Variant of the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2021 Version 1.0 for Primary groupings

Variant of the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2021 Version 1.0 for Primary groupings
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10 - Health and related fields

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 clinical sciences/graduate medical studies

This subseries comprises instructional program classes 51.1401 to 51.1499.

51.1401 - Medical science/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)

    • clinical science (MS, MSc, PhD)
    • clinician investigator program (MS, MSc, PhD)
    • experimental medicine (MS, MSc, PhD)
    • medical clinical science (MS, MSc, PhD)
    • medical research (MS, MSc, PhD)
    • medical science (MS, MSc, PhD)
    • medical scientist (MS, MSc, PhD)

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • clinical and translational science(51.1402)
    • clinical laboratory science(51.1005)
    • clinical trial research coordination(51.0719)
    • dental sciences (MS, MSc, PhD)(51.0501)
    • laboratory medicine - fellowship(61.1810)
    • medical biology(26.0102)
    • medical engineering(14.0501)
    • medicine(51.1201)
    • research methodology and quantitative methods(45.0102)
    • veterinary sciences (Cert., MS, MSc, PhD)(01.8101)
51.1402 - Clinical and translational science (Cert., MS, MSc, PhD)

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares clinicians to direct a broad range of scientific or clinical or translational studies, translate scientific knowledge into clinical practice, and bridge clinical science with laboratory investigations. These programs include courses in bioinformatics, Information technology, biostatistics, epidemiology, grant writing, management and analysis of clinical data, clinical and translational research law and policy, responsible conduct of research, and scientific writing.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • clinical and translational science
    • translational and clinical science
    • translational medicine
    • translational research in health sciences
    • translational science

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • clinical science(51.1401)
51.1403 - Pain management (Cert., MS, MSc, PhD)

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares clinicians in the diagnosis, management, and treatment of acute and chronic pain. These programs include courses in anesthesiology, pain assessment, pain classification and diagnosis, pain neuroscience, palliative and end-of-life care, physical medicine and rehabilitation, psychiatry of pain, pain pharmacology, public policy, and legal issues of pain management.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • pain control
    • pain management
    • pain management (university)

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • pain management (college)(51.3899)
    • pain management nurse practitioner - residency(60.0733)
    • pain medicine - fellowship(61.0210)
51.1404 - Temporomandibular disorders and orofacial pain (Cert., MS, MSc, PhD)

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares clinicians to evaluate, diagnose, and treat of a wide variety of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) and orofacial pain disorders as well as the treatment of sleep apnea and snoring with intraoral appliances. These programs include courses in head and neck anatomy, physical diagnosis and evaluation, orofacial pain, neurobiology of pain and analgesia, and diagnostic radiography.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • orofacial pain
    • temporomandibular disorders
    • temporomandibular disorders and orofacial pain

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • oral and maxillofacial radiology - residency(60.0109)
    • oral and maxillofacial surgery - residency(60.0101)
    • oral and maxillofacial surgery (Cert., MS, MSc, PhD)(51.0507)
    • prosthodontology (Cert., MS, MSc, PhD)(51.0511)
51.1405 - Tropical medicine (Cert., MS, MSc, PhD)

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares clinicians to prevent and control vector-borne and tropical infectious diseases. These programs include courses in microbiology, parasitology, mycology, virology, vector biology, vaccinology, laboratory diagnosis, travelers' health, epidemiology, and disease management.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • tropical medicine
    • tropical medicine and global health
    • tropical medicine and public health

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • infectious disease - fellowship(61.0810)
51.1499 - Medical clinical sciences/graduate medical studies, other

This instructional program class comprises any program not listed above that relates to Medical clinical sciences/graduate medical studies.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • other graduate medical studies
    • other medical clinical sciences

    All examples

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