Office of Surgical Research

The mission of the Office of Surgical Research is to promote, support, and enhance research initiatives within the Department of Surgery. By partnering with our membership, we endeavour to foster a vibrant research culture across a spectrum of surgical disciplines. The OSR performs numerous roles, including, but not limited to:

• Providing direction and support for discipline-specific research within the Department of Surgery.
• Fostering collaborations between sections within the Department of Surgery and thematically aligned institutes.
• Instructing our membership in the process of grant writing.
• Enhancing internal grant review processes to optimize chances for funding success at the level of the CIHR and other external sponsoring agencies.
• Offering assistance in formulating research policy, direction, goals, and priorities within the Department of Surgery in consultation with the Research and Surgical Executive Committees.
• Overseeing the administration of the Surgeon Scientist Program (SSP).
• Administering the Calgary Surgical Research Development Fund (CSRDF).
• Organizing the annual Surgeons' Day Research Symposium.