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Program Requirements
Revision, March 2018. Start of revision.
The M.Sc. in Experimental Surgery, Concentration in Surgical Innovation, offers graduate-level training program in experimental surgery, leading to a Master's degree. This concentration allows for a hands-on learning experience for students to develop skills necessary to work within multidisciplinary teams in the creation of novel, needs driven, and marketable prototypes used in development of novel surgical and medical devices. As such participants work in multidisciplinary teams to identify clinical needs and to innovate solutions to them.
Thesis Courses (30 credits)
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EXSU 690 M.Sc. Research 1 (4 credits)
Overview
Experimental Surgery : Independent research work under the direction of the Thesis Supervisor and the Supervisory Committee.
Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019, Summer 2019
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018-2019 academic year.
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EXSU 691 M.Sc. Research 2 (4 credits)
Overview
Experimental Surgery : Independent research work under the direction of the Thesis Supervisor and the Supervisory Committee.
Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019, Summer 2019
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018-2019 academic year.
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EXSU 692 M.Sc. Research 3 (4 credits)
Overview
Experimental Surgery : Independent research work under the direction of the Thesis Supervisor and the Supervisory Committee.
Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019, Summer 2019
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018-2019 academic year.
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EXSU 693 M.Sc. Thesis (18 credits)
Overview
Experimental Surgery : Written and oral presentation of thesis proposal to the research Supervisory Committee.
Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019, Summer 2019
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Required Courses (15 credits)
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EXSU 605 Biomedical Research Innovation (3 credits)
Overview
Experimental Surgery : Introduction to the novel and/or emerging technologies in the field of biomedical research.
Terms: Winter 2019
Instructors: Petropavlovskaya, Maria; Merle, G茅raldine (Winter)
2 hours/week
Compulsory for students in the Department of Surgery and available to others by permission of the coordinators
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EXSU 619 The Hospital Environment (3 credits)
Overview
Experimental Surgery : The process of surgical innovation and hands-on skills necessary to work within a multi-disciplinary team in the creation of a novel, need driven, and marketable prototype used in the care of the surgical patient. This is second of a 3 part course introducing concepts and performing needs analyses focusing on the hospital environment and the close contact with its structure and patients.
Terms: Fall 2018
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Corequisite: EXSU 620
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Restriction: Course requires entry to surgical theatre; this is subject to hospital approval.
1) Students may be subject to interview.
2) Language of instruction: English, French available.
3) Minimum number 6, maximum 30
4) Subject to completion of medical/immunization record.
5) Professional conduct and dress required at all times in hospital visits when in potential contact with patients.
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EXSU 620 Surgical Innovation 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Experimental Surgery : The process of surgical innovation and acquisition of hands-on skills necessary to work within a multi-disciplinary team in the creation of a novel, need driven, and marketable prototype used in the care of the surgical patient. This is the first of a 3 part course introducing concepts and performing needs analyses.
Terms: Fall 2018
Instructors: Barralet, Jake (Fall)
Corequisite(s): EXSU 619
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructors.
Restriction(s): Course requires entry to surgical theatre; this is subject to hospital approval.
1) Students may be subject to interview.
2) Contact hours 46.5 , 31.5 hours lectures, 15 hours workshops and hospital visits.
3) Language of instruction: English, French available.
4) Minimum number 6, maximum 30
5) Subject to completion of medical requirements/immunization record.
6) Professional conduct and dress required at all times in hospital visits when in potential contact with patients.
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EXSU 621 Surgical Innovation 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Experimental Surgery : This course builds on key concepts and needs screening delivered and generated in EXSU 620 to develop hands-on skills necessary to work within a multi-disciplinary team in the creation of a novel, need driven, and marketable prototype used in the care of the surgical patient.
Terms: Winter 2019
Instructors: Barralet, Jake (Winter)
Prerequisite(s): EXSU 620
Restriction(s): Course requires entry to surgical theatre, this is subject to hospital approval.
Students may be subject to interview.
Contact hours 47 consisting of 23 hours lectures, 24 hours hospital visits and presentation.
Language of instruction: English, French available.
Minimum number 6, maximum 20.
Subject to completion of medical requirements/immunization record.
Professional conduct and dress required at all times in hospital visits when in potential contact with patients.
And:
3 credits from the following:
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EDPE 575 Statistics for Practitioners (3 credits)
Overview
Ed Psych & Couns (Psychology) : Understanding and interpreting basic statistical procedures used in basic and applied research, including graphs, measures of central tendency and variability, hypothesis testing, and correlations, t-tests, and basic ANOVA designs.
Terms: Winter 2019
Instructors: Bruzzese, Sam; Tullo, Domenico (Winter)
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EPIB 507 Biostats for Health Sciences (3 credits)
Overview
Epidemiology & Biostatistics : Basic principles of statistical inference applicable to clinical, epidemiologic, and other health research. Topics include: methods of describing data, statistical inference for means, statistical inference for proportions, non-parametric statistics, correlation and introduction to linear regression.
Terms: Fall 2018, Summer 2019
Instructors: Levis, Brooke (Fall) Rahme, Elham (Summer)
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Restriction: Restricted to students registered in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, Human Nutrition, Medical Residents, and Clinical Fellows.
Course not opened to students registered in the Epidemiology and Biostatistics programs.
Due to the intensive nature of this course during the summer session, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Add/drop is the third lecture day and withdrawal is the sixth lecture day. The standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines apply for sections of this course offered during the Fall or Winter semesters.
Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Add/drop is the third lecture day and withdrawal is the sixth lecture day.
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EXSU 606 Statistics for Surgical Research (3 credits)
Overview
Experimental Surgery : Review of statistics for surgical research.
Terms: Fall 2018
Instructors: Dragomir, Elena (Fall)
2 hours/week
Compulsory for students in the Department of Surgery and available to others by permission of the coordinators
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Faculty of Medicine—2018-2019 (last updated Aug. 22, 2018) (disclaimer)
