Collaborative Specialization in Resuscitation Sciences
Currently on academic hold at the University of Toronto as we look for sustainable funding.
The goal of the Collaborative Specialization in Resuscitation Sciences (CSRS) is to train scientists pursuing research in the optimal care of the acutely ill and injured patient and, ultimately, to create leaders in the discipline who will supervise others providing this level of scientific inquiry. The program will appeal to students from a wide variety of backgrounds with an interest in any aspect of resuscitation science.
Resuscitation Science includes a number of medical disciplines such as trauma, critical care, emergency medicine, neurotrauma, anesthesia, shock, sepsis, acute coronary syndrome, paediatric care, cardiovascular, peripheral vascular and rehabilitation medicine. Many non-medicine disciplines such as engineering, basic science, public health, as well as allied health professions such as nursing, pharmacy and paramedicine will find synergies in the resuscitation science program. Research programs can use methodologies ranging from molecular medicine and genomics, through clinical trials and outcomes, to engineering, health administration and health prevention strategies. Resultant advances in knowledge will ultimately be applied to the clinical setting.
Students who are enrolled in the CSRS attend seminar-type courses – a core course (0.5 CR), Foundations in Resuscitation Science Research and a Graduate Seminar Series (NR), which introduce them to a variety of topics within the realm of resuscitation research, such as bioethics, clinical trials, health services, medical and engineering innovation, knowledge translation, basic science, social determinants and gender, health policy, simulation research, paramedicine, and more. All seminars are led by faculty members who are experts in the respective disciplines, and students are assigned to assist to deliver the content of one seminar during the year as part of their course work.
Important metrics: (2011 – 2020):
- Trainees enrolled: 84
- Trainees completed the course and graduated: 48
- Trainees completed the course prior to graduation: 36
- Trainees with Salary support and/or operating funds: 51
- Total award $ won (Salary support, operating funds): 1.86 Million
- Young investigators supported through to appointment/promotion: 25
- Total number of seminars presented: 156
- Total number of faculty engaged: 54
Participating Degree Programs:
- Biomedical Engineering, MASc, MHSc, PhD
- Clinical Engineering, MHSc
- Health Policy, Management and Evaluation- MSc, PhD
- Immunology – MSc, PhD
- Laboratory Medicine and Pathology – MSc, PhD
- Mechanical and Industrial Engineering – MASc, MEng, PhD
- Medical Science – MSc, PhD
- Nursing Science, MN, PhD
- Pharmaceutical Sciences, MSc, PhD
- Pharmacology – MSc, PhD
- Physiology – MSc, PhD
- Public Health Sciences- MPH, MSc, PhD
- Community Health – MScCH
- Rehabilitation Science – MSc, PhD
The CSRS also holds a major scientific meeting every two years – Resuscitation in Motion (RiM – www.resusinmotion.ca) – which brings together senior clinician scientists, health researchers graduate students and representatives of industry from across Canada, the United States, Europe and elsewhere to interrogate cutting edge science and promote best practice – a fantastic opportunity for our students to be exposed to the top thinkers and actors in this diverse and exciting field.
Resuscitation in Motion was suspended for the COVID pandemic and has yet to resume. However, it sparked a newer version of existing conferences—for example the Wolf Creek at the University of Michigan—encouraging young scientists and mentees to attend.