Scholarship for Training in Angiography, Cancer, Radiology at University of Toronto for the academic year 2013-2015, Canada
Study Subject(s):Angiography, Cancer, Radiology
Course Level:Training
Scholarship Provider: University of Toronto
Scholarship can be taken at: Canada
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( votes)Eligibility:
Fellowship candidates must have completed an accredited Radiology training program and be:
-Certified by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in Diagnostic Imaging or American Board of Radiology certified/eligible or Certified with equivalent qualifications and Proficient in both written and spoken English.
-Proof of these qualifications must be provided by all applicants.
Scholarship Open for International Students: No
Scholarship Description:The trainees have hands-on training with close, one to one supervision by staff. The trainees spend 2/3 of their rotation at The Toronto General Hospital and the remaining 1/3 at the Toronto Western or Mount Sinai Hospitals.Each work week includes four clinical days and one research day. In addition to interventional work in the Department, the trainee is expected to follow up on patients and maintain a database of mortality and morbidity (M&M) of all procedures at the assigned site.
He/she is also expected to present the data at the Departmental bimonthly M&M rounds. After hour calls are shared with staff and are allocated weekly, once every three weeks. This is a one year fellowship. Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre has 400 acute and 650 chronic care beds. The hospital is on the same site as the Odette Cancer Centre and the Reichmann Research Institute. Sunnybrook houses the largest regional trauma centre in Canada.The Department of Medical Imaging at St. Michael’s Hospital is pleased to offer fellowship training in Angiography and Interventional Radiology. St. Michael’s offers a busy and varied interventional experience.
St. Michael’s is a busy downtown tertiary centre fully affiliated with the University of Toronto at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The hospital strategic plan emphasizes six core programs: Inner City Health, Heart and Vascular Diseases, Trauma (includes neurosurgery), Musculoskeletal, Minimal Access Therapeutics and Diseases of the Digestive System, Diabetes Comprehensive Care
How to Apply: Online
Scholarship Application Deadline: September 2, 2011