Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2016

• 51. - Health professions and related programs
• 51.14 - Medical scientist (MS, MSc, PhD)

51.1401 - Medical scientist (MS, MSc, PhD)

This instructional program class comprises any undifferentiated clinical science program that prepares clinicians to conduct clinical and translational research in various areas. Note: Programs that prepare clinicians to conduct research in specific scientific fields should report under the relevant CIP code series (e.g., Series 26 Biological and Biomedical Sciences).

• Illustrative example(s)

  • clinician investigator program
  • experimental medicine
  • medical research
  • medical science
  • medical scientist

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • clinical trial research coordination(51.0719)
  • laboratory medicine - residency(60.0529)
  • medical biology(26.0102)
  • medical engineering(14.0501)
  • medicine(51.1201)
  • research methodology and quantitative methods(45.0102)