The Canadian Society of Clinical Investigation (CSCI) and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) co-sponsor an annual Resident Research Manuscript Prize Award program.
This prize is awarded each year for the best first author published research manuscript conducted during an RCPSC residency training program at each Canadian medical school.
The CSCI prize consists of:
- $1,000 per resident in each medical school
- A complimentary CSCI membership for two years
- A certificate signed by the CIHR and CSCI presidents
Eligibility:
- All residents in RCPSC programs are eligible to apply.
- Current CIP residents must submit their applications through their respective home departments and will be considered with other residents and/or fellows in their respective departments.
Application Process:
Step 1 Resident Application
- Submission of the manuscript should be made to the Department Head or the departmental CSCI representative for department selection.
- Only published or in press/accepted manuscripts (review articles are not acceptable) will be considered in this competition. In press/accepted manuscripts must include a letter or copy of an email acceptance of the manuscript.
- The attached Evaluation Form must be completed by the senior author in order for the application to be considered. This form includes a narrative assessment of the applicant’s publication, statement of percentage of involvement/contribution, outlining its strengths and weaknesses using the following criteria:
- Evaluate work on face value independent of the publication status of the manuscript
- Novelty of research – has this been done previously?
- Importance/impact of research – will this work influence clinical practice/standards? Will it have impact on future research
- Quality of the discussion
- Quality of research methodology
• Deadline for submission of your entries will be dependent on your departmental deadline
Step 2 Department Nomination
- Only one (1) nomination per department will be considered.
- A letter of nomination from the Department Head must accompany the Departmental submission to the CIP Selection Committee
- The completed senior author evaluation form must accompany this submission
- PDF copy of manuscript
- Deadline for submission to the department of medicine is April 15, 2022
- Deadline for departmental nominations is April 30, 2022
Review Process:
The Clinician Investigator Program Faculty Committee will review all applications and select a winner.
Presentation of the Award:
The award is presented to the winner by a CSCI member of the faculty. The winner is expected to make a short presentation on some aspect of clinical research. The presentation could be part of an existing division/department teaching activity e.g. Grand Rounds.
CSCI Departmental Representatives:
Anesthesiology – Dr. Anthony Chau
Emergency Medicine – Dr. Kevin Clark
Medical Genetics – Dr. Katherine Blood
Medicine – Dr. Anita Palepu
Ob/Gyn – Dr. Roxana Geoffrion
Ophthalmology – Dr. Claire Sheldon
Orthopedics – Dr. Henry Broekhuyse
Pathology & Laboratory Medicine – Drs. Cheryl Wellington & David Schaeffer
Pediatrics – Dr. Ran Goldman
Psychiatry – Dr. Erin Michalak
Surgery – Dr. Gary Redekop
Urology – Dr. Kourosh Afshar