Concentration in Surgical Education
Experimental Surgery, concentration in Surgical Education, offers graduate level training program in Experimental Surgery, leading to a Master's degree. This concentration has been specifically designed for the Healthcare Professional to gain knowledge and expertise in the field of Surgical Education. This is a new concentration and one which is unique to Surgery. Through course work, the candidate will be exposed to general education theory as well as the theory and practice of learning and teaching in the Healthcare Professions. The candidate will also participate actively in the educational activities of the Centre for Medical Education, the multimedia Dekyuper Centre, and the Simulation Centre. A major research project focused on a domain within surgical education is the subject matter for the thesis component of the Concentration. A project supervisor and an appropriate project for the thesis must be selected at the time of application.
Please contact any of the following supervisors to discuss potential thesis material and a research project
Dr Simon Bergman
Dr Liane Feldman
Dr Gerald Fried
Dr Jason M. Harley
Dr Kevin Lachapelle
Dr Linda Snell
Dr Yvonne Steinert
Dr Melina Vassiliou
Concentration in Surgical Innovation
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 multi-disciplinary teams in the creation of a 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.
