Trainee and Postdoctoral Fellow Support & Resources

Trainee Supervisor Relations

• Responsibilities of the Supervisor (Supervision and Mentoring) (Source: U of T SGS Guidelines)

• Responsibilities of the Student, Supervisor, and Supervisory Committee (Source: U of T SGS Guidelines)

• U of T Centre for Graduate Mentorship and Supervision

Conflict Resolution

The RTC is developing an internal policy to support conflict resolution processes for trainees at Unity Health Toronto. Please contact rtc@unityhealth.to if you have any questions or need immediate assistance. Meanwhile, please refer to the University of Toronto resources on conflict resolution:

• U of T School of Graduate Studies – Supervision Guidelines for Students – When Problems Arise

• U of T Centre for Graduate Mentorship and Supervision (CGMS)

Software

Most graduate students are expected to independently conduct research for a graduate thesis, including data analysis. The following online resources and local workshops provide tutorials and information to support in further developing important software skills necessary for conducting statistical and qualitative analysis during your graduate studies.

• Getting Started with SAS Studio

• SAS Learning Modules

• SPSS Tutorials

• SPSS Learning Modules

• NVivo Tutorials

• Stata Tutorials

• R Tutorials

• GraphPad Prism Tutorials

• ImageJ Tutorials

Writing Skills

Graduate students must be able to communicate sophisticated information to diverse audiences from different backgrounds. As you prepare to write your first research proposal or your first grant application, you will need strong written communication skills. The resources below present tips on how to communicate ideas concisely when writing grant applications, academic proposals, and theses.