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PhD Fellowship Opportunity

The  rapid  development  of  basic  and applied health  sciences  and  the  promise  of personalized medicine  have  fueled  a  public  expectation  that  large  investments  in  health  research  and  the education  of  health  professionals  and  clinical  investigators  will  yield  substantial  improvements for  human  health  globally.  Clinical  investigators,  defined  as  health  professionals  who  play  a major  and  sustained  role  in  health  research,  are  key  enablers  in  the  enterprise  of  discovery, innovation  and  translation  within  health  care.  

As  part  of  an  ongoing  collaboration  between  The  University  of  Toronto  Faculty  of  Medicine and  University  Medical  Centre  (UMC)  Utrecht,  we  are  currently  accepting  applications  from students  interested  in  completing  a  PhD  with  a  focus  on  health  professions  education, specifically  professional  identity  formation  in  clinical  investigators.  In  addition  to  working  with the  collaborative  research  group,  the  Fellow  will  have  space  at  the  Wilson  Centre  where they will  have  an  opportunity  to  work  and  learn  in  a  community  of  researchers  from  many academic  disciplines  and  many  health  professional  backgrounds.  Under  the  joint  supervision of  Drs.  Norman  Rosenblum  and  Nicole  Woods,  the  successful  applicant  will  pursue  a  PhD within  the  University  of  Toronto  School  of  Graduate  Studies  and  a  Fellowship  at  the  Wilson Centre,  University  Health  Network,  University  of  Toronto.  Applicants  with  disciplinary backgrounds  outside  of  medicine  (e.g.  cognitive  psychology,  education  psychology,  sociology, higher  education,  behavioural  sciences  etc.)  are  encouraged  to  apply.  

Eligibility  

1. Applicants  must  apply  for  and  be  accepted  to  the  MSc,  MEd  (anticipated  transfer  to  PhD  after  successful  transfer  examination)  or  PhD  program  at  either  The  Institute  of  Medical  Sciences  (IMS)  or  Ontario  Institute  for  Studies  in  Education  (OISE)  with  a  start  date  no  later  than  January  1,  2017.  

2. Applicants  must  apply  for  and  be  accepted  to  the  Wilson  Centre  Fellowship  program  (Fellowships)

 3. Canadian  citizenship  or  residency  Funding  

The  successful  applicant  will  receive  the  required  graduate  student  salary  support  in  accordance  with  the  policy  in  their  chosen  program  of  study  (IMS  or  OISE).  Interested  applicants  are  asked  to  contact  Dr.  Rosenblum  (norman.rosenblum@sickkids.ca)  or  Dr.  Woods (nikki.woods@utoronto.ca) for more information.  A  CV  and  brief  statement  of  interest  will  be  required  before  June  1,  2016).