Applying for a dedicated research block

Trainees interested in this opportunity, in order to be considered, are required to submit the following:

1. a complete curriculum vitae (including research experience),

2. a brief description (maximum 2 pages plus cover page) from the applicant trainee concerning the research proposal with the following content:

a. A cover page including

trainee's full name and contact information (address, telephone, pager & e-mail),
supervisor(s) name(s) and contact information (address, telephone, pager & e-mail),
location of research,
title of research project
length of research elective (i.e., one month or two months)

b. A protocol including:

background and rationale
hypothesis
description of methods
possible outcomes
relevance to the field of study
relevance to career development of the applicant
It is essential that you indicate whether the proposal has been approved by a research ethics board and if not, indicate the date that it will be submitted for approval.

3. a letter from your proposed supervisor. This letter should include:

research elective goals for career development of the applicant
details of the supervisory commitment and process (e.g., the number of hours of interaction per week, resources provided to the trainee, opportunities to interact with other research staff and students)
willingness to complete a research in-training evaluation report

The applications for this research elective are adjudicated based upon the above information and are due sometime in early to mid-March each year. Successful applicants are required to complete the usual PGY2 and PGY3 call at their base hospital.

A committee reviews all submissions and results of the competition are made available towards the end of March/early April.

Last updated:9/6/2006 10:40:04 PM