CIHR Training Program in Molecular Pathology of Cancer.

CLINICIAN-SCIENTISTS IN MOLECULAR ONCOLOGIC PATHOLOGY

Foundation of Molecular Medicine

Program Aim:

To train next generation clinician-scientists and research Pathologists with transdisciplinary competence in histopathology, genomics, proteomics, molecular cytogenetics and advanced molecular micro-imaging techniques.

Application Procedure & Eligibility

• Residents who wish to have research training during residency within requirements of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada
• Pathologists who recently completed residency in anatomical pathology, hematologic or general pathology
• Pathologists who wish to develop expertise in molecular pathology research (sabbatical).

Admission criteria include applicants with demonstrated excellent residency record and genuine motivation in molecular translational research. 

Program Selection

• 2-year Research Fellowship
• Sabbatical Training (6-month up to 1-year)
• 1-year basic science research as part of the Royal College of Physicians Canada residency (seperate or as part of 2-year fellowship)
• 3-month elective

Collaborating Training Centres:

University Health Network - Ontario Cancer Institute/Princess Margaret Hospital (OCI/PMH), Toronto, Ontario, Canada

British Columbia Cancer Agency (BCCA), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Tom Baker Cancer Centre and Southern Alberta Cancer Research Institute (SACRI), Calgary, Alberta, Canada