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The McMaster Surgeon Scientist Program (SSP) operates as part of McMaster's pre-established Clinical Investigator Program (CIP), a Royal College accredited postgraduate research training program. A new program within the Department of Surgery, the Mcmaster SSP provides excellent research training for surgical residents while encouraging the pursuit of careers in academic surgery. Research training opportunities for surgical residents are made available through McMaster's medical, biochemical and world-renowned clinical epidemiology research programs. Also, SSP provides a framework for the pursuits of graduate studies within the course of residency, as well as, secure funding at the PGY level of entry into the program.
Research
Research may be pursued in four main areas:
- Basic Sciences
- Clinical Epidemiology/ Health Research Methodology
- Medical Education/ Medical Administration/ Health Services Research
- Biotechnology/ Innovation
The McMaster SSP assists in identifying faculty members within the Faculty of Health Sciences who would serve as research supervisors, all of whom would have sufficient space and funds to support the SSP trainee. Each trainee would have a graduate student committee formed in accordance with the rules of the graduate program. The supervisor would serve as chair, and the committee would meet roughly twice a year. The minutes for each meeting would be forwarded to the division chair, program director and Associate Chair of Research. In-Training Evaluation Reports would also be completed through CIP.