PSI Resident Research Award

Each year the PSI (Physicians Services Incorporated) Foundation sponsors research awards to encourage scholarly inquiry in residency programs. Five $2000.00 awards are available at Queen's and all residents are encouraged to write submit their research projects to the Postgraduate Medical Education office at 70 Barrie Street by May 25, 2012. The project may be basic or clinical research.

Criteria for the award:

1. Prizes will be awarded for excellence in papers written by residents (post-certification
clinical fellows are not eligible) on clinically related subjects. Residents may be enrolled in
either the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada or the College of Family Physicians of Canada postgraduate residency programs.
2. The project should describe clinical research that has extended over more than one year
and must represent work done by a trainee while at Queen's and not that of the supervising
staff person.
3. Papers will be judged on originality, quality of enquiry, methods used and presentation
including illustrations and English language usage. Additional weight will be given if a paper
has been submitted for publication or will be presented at a scientific meeting.
4. A statement from the supervising faculty member outlining the Resident's role in the project
must accompany the submission.
5. Four copies of the typed, double-spaced paper must be must be received in the
Postgraduate Medical Education office by May 25, 2012.
6. Projects must have received approval from the University Research Ethics Board.
7. Papers will be judged by a panel of Clinical Teachers at Queen's. The panel reserves the
right not to award all five prizes. There will be no allocation or reserve for individual
disciplines.

All submissions for the PSI Award will automatically be considered for the CSCI Award (see below for further details).

CSCI Award Program for Excellence in Resident Research
Submissions due May 25, 2012.                 

The Canadian Society for Clinical Investigation (CSCI) and the Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) jointly sponsor a research competition for the best resident research project.

The prize is $1,000. Submissions are due May 25, 2012 to the Postgraduate Medical Education Office at 70 Barrie Street.