigator Program (CIP)听residents must have also applied for both the FRQS and CIHR training awards.听

TIMELINE: For SSP support starting on July 1, 2025, the applicant is required to apply for FRSQ and CIHR training awards by the following deadlines:

Government Agency Award

Application Deadline

October 3rd, 2024 at 16:00 (EST)

October 3rd, 2024 at 16:00 (EST)
December 1st, 2024听
听 October 17th, 2024听

ANNOUNCEMENT OF RESULTS:听 听听April 2025

More information about FRQS and CIHR scholarship awards are available at the links below:

FRQS听
FRQS听

CIHR听:

** NOTE:听Please keep in mind that graduate students are not allowed to receive multiple scholarship/salary awards at the same time; therefore, some residents may have to decline scholarship offers from FRQS and CIHR. However, residents who are successful in their FRQS and CIHR applications will receive a bonus award from the SSP, the Surgical Scientist Excellence Award.

STEP 3:
Full Application 鈥� Deadline December 6th

Surgeon Scientist Program applicants must apply to the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) accredited 91社区 Clinician Investigator Program (CIP).

Benefits of being accepted to the CIP program include:

  1. Receiving competency-based training to become clinician-investigators.
  2. Opportunities for mentorship and networking.
  3. RCPSC certification as a 鈥楥linician Investigator鈥�
  4. Eligibility to receive RAMQ funding during the period of research training.

Given the importance of this program for surgical residents, prior to applying to CIP, we request that the 91社区 CIP application package be submitted to SSP for internal review.
The complete submission package should be emailed to: surgicalscientist.med [at] mcgill.ca by December 6.

The CIP application package includes:

1

A one-page letter of intent explaining your motivations for applying to the CIP, your expectations, and future goals as a Clinician Scientist

2

Research Project Summary including background, hypothesis, objectives, and brief methodology used for the research proposal.
听 听Click here to download the form: Research Project Summary Form

3

Candidate's Canadian Common CV (CCV) 鈥� version - CIHR Academic.
听 听A PDF file containing your CCV can be obtained by clicking 鈥�Preview鈥� on your CCV webpage.

4

Supervisor鈥檚 - .
听 听A pdf file containing your supervisor鈥檚 CCV can be obtained by clicking 鈥楶review鈥� on their CCV webpage.

5

Letter of support from your research supervisor

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6

Proof of submitted applications to both the FRQS award (Master鈥檚 or Doctoral Training for Applicants with a Professional Degree) and the CIHR award (Masters (CGS-M) or Doctoral (CGS-D) Canada Graduate Scholarship)

PDF copies of confirmation emails are acceptable.

Please consult 91社区 Clinician Investigator Program /Apply Now for further information.

Residents will receive feedback on their CIP application packages by December 20.

NOTE: Your PDF documents can be merged using

STEP 4:

Submit your application to the 91社区 Clinical Investigator Program (CIP)

Deadline January 6th, 2025

After addressing feedback from SSP internal reviewers, please submit your 91社区 CIP application package to cip.med [at] mcgill.ca (subject: Application%20to%20the%20CIP) (Julia Boyko) (CIP Program Coordinator Tel: 514-340-8222 ext. 2479) via email at cip.med [at] mcgill.ca;

In your email, please cc听Carolynna Olha (surgicalscientist.med [at] mcgill.ca)

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