CHSRF/CIHR Regional Training Centres
The Regional Training Centres are one of the major initiatives that collectively make up the Capacity for Applied and Developmental Research and Evaluation (CADRE) program. There are four Regional Training Centres and one national centre. The centres are: the Centre for Knowledge Transfer (National), the Western Regional Training Centre, the Ontario Training Centre, the Atlantic Regional Training Centre and the FERASI Centre in Quebec.
The centres are designed to increase the number of well-qualified applied health services and nursing researchers at the master's and PhD level and are intended to complement the infrastructure established through the programs of the CHSRF/CIHR chairs. By grouping various post-secondary institutions, departments, faculties and decision-makers, the centres have established applied research training programs that are truly interdisciplinary. Emphasis is placed on the creation of opportunities to share issues and ideas through student placements with decision-making organizations. These placements also ensure that awareness and understanding of decision makers' concerns are included in the training experience.
The centres were given broad guidelines with regard to program development. The institutions involved have drawn on their particular strengths to build a single training program available to students in all locations. Common or equivalent courses are identified at the different institutions and new ones are made available through the centre to all institutions through various techniques that don't require the students to be in the classroom. Students usually gather at least once a year to discuss their studies and research.
Aside from the two main funders — the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research — several regional co-sponsors contribute to this program. They include the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research, the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-term Care, the Fonds de la recherche en santé du Québec, and the Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation.
For additional information, please contact Pat Conrad by email or by telephone at (613) 728-2238.
