Clinician Investigator Program (CIP)

You must:

• be a current Postgraduate trainee in a laboratory medicine residency training program at the University of Toronto
• enroll in the University of Toronto Clinician Investigator Program (CIP)
• demonstrate sustained excellence throughout your clinical residency training.
• have a clear understanding of research training paths and the requirements for acquiring appropriate skills for a future career in research. Previous research experience is desirable but not a requirement
• have strong support from your residency training Program Director. 
• enroll in a graduate program for a minimum of two years within the Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, and successfully complete an MSc (two years) or PhD (four years) degree, if you don't have a graduate degree.

If you have a PhD degree, you may enter a two-year research program as a postdoctoral fellow. 

All research supervisors must be LMP faculty members who have appointments with the School of Graduate Studies, University of Toronto.

For the first two years of research training

You will receive funding towards salary and/or tuition.

Salary funding will be dependent on your PGY classification and will conform to the amounts set by the Ontario Ministry of Health (as outlined in PARO-CAHO Agreement)

You will receive a graduate student stipend. You will be expected to apply for a MOH-CIP funded position as well as research grants. If needed, LMP will provide supplemental funding above this stipend level in order to ensure that you receive a salary appropriate to your level of training.