Master of Science (M.Sc.) Surgical and Interventional Science (Thesis): Surgical Innovation (45 credits)

Program Requirements

The M.Sc. in Surgical and Interventional Sciences; Surgical Innovation program focuses on hands-on learning
experience and the skills necessary for the creation of novel, needs driven and marketable prototypes used in
development of novel surgical and medical devices. Identification of clinical needs and innovate solutions.

Thesis Courses (30 credits)

• EXSU 690 M.Sc. Research 1 (4 credits)

  Offered by: Surgery (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences)

  Administered by: Graduate Studies

  Overview

  Experimental Surgery : Independent research work under the direction of the Thesis Supervisor and the Supervisory Committee.

  Terms: Fall 2024, Winter 2025

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.

• EXSU 691 M.Sc. Research 2 (4 credits)

  Offered by: Surgery (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences)

  Administered by: Graduate Studies

  Overview

  Experimental Surgery : Independent research work under the direction of the Thesis Supervisor and the Supervisory Committee.

  Terms: Fall 2024, Winter 2025

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.

• EXSU 692 M.Sc. Research 3 (4 credits)

  Offered by: Surgery (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences)

  Administered by: Graduate Studies

  Overview

  Experimental Surgery : Independent research work under the direction of the Thesis Supervisor and the Supervisory Committee.

  Terms: Fall 2024, Winter 2025

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.

• EXSU 693 M.Sc. Thesis (18 credits)

  Offered by: Surgery (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences)

  Administered by: Graduate Studies

  Overview

  Experimental Surgery : Written and oral presentation of thesis proposal to the research Supervisory Committee.

  Terms: Fall 2024, Winter 2025

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.

Required Courses (12 credits)

• EXSU 619 The Hospital Environment (3 credits)

  Offered by: Surgery (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences)

  Administered by: Graduate Studies

  Overview

  Experimental Surgery : The process of surgical innovation and hands-on skills necessary to work within a multi-disciplinary team in the creation of a novel, need driven, and marketable prototype used in the care of the surgical patient. This is second of a 3 part course introducing concepts and performing needs analyses focusing on the hospital environment and the close contact with its structure and patients.

  Terms: Fall 2024

  Instructors: Barralet, Jake; Mwale, Fackson (Fall)

  • Corequisite: EXSU 620

  • Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.

  • Restriction: Course requires entry to surgical theatre; this is subject to hospital approval.

  • 1) Students may be subject to interview.

  • 2) Language of instruction: English, French available.

  • 3) Minimum number 6, maximum 30

  • 4) Subject to completion of medical/immunization record.

  • 5) Professional conduct and dress required at all times in hospital visits when in potential contact with patients.

• EXSU 620 Surgical Innovation 1 (3 credits)

  Offered by: Surgery (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences)

  Administered by: Graduate Studies

  Overview

  Experimental Surgery : The process of surgical innovation and acquisition of hands-on skills necessary to work within a multi-disciplinary team in the creation of a novel, need driven, and marketable prototype used in the care of the surgical patient. This is the first of a 3 part course introducing concepts and performing needs analyses.

  Terms: Fall 2024

  Instructors: Barralet, Jake; Mwale, Fackson (Fall)

  • Corequisite(s): EXSU 619

  • Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructors.

  • Restriction(s): Course requires entry to surgical theatre; this is subject to hospital approval.

  • 1) Students may be subject to interview.

  • 2) Contact hours 46.5 , 31.5 hours lectures, 15 hours workshops and hospital visits.

  • 3) Language of instruction: English, French available.

  • 4) Minimum number 6, maximum 30

  • 5) Subject to completion of medical requirements/immunization record.

  • 6) Professional conduct and dress required at all times in hospital visits when in potential contact with patients.

• EXSU 621 Surgical Innovation 2 (3 credits)

  Offered by: Surgery (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences)

  Administered by: Graduate Studies

  Overview

  Experimental Surgery : This course builds on key concepts and needs screening delivered and generated in EXSU 620 to develop hands-on skills necessary to work within a multi-disciplinary team in the creation of a novel, need driven, and marketable prototype used in the care of the surgical patient.

  Terms: Winter 2025

  Instructors: Barralet, Jake (Winter)

  • Prerequisite(s): EXSU 620

  • Restriction(s): Course requires entry to surgical theatre, this is subject to hospital approval.

  • Students may be subject to interview.

  • Contact hours 47 consisting of 23 hours lectures, 24 hours hospital visits and presentation.

  • Language of instruction: English, French available.

  • Minimum number 6, maximum 20.

  • Subject to completion of medical requirements/immunization record.

  • Professional conduct and dress required at all times in hospital visits when in potential contact with patients.

And:

3 credits from the following:

• EDPE 575 Statistics for Practitioners (3 credits)

  Offered by: Educational&Counselling Psych (Faculty of Education)

  Overview

  Ed Psych & Couns (Psychology) : Understanding and interpreting basic statistical procedures used in basic and applied research, including graphs, measures of central tendency and variability, hypothesis testing, and correlations, t-tests, and basic ANOVA designs.

  Terms: Winter 2025

  Instructors: Robinson, Kristy (Winter)

  • Prerequisite EDPE 602

• EPIB 507 Biostats for Health Sciences (3 credits)

  Offered by: Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences)

  Overview

  Epidemiology & Biostatistics : Basic principles of statistical inference applicable to clinical, epidemiologic, and other health research. Topics include: methods of describing data, statistical inference for means, statistical inference for proportions, non-parametric statistics, correlation and introduction to linear regression.

  Terms: Fall 2024

  Instructors: Levis, Brooke (Fall)

  • Prerequisite: Permission of instructor

  • Restriction: Restricted to students registered in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, Human Nutrition, Medical Residents, and Clinical Fellows.

  • Course not opened to students registered in the Epidemiology and Biostatistics programs.

  • Due to the intensive nature of this course during the summer session, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Add/drop is the third lecture day and withdrawal is the sixth lecture day. The standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines apply for sections of this course offered during the Fall or Winter semesters.

• EXSU 606 Statistics for Surgical Research (3 credits)

  Offered by: Surgery (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences)

  Administered by: Graduate Studies

  Overview

  Experimental Surgery : Review of statistics for surgical research.

  Terms: Fall 2024

  Instructors: Sampalis, John Sotirios (Fall)

  • 2 hours/week

  • Compulsory for students in the Department of Surgery and available to others by permission of the coordinators

Complementary Courses (3 credits)

3 credits taken from 500-, 600-, or 700- level courses in consultation with the Research Advisory Committee.

Depending on their individual background, students may be asked by their Research Supervisory Committee to take additional courses.