Research Opportunities

The following are current research opportunities for Master of Medical Studies applicants. The intent of this list is to provide opportunities to prospective applicants who may not yet have an idea for a research proposal, or who need guidance in to selecting a Supervisor or Co-Supervisor.
This list is updated regularly.

All Supervisors and Co-Supervisors are available to discuss research opportunities. Should one or more of their research programs interest you, do get in touch with them as soon as possible.

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Dr. Erin Cameron

Actively recruiting up to two students.
See Dr. Gilles Arcand Centre for Health Equity website for an overview of the research themes.
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Dr. Jaro Kotalik

Actively recruiting one student.
Project: Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada: Current Trends and Consequences
Funding: Yes
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Dr. Brian Ross

Actively recruiting two students, for two projects (1 student for each project respectively).
Project 1: The personal and the societal: balancing needs in medical education.
Funding: TBD
Project 2: Psychedelics at the interface of medicine and spirituality.
Funding: No
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Dr. Chris Verschoor

Actively recruiting up to two students.
Projects:

The role of frailty and biological aging as predictors of adverse outcomes in older adults. This includes: investigating treatment-related complications in cancer patients, such as immunotherapy-related toxicity and muscositis/infections as a result of radiation therapy; health trajectories of healthy older adults and those living with HIV.
Correlates of vaccine-responsiveness, respiratory infection and infection-related outcomes in older adults. Secondary data from smaller cohort studies and larger administrative databases (i.e. ICES) are used to identify factors related to the risk of respiratory infection and severity of related outcomes.Funding: TBD
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