Fellowship Title: | Musculoskeletal Ultrasound and Psoriatic Arthritis |
Division: | Rheumatology |
Fellowship Type: | Clinical and Research |
Supervisor: | Dr Lihi Eder |
Duration: | 1-2 years |
Application Open and Close Date: | Ongoing intake |
Anticipated Start Date(s): | January, July every year |
Number of position(s) per year: | 1 (depending on funding) |
Description: |  Women’s College hospital psoriatic disease program focuses on research of the transition from psoriasis to psoriatic arthritis. Musculoskeletal ultrasound is used as a point of care in the psoriatic arthritis clinic as well as for research purposes. Clinical and research fellowship programs are offered to physicians who completed their specialty training in rheumatology and wish to get additional specialized training in psoriatic arthritis or musculoskeletal ultrasound for a minimum of 12 months. Prior basic training in musculoskeletal ultrasound is preferred for those interested in musculoskeletal ultrasound fellowship. Participation in advanced graduate studies for MSc and PhD degrees is optional. The opportunity exists to participate in a number of research clinics including rapid access psoriatic arthritis clinic and combined cardiology-rheumatology clinic. The fellow will devote 100% of his/her professional time to fellowship-related activities including:
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Contact Name: | Dr Lihi Eder |
Role: | Supervisor |
Telephone: | 1-416.323.6400 ext 5923 |
E-mail: | lihi.eder@wchospital.ca |
Mailing Address: | Women's College Hospital 76 Grenville Street Toronto M5S 1B2 |
Fellowship Title: | Psoriatic Arthritis |
Division: | Rheumatology |
Fellowship Type: | Clinical |
Supervisor: | Dr. Dafna Gladman Dr. Vinod Chandran |
Duration: | 1-2 years |
Application Open and Close Date: | Ongoing Intake |
Anticipated Start Date(s): | January, July every year |
Number of position(s) per year: | 2-3 (depending on funding) |
Description: | The University of Toronto Psoriatic Arthritis Clinic is a research clinic studying the course and prognosis of patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and psoriasis by performing longitudinal collection of clinical and laboratory data in a standardized fashion. Post-Graduate fellows having completed rheumatology training who wish to get additional specialized training in psoriatic arthritis participate in the clinic for a minimum 12 months with the objective to gain expertise in the assessment, investigation, management and treatment of patients of with psoriatic arthritis and gain an understanding of current clinical research in this area and develop expertise in research methodology. This can include participation in advanced degree courses.
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Contact Name: | Applicants can contact the supervisors named above directly or Anne MacKinnon |
Role: | Administrative Coordinator |
Telephone: | 416-603-5800 ext. 2511 |
E-mail: | amackinn@uhnres.utoronto.ca |
Mailing Address: | Centre for Prognosis Studies in the Rheumatic Diseases Toronto Western Hospital 399 Bathurst Street Toronto, ON, Canada, M5T 2S8 |
Fellowship Title: | Scleroderma Clinical Research Fellowship |
Division: | Rheumatology |
Fellowship Type: | Clinical and Research |
Supervisor: | Dr. Sindhu Johnson, Dr. Zareen Ahmad, Dr. Ron Laxer |
Duration: | 1-2 years |
Application Open and Close Date: | Ongoing intake |
Anticipated Start Date(s): | January, July every year |
Number of position(s) per year: | 1-2 depending on funding |
Description: | The goal of the Scleroderma Clinical Research fellowship is to gain advanced expertise in both clinical and research skills in the scleroderma spectrum of disorders. The fellows attend core clinics with Drs. Sindhu Johnson and Zareen Ahmad at Mount Sinai Hospital (MSH) and Toronto Western Hospitals (TWH) longitudinally over 1 year. Fellows are expected to undertake a scholarly project and particpate in observational studies and/or clinical trials of novel therapeutic agents. Fellows critically appraise and present research articles under the supervision of Dr. Zareen Ahmad at the monthly Scleroderma Journal Club. Fellows particpate in the teaching of junior trainees and allied health professionals. Fellows partipate in knowledge translation activities and advocacy activities with scleroderma specific organizations. The fellow attends Scleroderma clinic with Dr. Johnson (MSH, TWH), Scleroderma Clinic with Dr. Zareen Ahmad (MSH), Multidisciplinary Morphea Clinic with Dr. Zareen Ahmad (MSH), Pediatric Morphea Clinic with Dr. Ron Laxer (Hospital for Sick Children). Elective rotations may include Lupus Clinic, Vasculitis Clinic, Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinic, Metabolic Bone Disease Clinic and Pre-Clinical Autoimmunity Clinic. Fellows are expected to review the chart in advance of the patient encounter; order and follow-up on appropriate investigations; identify and manage medical issues; and search the literature when investigational or management options are not clear. Fellows are expected to work collaboratively with staff, allied health professionals and other specialists in the patient’s circle of care. Occasionally, fellows are expected to provide inpatient SSc consultation on the diagnosis and/or management of advanced SSc at MSH, TWH, Toronto General Hospital, and Hospital for Sick Children. Fellows are expected to participate in a minimum of 1 scholarly project from start to finish: framing the question, literature search and synthesis, study design, protocol development, data abstraction form development, research ethics approval, data collection, data cleaning, analysis, interpretation, manuscript preparation, presentation of findings and peer-review publication. Fellows are expected to present their work at the Division of Rheumatology Research Day (Ogryzlo Day), submit an abstract for a national meeting (usually the Canadian Rheumatology Association Annual Meeting), submit an abstract to an international meeting (usually the American College of Rheumatology or European League Against Rheumatism meetings or the Scleroderma World Congress), and produce draft 1 of a completed manuscript. |
Contact Name: | Dr. Sindhu Johnson |
Role: | Supervisor |
Telephone: | 416-586-4800 x8247 |
E-mail: | Sindhu.johnson@uhn.ca
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Fellowship Title: | Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Disease (SARD) Fellowship |
Division: | Rheumatology |
Fellowship Type: | Clinical and Research |
Supervisor: | Dr. Sindhu Johnson, Dr. Joan Wither, Dr. Zahi Touma |
Duration: | 1-2 years |
Application Open and Close Date: | Ongoing intake |
Anticipated Start Date(s): | January, July every year |
Number of position(s) per year: | 1-2 depending on funding |
Description: | The aim of this fellowship is to gain advanced training in the Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases. The core rotations of Scleroderma Clinic, Lupus Clinic and Pre-Clinical Autoimmunity Clinic will occur longitudinally over 1 year. These are longitudinal observational clinics where fellows will gain clinical expertise and be exposed to observational research and clinical trials of advanced therapeutics. Fellows will have the opportunity to undertake one or more scholarly projects that may fall within the spectrum of basic science, translational studies, and observational studies. Elective rotations in Antiphospholipid Antibody Clinic, Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinic, Vasculitis Clinic and Morphea Clinic may be considered. Post-Graduate fellows having completed rheumatology training who wish to get additional specialized training in systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases participate in these clinics for a minimum 12 months with the objective to gain expertise in the assessment, investigation, management and treatment of patients with these complex autoimmune disorders and gain an understanding of current research in this area and develop expertise in research methodology. This can include participation in advanced degree courses.
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Contact Name: | Dr. Sindhu Johnson |
Role: | Supervisor |
Telephone: | 416-603-6417 |
E-mail: | Sindhu.johnson@uhn.ca |
Fellowship Title: | Systemic Lupus Erythematosus |
Division: | Rheumatology |
Fellowship Type: | Clinical |
Supervisor: | Drs. D. Gladman, J. Sanchez-Guerrero, Z. Touma |
Duration: | 1-2 years |
Application Open and Close Date: | Ongoing Intake |
Anticipated Start Date(s): | January, July every year |
Number of position(s) per year: | 5 - 6 (depending on funding) |
Description: |  The University of Toronto Lupus Clinic is a research clinic studying the course and prognosis of patients with this condition by performing longitudinal collection of clinical and laboratory data in a standardized fashion. Post-Graduate fellows having completed rheumatology training who wish to get additional specialized training in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) participate in the clinic for a minimum 12 months with the objective to gain expertise in the assessment, investigation, management and treatment of patients with this complex autoimmune disorder and gain an understanding of current clinical research in this area and develop expertise in research methodology. This can include participation in advanced degree courses.
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Contact Name: | Applicants can contact the supervisors named above directly or Anne MacKinnon |
Role: | Administrative Coordinator |
Telephone: | 416-603-5800 ext. 2511 |
E-mail: | amackinn@uhnres.utoronto.ca |
Mailing Address: | Centre for Prognosis Studies in the Rheumatic Diseases Toronto Western Hospital 399 Bathurst Street Toronto, ON, Canada, M5T 2S8 |
Fellowship Title: | Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Psoriatic Arthritis |
Division: | Rheumatology |
Fellowship Type: | Clinical |
Supervisor: | Dr. Dafna Gladman, Dr. Vinod Chandran, Dr. Zahi Touma |
Duration: | 1-2 years |
Application Open and Close Date: | Ongoing Intake |
Anticipated Start Date(s): | January, July every year |
Number of position(s) per year: | 2-3 (depending on funding) |
Description: |  The University of Toronto PsA and SLE Clinics are research clinics studying the course and prognosis of patients with these conditions performing longitudinal collection of clinical and laboratory data in a standardized fashion. The fellowship offers post-graduate fellows having completed rheumatology training the opportunity to complete a combined advanced fellowship in SLE and PsA for a minimum period of 12 months with the objective to gain expertise in the assessment, investigation, management and treatment of patients of with SLE and PsA and gain an understanding of current clinical research in this area and develop expertise in research methodology. This can include participation in advanced degree courses.
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Contact Name: | Applicants can contact the supervisors named above directly or Anne MacKinnon |
Role: | Administrative Coordinator |
Telephone: | 416-603-5800 ext. 2511 |
E-mail: | amackinn@uhnres.utoronto.ca |
Mailing Address: | Centre for Prognosis Studies in the Rheumatic Diseases Toronto Western Hospital 399 Bathurst Street Toronto, ON, Canada, M5T 2S8 |
Fellowship Title: | Vasculitis |
Division: | Rheumatology |
Fellowship Type: | Clinical |
Supervisor: | Dr. Christian Pagnoux Dr. Medha Soowamber |
Duration: | 6 to 12 months, renewable once (maximum of 2 years) + depending on funding |
Anticipated Start Date(s): | January 1 and July 1 |
Number of position(s) per year: | 1 (to a maximum of 2, depending on projects and funding) |
Description: |  "The Vasculitis Fellowship" is a clinical training and research program offered to physicians who have completed 5 years of postgraduate training who wish to get additional specialized training in vasculitis. The trainee will undertake the clinical fellowship in the vasculitis clinic center at Mount Sinai Hospital under the supervision and guidance of senior faculty mentors (Drs. Christian Pagnoux and Medha Soowamber). Goals are to further develop expertise in the diagnosis and management of patients with all forms of vasculitis, and to get more experience and further exposure to research in vasculitis, in order to understand how to develop, conduct and participate in studies in this specialized field.
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Contact Name: | Christian Pagnoux |
Role: | Supervisor |
Telephone: | 416 586 4800 x8549 |
E-mail: | Christian.pagnoux@sinaihealth.ca |
Mailing Address: | VASCULITIS CLINIC Mount Sinai Hospital The Joseph and Wolf Lebovic Building 60 Murray Street, Ste 2-220, Toronto, Ontario M5T 3L9 - Canada |
Contact Name: | Medha Soowamber |
Role: | Supervisor |
Telephone: | 416 586 4800 x8549 |
E-mail: | Medha.soowamber@sinaihealth.ca |
Mailing Address: | VASCULITIS CLINIC Mount Sinai Hospital The Joseph and Wolf Lebovic Building 60 Murray Street, Ste 2-222, Toronto, Ontario M5T 3L9 - Canada |