Appendix A SAGE timeline and requirements

	Year 1
Stage 1: Develop your idea	You will … • Think about a research idea or question in the first 3 to 6 months of your residency • Identify your scholarly project supervisor • Complete Defining Your Question Worksheet and submit it to SAGE (see worksheet on page 9) • Complete PICO Worksheet and submit it to SAGE (optional; see worksheet on page 10) • Perform a literature search or speak with CHEO expert (e.g., methodology expert from CRU)
	SAGE will … • Review your Defining Your Question Worksheet and optional PICO Worksheet • Identify challenges and suggest options for your project • Recommend CHEO content and methodology experts as well as relevant resources for your project Note: Some scholarly questions may be deemed unacceptable (not feasible, unethical, prohibitively expensive, etc.) and the resident will return to Stage 1
Year 2
Stage 2: Refine your idea and prepare proposal	You will … • Prepare a draft 4 to 5 page proposal and submit it to SAGE for review. The proposal should include a literature review, clearly stated objectives, clear description of the methodology, description of the ethical consideration, dissemination plan, & budget
	SAGE will … • Review the full proposal, conduct a brief scientific review, and make one of three recommendations: (1) Approved; (2) Approved with minor revision; (3) Reconsider, revise and resubmit to SAGE
Years 2–4
Stage 3: Revise and submit proposal to Research Ethics Boards (REBs) and CHEO RI	You will … • Revise your proposal (if necessary) • Meet with content and methodology experts to finalize your proposal (if necessary) • Submit your project (if necessary) to required REBs and to the CHEO RI if applying for resident research funding • Submit final proposal, copy of REB application and CHEO RI application (if necessary) to SAGE • Submit approval from REB and responses from CHEO RI to SAGE
Stage 4: Conduct project	You will … • Collect data, analyze data, write manuscript and disseminate findings (e.g., present at Resident Research Day)