DSECT Program

Drug therapy problems are common, largely preventable, clinically harmful and an ever increasing burden on our healthcare system. The CIHR Training Program in Bridging Scientific Domains for Drug Safety and Effectiveness meets an urgent need to train scientists who can integrate concepts and findings across the drug discovery, applied clinical practice and policy spectrum.

This one-year innovative program fosters cross-domain learning and collaboration using a multi-pronged approach to encourage development of both content-focused and research methods knowledge related to drug safety and effectiveness, as well as  practical skill and capacity building.

Program curriculum

• Annual Program Symposium
• One-to-one mentorship
• Foundational coursework
• Capacity- and Skill-building seminars
• Current Topics series
• Practicum/Exposure opportunities
• Objective Structured Knowledge Translation Experience (OSKTE)

Eligible trainees include those enrolled in a graduate (Masters, PhD), post-doctoral or clinical fellowship program, with demonstrated academic excellence and an interest or experience related to medication. Trainee’s must have a supervisor willing to become mentor within the training program and can be from a wide range of scientific domains, including: biosciences; clinical therapeutics; population health, epidemiology, and biostatistics; and health services and policy research. Stipends are available to Canadian citizens or Permanent residents.

For more information and to apply online, please visit the program website: www.safeandeffectiverx.com

This program is offered through McMaster University (Department of Family Medicine), Dalhousie University, University of Toronto, and University of British Columbia.

Funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Strategic Training Initiative in Health Research program.