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

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 Training Requirement and GPS Professional Development Requirement .

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

2. Communication

SURG 530 - Directed Reading in Biology and Medicine
SURG 600 - Research Seminar or from participation in equivalent research seminars with approval of the supervisory committee and the Department’s Director of Graduate Studies.

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

One 3-unit graduate level statistics course (or equivalent):

One 3-unit graduate level course in research methodology, chosen from the following:

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

EDPS 521 - Adult Learning and Development
EDPY 524 - The Psychology of Technology-based Learning
EDPY 597 - Special Topics in Educational Psychology (Assessment and Evaluation in the Health Sciences)
EDPY 597 - Special Topics in Educational Psychology (Integrating Technology Across the Curriculum)
EDPY 597 - Special Topics in Educational Psychology (Philosophy of Teaching)
EDPY 597 - Special Topics in Educational Psychology (Curriculum Studies in the Health Sciences)
EDPY 615 - Program Evaluation

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 .

Length of Program

See FoMD Minimum Length of Time in Program .

See GPS Time Limit for Completion of Graduate Programs .