Lacey Phillips

Subject: Prospective PhD student: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Dear Professor Phillips, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Promoting Intensive Transitions for Children and Youth with Medical Complexity from Paediatric to Adult Care: the PITCare study—protocol for a randomised controlled trial" (2024), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "An eHealth Technology Intervention Pragmatic trials Platform integrated in the Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network: The eTIPP-CPCSSN" (2023), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]