Clinical Investigator Program
Overview
The Dalhousie University Clinician Investigator Program (CIP) is an accredited postgraduate medical education training program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. The goal of the CIP is to provide medical residents with structured and rigorous research training—in the midst of their residency—so that they develop the research skills and experience they require to become clinician investigators upon completing their residency. Because of their high level of both clinical and research involvement and training, clinician investigators (also called clinician scientists) are uniquely positioned to lead the way to substantial improvements in clinical practice, service delivery, health policy and other aspects of health care.
The CIP is available to medical residents enrolled in Royal College-accredited specialty or subspecialty residency programs at Dalhousie Medical School. To take part in the CIP, they must also enroll in a Master’s or PhD program through the Dalhousie Faculty of Graduate Studies — unless they have completed their residency, have a graduate degree already, and are embarking on the postdoctoral stream.