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*To submit an application, please fill in the form located at the bottom of this page. All requirements can be found below.* Application deadline is January 15, 2024 If you have any questions please feel free to send an email to dom.adminassistant [at] mcgill.ca. |
Click Here to download Application for the McGill DOM World Class Teams Process
This World Class Team process relates to a key objective from the DOM’s strategic plan-to become the most research-intensive DOM in Canada. The McGill DOM strives for excellence and we recognize that promoting growth in areas where we lead the world, or can lead the world, is/will be a key driver of reaching our strategic aspirations.
DOM World Class Teams are multi-disciplinary teams of scientists working in a specific “area” of focus, led by McGill DOM members. We are embarking on a process to identify our top 3 established world class teams and our top 3 emerging world class teams across the McGill DOM ecosystem. Established world class teams include multiple scientists collaborating and generating world leading outputs in an area. Emerging world class include multiple scientists collaborating in an area with clear and attainable plans to become world leaders.
Once we identify our world class teams, they will be given priority in areas under the DOM’s direct control such as fellowship support (salary and operating), recruitment (including future tenure slots, CAS Research start-up packages), etc. Successful teams will also benefit from DOMs advocacy for support from McGill, our affiliated institutions, and their affiliated Foundations.
To identify our teams, we will hold an open and transparent competition with written submissions and oral presentations by self-identified groups working in an “area” led by McGill DOM members. The submissions will articulate the structure (who), function (how), funding (with what), recent and upcoming outputs and the world comparable of their “world class team” in “area X” (i.e. identify/describe top 3 competitors in “area X”.). A 15-min presentation or “elevator pitch” to our DOM World Class Teams panel will be required as part of the process. The DOM World Class Teams panel will include the McGill FMHS Dean (or delegate), our affiliated Research Institute (RI) CSOs/CEOs (or delegates) and 3 external reviewers (senior, mid and early career).
The Department will open a call for applications every 4 years.
Application Deadline: January 15, 2024
Criteria for Application
- Team must be led by a primary McGill DOM Faculty member and include a core of at least 2 other McGill DOM Faculty members. Important cross-McGill collaborations and external collaborations are a strength but the team must be led by a primary McGill DOM member.
- Priority will be given to teams whose projects align with the McGill DOM strategic plan, McGill, affiliated hospital and affiliated RI priorities.
- A team’s research can be in any area and in any form including bench to bedside to policy work and can include medical education and quality initiatives. However, it must be focused, “centres of excellence” in a medical specialty will not be considered (e.g. World-Class team in Hematology would not be considered but a World Class Team in Multiple Myeloma would be considered).
Submission/Presentation
Successful applications will be selected based on a written submission to our panel and a 15min “elevator pitch” presentation to panel at an open forum.
Written submission formatting
A 3- page application (with appended CCVs of core team members), following the format below:
Name area (i.e. World Class Teams in “X”)
Choose “Emerging” or “Established” category.
Who? Team Composition (1/2 page with attached CCVs):
- Identify “team” scientists (name, career path, percentage funded protected time, percentage time commitment to team “area”, 5-year external peer reviewed funding in “area”, career publications in “area”, reputational index ranking of members in “area” (Expertscape and Research.com). Note that teams of <3 scientists are unlikely to be selected.
- Appended the CCVs of the core scientists in the team (i.e. scientists that devote at least 25% of their total activity to research in the “area”)
- Identify key collaborators (internal/external scientists) and identify their roles
How? (3/4 page)
- Team structure- describe how the team currently interacts/collaborates
- Current common team resources (common managerial support, common administrative support, common research staff support, shared lab/office space used for “area X”).
- Current team activities (seminars/rounds, grant pre-review, research in progress meetings, other activities that advance team’s agenda)
Team Track Record (1/2 page):
- Publications in top “area” journals (describe why journal is top journal in “Area X” and top 60 medical journals in last 10 years (see DOM website for top 60 medical Journals list)
- Top 5 cited first/senior author papers for each team member
Expected future output (3/4 page)
- Description of team’s research program, planned activities and expected outputs from these activities.
World Comparable Programs (1/2 page)
- List and describe the top 3 research programs in “area” in the world (e.g. why are they top 3?, what is the structure, function, composition of team and top outputs of the top 3). Tell us why you are (established team) or will be (emerging team) in top 5 over the next 5-10 years?
Application Review
Applications will be reviewed by the DOM World Class Teams Panel for both the written application and the 15-minute presentation.
Applicants should complete the attached form. Use single spacing, 12-point font and 1-inch margins. The proposal must then be submitted electronically to the office of the Chair of Medicine, by filling up the form below or emailing it to dom.adminassistant [at] mcgill.ca.