Faculty of Medicine
CLINICIAN INVESTIGATOR PROGRAM (CIP)
Goals and Objectives
Specific CIP Goals and Objectives (CanMEDS Format)
Medical Expert
Acquire expert knowledge of the chosen area of research along with a good working
knowledge of any additional related areas
Seek appropriate consultation from others as required, recognizing the limits of their own
clinical research expertise
Function effectively as a Clinician Investigator, integrating all of the CanMEDS roles to
function as a clinician and to conduct ethical research
Communicator
Develop rapport, trust and ethical relationships to communicate effectively with research
participants, peers, and other professionals at all stages of a research project from study
inception to the provision of the final study results
Design and deliver appropriate presentations for lab meetings, research seminars, thesis
advisory committee meetings, scientific meetings, academic conferences, and members of
the media; discussing, defending, and presenting research in an articulate and polished
manner
Effectively write research proposals, reports, grant proposals and manuscripts
Collaborator
Recognize the value of, and function effectively within, collaborative interdisciplinary
research teams by endeavouring to form collaborative relationships within the public and
scientific communities
Demonstrate the communication skills necessary to participate in such collaborations and
teams by communicating effectively with physicians who provide clinical care for human
participants or with basic scientists involved in animal, cellular, or molecular research
Manager
Develop an approach to research-career self-management, including balancing multiple
roles and multiple projects within the researcher portfolio
Demonstrate an ability to manage research projects from initiation to conclusion including
successful team leadership; effective protocol development; appropriate ethical and
regulatory considerations; appropriate systems for protocol execution, communications,
budgetary tracking; and ultimately, publication or other knowledge translation work as
indicated
Postdoctoral Fellows will serve in administration and leadership roles, as appropriate to
their research career
Advocate
Demonstrate an understanding of the societal and economic factors impacting health
research
Demonstrate advocacy for subjects, patients, populations, and communities
Discuss the value of research to society, future populations, and current research
participants
Prevent discrimination by reducing barriers to participation in research studies
Scholar
Demonstrate an ability to assess potential research questions for importance and feasibility
Elicit and synthesize current and historical information gathered from literature reviews,
clinical experiences, and other primary and secondary documentation to critically evaluate
the available evidence-base to support a research study
Establish and maintain knowledge and understanding of the specialized topics in the
specific area of research
Achieve overall competence in methodologies relating to research design, data collection
and management, analysis, and result interpretation
Demonstrate the ability to communicate scholarly findings at scientific meetings and
prepare original manuscripts for peer-reviewed journals
Postdoctoral Fellows will demonstrate the ability to prepare a fundable research grant
application
Postdoctoral Fellows will train research students who come from various disciplines and
who are at various stages in research training
Professional
Demonstrate scientific and ethical integrity in the design, conduct, analysis and reporting of
research
Demonstrate knowledge of ethical issues and regulations relevant to the conduct of
research in animal models or human populations, depending on the chosen area of
research
Appropriately seek and utilize feedback and mentoring