Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2016

51. - Health professions and related programs

This series comprises instructional programs that prepare individuals to practice as licensed professionals and assistants in the health care professions and related clinical sciences and administrative and support services.

51.14 - Medical scientist (MS, MSc, PhD)

This subseries comprises instructional program class 51.1401.

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)