Site: Montreal Children's Hospital
Supervisors: Dr. S. J. Daniel, Dr. J. Manoukian, Dr. L. Nguyen, Dr. M. D. Schloss, Dr. T. Tewfik
Tel.: 514-412-4304
Fax: 514-934-4342
Responsibilities of the resident:
Prior to the start date of research project, the resident must:
- choose a research project with the supervisor (clinical and/or basic science research);
- choose co-supervisors from other departments that will be involved;
- do literature review to ensure that project is relevant and original;
- estimate the cost of the project;
- provide grant proposal and/or request financial support from the OTL Department;
- choose the location of work and verify the availability of facilities (animal lab, research lab, clinic, OR, etc.);
- verify and ensure the availability of supervision and/or assistance during research work (coordination of departments involved);
- think of potential research pitfalls in advance;
- consider that this research project can be part of a master's degree in Otolaryngology and discuss this with the supervisor.
- verify that the study can be undertaken and completed in the allocated time period;
- do a trial run of the research project (when possible);
- write and submit a research proposal to the hospital's research institute;
- write and submit a research proposal to the hospital's ethics committee;
- if applicable, get approval from the animal protection committee as well as the infectious diseases committee;
- ensure that an epidemiologist and/or biostatistician is involved.
During the research project, the resident must:
- collect all data and perform data analysis with the biostatistics department;
- review work and pitfalls with research supervisor and co-supervisor;
- write up a manuscript;
- write up and article to be published in an OTL or international journal.
Upon termination of the research project, the resident must:
- present the research project at a national or international meeting.