Our approach
The goal of the Training and Career Development Committee (TCDC) is to promote and implement quality trainee and early investigator initiatives within the CCN mandate. The TCDC will support dissemination of information about the activities of the CCN-RCC that are of interest to trainees and early investigator members in a timely and effective manner.
Our activities
In collaboration with the other three CCN-RCC committees (i.e., training and career development, patient and stakeholder engagement, technology transfer and commercialization, integrated knowledge translation and mobilization, research methods and platforms), the TCDC will be responsible for supporting the following activities:
Annual meeting activities and engagement events including:
- Local and National Presentations
- Annual Meetings and Abstract Reviews
- Social Events
Leadership in advancing member success and early career development
- Peer to Peer Mentorship
- Planning and implementation of web-based seminars/panel discussions/journal club
- Supporting collaboration for trainees and early career investigators across the network (e.g., trainee exchanges, networking opportunities)
Our members
The TCDC provides representation on all CCN-RCC sub-committees and ensures optimal communication across trainee and early career investigators across the network by establishing:
- Trainee skill exchange
- Networking opportunities
Training and Career Development Leads
Carolyn Emery
Co-chair, Training and Career Development Committee
Isabelle Gagnon
Co-chair, Training and Career Development Committee
Administrative Contact
Lisa Marie Langevin, research@ccn-rcc.ca
Early Career Investigator and Trainee Opportunities
As part of the Training and Career Development Committee’s mandate to support collaboration for trainees and early career investigators across the network, we will be pleased to offer:
Mentorship
Social events
Webinar series
Panel discussions
Mentorship Program
The CCN-RCC Mentorship Program represents a multidisciplinary pool of expertise, to provide career mentorship to trainees and assist in developing successful professional careers, in academia and beyond. Mentorship will be accomplished through a series of meetings, scheduled between mentor and mentee approximately 2-4 times per year to discuss a variety of topics (e.g., time management, leadership, networking, career progression).
Find a mentor
The mentorship registry lists CCN-RCC members who have volunteered to become mentors for concussion trainees across Canada.
Become a mentor
We are currently accepting voluntary registrations from CCN-RCC members and early career investigators (i.e., within 5 years post-PhD) to become mentors for concussion trainees across Canada.