Sep 30, 2024  
University of Alberta Calendar 2024-2025 
    
University of Alberta Calendar 2024-2025

Master of Science in Surgery with a specialization in Surgical Education (Surgery)


Please Note [July 25, 2024] - ADDENDUM. Section 2. Communication has been updated. Please see Amendments to the Calendar  for additional information.


The purpose of this degree is to provide graduate students in advanced training in surgical education, with a specific focus on how surgeons are trained for their roles as expert practitioners.

Program Core Competencies


The following are the program-specific requirements to satisfy the FoMD’s Program Core Competencies (See Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Program Core Competencies ).

Additional courses that are deemed relevant to the research project may be approved on an individual basis.

Specific courses required for the MSc degree that have been taken to satisfy the requirements of a previous degree can be substituted with another course at the same level, subject to recommendation by the supervisor (in consultation with the supervisory committee, where appropriate), and approval of the Department’s Director of Graduate Studies.

1. Professional Development and Ethics


See GPS Ethics and Academic Citizenship Requirement  and Professional Development Requirement .

Students in Clinician Investigator Program (CIP) must take MED 650 - Fundamentals for Clinical Investigators .

2. Communication


3. Critical Reading/Thinking


Students are required to take ONE 3 unit grad level course. Please contact the Department for a list of approved courses.

4. Background Knowledge


Two 3-unit graduate level courses relevant to the field of study, chosen from the following:


Thesis


Registration in 900-level THES. Students are required to prepare and defend a thesis on a topic approved by their supervisor and supervisory committee.

Transferring from an MSc to PhD


See FoMD Students Transferring from an MSc to PhD .