A supervisor in the research curriculum is expected to

• Provide guidance for the development and completion of the medical learner research project.
  • Depending on the learner's prior research experience, more hands-on guidance may be required to ensure successful completion of the research project.
  • Learners may work in small groups (2-3 students) on the same project. 
• ​Help the learner identify a project that is small and manageable. The goal is to learn about the research process; collecting sufficient data for publication is not a requirement.
  • Learners may participate in existing research projects.
  • Learners may complete a rapid review or contribute to other types of review.
• ​Review drafts provided by the learner.
  • This is especially important if an application to the human ethics review board is required for the project. 
• ​Assess the learner's deliverable in each phase and submit mark to the UGME office by the due date. Assessment rubrics are provided by the UGME office.
  • If you are unable to submit your mark by the specified due date (e.g. due to travel), please contact ugme.curriculum@med.mun.ca.
  • Deliverables: 
    • ​Phase 1: literature review
    • Phase 2: research proposal
    • Phase 3: report on data collection and analysis
• ​​Communicate and meet with the learner as required. Ideally learner and supervisor should communicate once a month.
  • Supervisor and learner should review the checklist provided in each phase outlining the requirements and due dates.​