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McMaster Clinician Investigator Program

The McMaster Clinician Investigator Program is designed to provide guidance, support and structured training for future academic clinicians that plan to do research as a key component of their medical career. The CIP provides Learners with the opportunity to pursue an MSc, PhD or Postdoctoral training in a relevant field related to your clinical training. The program completed an external review in April 2015 and was granted designation by the RCPSC as an Accredited Program.

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CIP HIGHLIGHTS - Trainee Awards

2023-2024

Congratulations!

Dr. Michael Wang	David L. Sackett Graduate Scholarship Canadian Society of Internal Medicine – Medical Education Award Clinical Trials Training Programs – Canadian Consortium of Clinical Trial Training Platform Doctoral Studentship Award Perioperative Care Congress – Best Trainee Presentation, 1^st Place
Dr. Emma van Reekum	PHRI Internal Grant Competition: BRAVE-Mind. Principal investigator PSI Foundation Resident Research Operating Grant: Brave-Mind (pilot study). Principal investigator. Best oral presentation, Junior Investigator Research Colloquium, Canadian Psychiatric Association, October 2023. Canadian Institutes of Health Research Project Grant:Bariatric surgery for the Reduction of cArdioVascular Events (BRAVE). Co-applicant. 2024 HEI Student Research Paper Award
Dr. Adam Komorowski	2023 Rising Star Award, Canadian Association for Medical Education, Ottawa, Canada 2023 Resident Excellence Award, Medical Staff Association, St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton 2023 Quality Assurance Award, Postgraduate Medical Education, McMaster University John Fernandes Award for best overall study, Dept of Pathology and Molecular Medicine 2024 Resident Research Day, McMaster University 2024 CACMID Fiona Smaill Award
Dr. Mats Junek	Unrestricted educational grant funding through Roche Top abstract by a rheumatology resident at the CRA (Canadian Rheumatology Association) annual scientific meeting in 2023 Canadian Institutes of Health Research: Glucocorticoids or Avacopan in peopLe with high-risk renal Anti-Neutrophil cytoplasm antibody associated vasculitis Trial (GALANT) – Pilot ($520,200). Co Applicant
Dr. Louise Guolla	CIHR Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship 2023-2026 – Ranked 18th of 183 applications reviewed by the National Canadian Institutes of Health Research Selection Committee Faculty of Health Sciences Outstanding Achievement Award, 2023 Health Research Methodology Program Award, 2023 2nd place Poster Award, Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario (POGO) Conference 2023
Dr. Brittany Dennis	Primary investigator for UBC Strategic Investment Fund Grant – “RecoverNet BC: Development of a Data Platform to Support Substance Use Care” Michael Smith Health Research BC Scholar Award
Dr. Arnav Agarwal	Michael G. DeGroote Fellowship Award in Clinical Research Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Pain Research and Care Graduate Studentship Canada Graduate Scholarship – Masters International Initiatives Micro-Fund
Dr. Charlotte McEwen	2024 PARO Resident Teaching Award

2022-2023

Congratulations!

Dr. Vicki Archer	3rd Place at the McMaster Department of Surgery Research Day; FHS Graduate Programs Outstanding Achievement Award
Dr. Joanne Britto	CIHR Canadian Graduate Scholarship Award
Dr. Courtney Coschi	Elizabeth Eisenhauer Early Drug Development Young Investigator Award (CCTG)
Dr. Nermin Diab	Canadian Lung Association and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Fellowship
Dr. Brittany Dennis	Carraresi Early Career Clinician Investigator Award
Dr. Taylor Duda	New Investigator Fund of Hamilton Health Sciences – Pilot Study: Levetiracetam Prophylaxis Randomized Controlled Trial in Brain Tumor Resection; CIHR Canadian Graduate Scholarship Award; Top Preceptor Award (surgical foundations bootcamp)
Dr. Rachel Eikelboom	New Investigator Fund of Hamilton Health Sciences – Subclinical Valve Thrombosis In Patients With Surgical Bioprosthetic Valve Replacement (SUNDANCE): An Imaging Substudy Of The DANCE Trial; PSI Resident Research Grant
Dr. Lucas Gallo	CIHR Doctoral Research Award Canadian Graduate Scholarship
Dr. Louise Guolla	FHS Graduate Programs Outstanding Achievement Award
Dr. Adam Komorowski	Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada – 2023 Student Poster Award; McMaster University Department of HREI Best Poster Presentation, 2023 Research Day; McMaster University Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine – Best Poster Presentation, 2022 Research Day; McMaster University Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine – Best Quality Assurance Project, 2022 Research Day; Research Institute of St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton – 2022-2023 MSc Studentship Award
Dr. Celia Kwan	Top oral presentation of completed work by a graduate or postgraduate trainee award McMaster Child Health Research Day
Dr. Lily Park	Regional Medical Associates Scholarship Award; The CIHR CGS-M Award
Dr. Spencer van Mil	CIHR Canadian Graduate Scholarship Award; FHS Graduate Programs Outstanding Achievements Award
Dr. Michael Wang	The 2022 PGME Research Award. the CHAT Discovery Competition grant in 2022; the HAHSO AFP Innovation Grant in 2023; the MTEK Science Scholarship in 2023

2021-2022

Congratulations!

Dr. Rachel Eikelboom	Canadian Cardiovascular Society-Bayer Resident Research Award and the Michael G. DeGroote Fellowship Award
Dr. Vicki Archer	Hamilton Health Sciences New Investigator Fund Grant; CIHR Canadian Graduate Student Award
Dr. Michael Wang	The HHS New Investigator Fund in 2022; the McMaster GSA Travel Award in 2021; the PSI Foundation Research Trainee Award in 2022; Dr. Wang is a Clinical Scholar with the Division of General Internal Medicine in CIP
Dr. Nermin Diab	The Canadian Asthma, Allergy and Immunology Foundation Type II Inflammation Award (CAAIF)
Dr. Taylor Duda	CIHR Canada Graduate Scholarship – MSc., Top Preceptor Award – Surgical Foundations Boot Camp
Dr. Spencer van Mil	The 2022 PGME Research Award

2020-2021

Congratulations!

Dr. Lucas Gallo	2021 CIHR Canada Graduate Scholarship. Dr. Gallo is a PGY3 Plastic Surgery/CIP Resident
Dr. Tea Rosic	Michael Gent Award for Best Poster, 2021 Research Day Awards. Dr. Rosic is a PGY5 Psychiatry/CIP Resident
Dr. Kimberly Lewis	David L. Sackett Award for Best Oral Presentation, 2021 Research Day Awards; The HAHSO Innovation Grant 2020/2021 (PI); The Research Institute of St. Joseph’s Studentship Award (PA); The Research Institute of St. Joseph’s Interprofessional Research Award (PI). Dr. Lewis is a Critical Care Clinical Scholar in CIP
Dr. David Zorko	Top Resident Presentation at the McMaster Child Health Research Day (2021); The 2020 Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence & Impact Student Publication Award (MSc category). Dr. Zorko is a PGY5 Pediatric/CIP Resident; Faculty of Health Sciences Graduate Programs Outstanding Achievement Award (Health Research Methodology)
Dr. Michael Wang	The PHRI Grant in 2021; the CSIM Education and Research Fund Grant in 2021; the HHS New Investigator Fund in 2021; the CIHR Canada Graduate Scholarship in 2021. Dr. Wang is a Clinical Scholar with the Division of General Internal Medicine in CIP
Dr. Shamini Selvakumar	2021 CIHR Canada Graduate Scholarship. Dr. Selvakumar is a PGY5 Pediatric/CIP Resident
Dr. Taylor Duda	Placed 3rd overall at the McMaster Neurosciences Research Day; Champion & Culture Changer for the Canadian Federation of Medical Students