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This World Class Team process relates to a key objective from the DOM鈥檚 strategic plan-to become the most research-intensive DOM in Canada. The 91社区 DOM strives for excellence and we recognize that promoting growth in areas where we lead the world, or can lead the world, is/will be a key driver of reaching our strategic aspirations.

DOM World Class Teams are multi-disciplinary teams of scientists working in a specific 鈥渁rea鈥� of focus, led by 91社区 DOM members. We are embarking on a process to identify our top 3 established world class teams and our top 3 emerging world class teams across the 91社区 DOM ecosystem. Established world class teams include multiple scientists collaborating and generating world leading outputs in an area. Emerging world class include multiple scientists collaborating in an area with clear and attainable plans to become world leaders.

Once we identify our world class teams, they will be given priority in areas under the DOM鈥檚 direct control such as fellowship support (salary and operating)鈥�, recruitment (including future tenure slots, CAS Research start-up packages), etc. Successful teams will also benefit from DOMs advocacy for support from 91社区, our affiliated institutions, and their affiliated Foundations.

To identify our teams, we will hold an open and transparent competition with written submissions and oral presentations by self-identified groups working in an 鈥渁rea鈥� led by 91社区 DOM members. The submissions will articulate the structure (who), function (how), funding (with what), recent and upcoming outputs and the world comparable of their 鈥渨orld class team鈥� in 鈥渁rea X鈥� (i.e. identify/describe top 3 competitors in 鈥渁rea X鈥�.). A 15-min presentation or 鈥渆levator pitch鈥� to our DOM World Class Teams panel will be required as part of the process. The DOM World Class Teams panel will include the 91社区 FMHS Dean (or delegate), our affiliated Research Institute (RI) CSOs/CEOs (or delegates) and 3 external reviewers (senior, mid and early career).

The Department will open a call for applications every 4 years.

Application Deadline: January 15, 2024

Criteria for Application

• Team must be led by a primary 91社区 DOM Faculty member and include a core of at least 2 other 91社区 DOM Faculty members. Important cross-91社区 collaborations and external collaborations are a strength but the team must be led by a primary 91社区 DOM member.
• Priority will be given to teams whose projects align with the 91社区 DOM strategic plan, 91社区, affiliated hospital and affiliated RI priorities.
• A team鈥檚 research can be in any area and in any form including bench to bedside to policy work and can include medical education and quality initiatives. However, it must be focused, 鈥渃entres of excellence鈥� in a medical specialty will not be considered (e.g. World-Class team in Hematology would not be considered but a World Class Team in Multiple Myeloma would be considered).

Submission/Presentation

Successful applications will be selected based on a written submission to our panel and a 15min 鈥渆levator pitch鈥� presentation to panel at an open forum.

Written submission formatting

A 3- page application (with appended CCVs of core team members), following the format below:

Name area (i.e. World Class Teams in 鈥淴鈥�)

Choose 鈥淓merging鈥� or 鈥淓stablished鈥� category.

Who? Team Composition (1/2 page with attached CCVs)鈥�:

• Identify 鈥渢eam鈥� scientists (name, career path, percentage funded protected time, percentage time commitment to team 鈥渁rea鈥�, 5-year external peer reviewed funding in 鈥渁rea鈥�, career publications in 鈥渁rea鈥�, reputational index ranking of members in 鈥渁rea鈥� (Expertscape and Research.com).鈥� Note that teams of <3 scientists are unlikely to be selected.
• Appended the CCVs of the core scientists in the team (i.e. scientists that devote at least 25% of their total activity to research in the 鈥渁rea鈥�)
• Identify key collaborators (internal/external scientists) and identify their roles

How?鈥� (3/4 page)鈥�

• Team structure- describe how the team currently interacts/collaborates鈥�
• Current common team resources (common managerial support, common administrative support, common research staff support, shared lab/office space used for 鈥渁rea X鈥�)鈥�.
• Current team activities (seminars/rounds, grant pre-review, research in progress meetings, other activities that advance team鈥檚 agenda)鈥�

Team Track Record (1/2 page)鈥�:

• Publications in top 鈥渁rea鈥� journals (describe why journal is top journal in 鈥淎rea X鈥� and top 60 medical journals in last 10 years鈥� (see DOM website for top 60 medical Journals list)
• Top 5 cited first/senior author papers for each team member鈥�

Expected future output (3/4 page)鈥�

• Description of team鈥檚 research program, planned activities and expected outputs from these activities鈥�.

World Comparable Programs (1/2 page)鈥�

• List and describe the top 3 research programs in 鈥渁rea鈥� in the world (e.g. why are they top 3?, what is the structure, function, composition of team and top outputs of the top 3). Tell us 鈥媤hy you are (established team) or will be (emerging team) in top 5 over the next 5-10 years?鈥�

Application Review

Applications will be reviewed by the DOM World Class Teams Panel for both the written application and the 15-minute presentation.

Applicants should complete the attached form. Use single spacing, 12-point font and 1-inch margins. The proposal must then be submitted electronically聽to the office of the Chair of Medicine, by filling up the form below or聽emailing it to聽dom.adminassistant [at] mcgill.ca.听聽

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