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Consultant General Surgeons Needed for Research on Surgeon Personality Traits and Patient Outcomes
Institution: Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Project /Subject: Association Between Surgeon Personality Characteristics and Peri-Operative Patient Outcomes and Healthcare Resource
Utilisation
Ethics Approval: Sunnybrook Health Sciences Research Ethics Board
Project ID: 19383
Approval Date: March 6, 2026
Expiry Date: March 6, 2027
Post Availability: March 6, 2026 -August 31, 2026
Target Audience: RCPSC Surgeons with CPSO license to practice in Ontario; must currently work as a Consultant General Surgeon in Ontario
Format: Online Survey
Survey Length/Duration: 15 min
Participation Honorarium: $10
Principal Investigator: Dr Angela Jerath, angela.jerath@sunnybrook.ca
Other Investigators:
Dr Christopher JD Wallis, Co-investigator, chris.wallis@mail.utoronto.ca; Dr Edmond Li, Postdoctoral Fellow, edmond.li@sri.utoronto.ca;
Objective/Purpose: Sunnybrook Research Institute is conducting a study exploring the personality traits of staff general surgeons in Ontario and their relationship with care outcomes and healthcare resource use. Research is needed to better understand how different surgeon personalities can influence their clinical decision-making process, risk tolerance, and how that translates into care quality and costs. This will be the first study internationally to examine this and should improve our collective understanding of surgeon attributes and their potential implications for patients....Participation in this study may require the collection of the participant’s OHIP billing number.
Details/Survey: Download
Academic Interview - Defining the Roles of Canadian Community General Surgeons
Institution: McMaster University
Post Date:Dec, 9,2025 (until June 30, 2026)
Format: Academic Interview - Participant Recruitment
Target Audience: RCPSC Surgeons with CPSO license to practice in Ontario
Survey Length: 1hour (phone)
Local Principal Investigator: Dr. Elif Bilgic
Student Principal Investigator: Dr. Lukas Shum-Tim
Participating HiREB Centre(s): McMaster University
Project ID: 19383
Project Title: Defining the Roles of Canadian Community General Surgeons
Review Type: Delegated
Date of Final Approval: October 28, 2025
Ethics Expiry Date: October 28, 2026
Ethics Approval: HiREB (Hamilton Integrated Research Ethics Board)
Objective: Results of the study will be beneficial to improve community general surgery training.
Details: Criteria/Letter
How to Participate/Contact: shumtiml@mcmaster.ca
How to submit a survey:
Research Committee: Drs. J.A. Van Koughnett (chair), B. Howe, A.Menezes, S. Rieder, R. Singh, A. Smith. (consult: ResRep)
Want to circulate or promote an academic research survey to our members? All survey submissions will be submitted to the OAGS Research Committee for review and final approval. See distribution details below.
Survey Requirements:
– Submit Form (above link)
– Link to your online survey
– Copy of your hospital/academic Research Ethics Board approval
Review:
Your package will be forwarded to the OAGS Research Committee for review and final approval before promotions begin.
Cost:
Please note that we usually only post/circulate surveys that are lead/promoted by our own current OAGS MEMBERS for FREE (Ontario) throughout the fiscal year. Otherwise, there is a calendar quarterly fee of $350. In both cases, your request MUST be approved by the OAGS Research Committee.
Distribution:
Upon approval of the OAGS Research Committee, your survey will be posted on our website on this page, all 6 social media channels and if it’s received in time, included in the quarterly e-update to members. We do not divulge our contact list, nor do we send a dedicated email, unless otherwise directed by the committee depending on the content relevance.
Submission:
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