BoopityBoop Posted August 25, 2016 Report Share Posted August 25, 2016 Hi everyone,I was wondering if anyone who is currently in McMaster for their MD/PhD (or have close friends/peers in the program) could give overview of the program. I have googled and searched on this forum, and the only post I could find was one from 06 (or possible 07) with no replies.I know getting into MD anywhere in Canada is a challenge of its own, but I do take each school and program that I apply to with serious consideration. Here are the few key points I know so far about McMaster: Pioneer and founders in Evidence Based Medicine: Dr's David Sackett, Gordon Guyatt, Brian Haynes and more... World-wide leaders in clinical research: Dr's P.J. Devereaux, Salim Yusuf, Mohit Bhandari, and so many other faculty members in Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics. Great cohesive environment and nurturing mentorship Specific questions I have about the program: How well structured is it? Do students find it disorganized and unprepared for the students' needs? I know it's still a fairly new program (started in '07) Where are the alumni's training now? Have most MD/PhD's tended to go into one specific speciality? Are they still continuing their initial goal to be clinician-investigators? I've noticed that on their website, all current students and alumni's focus their MD/PhD on basic science (benchmark) research. Are there current students in clinical research? I know premed101 isn't the most reliable source of info, but I thought this would be a great starting point to getting the general consensus and possible guidance to more credible sources/contacts. Thank you for reading this ridiculously long post, I hope the structuring somewhat helped.- BoopityBoop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurpleS Posted August 26, 2016 Report Share Posted August 26, 2016 I would email the MD/PhD program director with these questions - I'm sure they will be happy to answer them for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoopityBoop Posted August 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2016 I would email the MD/PhD program director with these questions - I'm sure they will be happy to answer them for you Hi BlueSpirit, Thank you for the suggestion! I e-mailed their admissions coordinator asking who the appropriate person would be in answering my questions. - BoopityBoop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurpleS Posted August 26, 2016 Report Share Posted August 26, 2016 I think the majority of MD/PhD students take part in basic science research because clinical research could be more difficult if you have not had much clinical exposure. If you are interested in pursuing a clinical PhD, it may be best to wait until residency or your fellowship. You have more clinical expertise, a better understanding of your clinical interest and issues, and the pay is much much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edict Posted August 27, 2016 Report Share Posted August 27, 2016 Anecdotally, the people i know in the MD/PhD program pursue a variety of research, but some people have worked with Dr. Sheila Singh, a neurosurgeon in her basic science lab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shady Posted August 28, 2016 Report Share Posted August 28, 2016 Anecdotally, the people i know in the MD/PhD program pursue a variety of research, but some people have worked with Dr. Anand, a neurosurgeon in her basic science lab. I've never heard of this name in nsx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edict Posted August 30, 2016 Report Share Posted August 30, 2016 I've never heard of this name in nsx Made a error, it was Dr. Sheila Singh my apologies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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