Office of Surgical Research

Office of Surgical Research

Dr. Michael Monument
Vice-Chair Research
mjmonume@ucalgary.ca

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.