Fellowship Listing

Currently listing: All divisions of all fellowships.

• Emergency Medicine
• Emergency Medicine - Pre Hospital/Transport Medicine

  Fellowship Title:	Emergency Medicine - Pre Hospital/Transport Medicine
  Division:	Emergency Medicine
  Fellowship Type:	Clinical
  Supervisor:	To be determined
  Duration:	1 year
  Application Open and Close Date:	September 1
  Anticipated Start Date(s):	July 1
  Number of position(s) per year:	1 to 3
  Description:	Goals: To prepare the fellow for a career of leadership in emergency medical services at local, regional, provincial, national and international levels. Objectives: Knowledge and understanding of: The historical and legislative framework surrounding modern EMS systems in Canada and the US. The key components and design options for an EMS system, including volunteer and first responder systems. Medical control and various models Medical dispatch and call screening EMS Equipment/Vehicles, extrication and rescue Medico-legal considerations of EMS Approach to high-risk patients Understand legislation and guidelines for training and certification for all levels of providers Understand the different patient care capabilities and responsibilities for all levels of paramedics. Knowledge of the principles of crisis intervention and stress management Guidelines for triage and transport to specialty centers Advantages/limitations of aeromedical vs. land based transport. The physiology of aeromedical transport Aircraft safety and special medical problems Mass gatherings/Disaster Management Funding arrangements for EMS systems Community Involvement and public education Paramedic Education EMS Research. EMS residents should understand principles and special problems inherent in conducting research in the pre-hospital environment, and would be expected to take part in at least one research project during their fellowship. Supervisor: The Fellow will be supervised by the Director of Air or Land EMS programs. Responsibilities/Expectations: The Fellow would develop a curriculum and schedule in conjunction with their supervisor. His or her duties would include: Regular online medical control via the “patch” phone Participation in paramedic training, testing and evaluation Quality control of EMS care The development of pre-hospital protocols Liaison between paramedic and physicians attendance at meetings with government, hospital and EMS personnel Develop an understanding of EMS information systems Development of a research project in conjunction with the supervisor Eligibility: The candidate must have completed RCPS or CCFP-EM training in Emergency  Medicine, or the equivalent training in their country of origin (as approved by the Ontario College of Physicians and Surgeons), be eligible for or have passed certification examinations in Emergency Medicine, and must meet the qualifications for an educational license. Fellows accepted into the program must be board certified in Emergency Medicine in his or her country of origin, prior to the start of their fellowship. The successful applicant will function as a clinical fellow in the emergency department of one or more University of Toronto affiliated hospitals.
  Contact Name:	Sawan Tate
  Role:	Division Executive Administrator
  Telephone:	416-978-1612
  E-mail:	Division.EM@utoronto.ca
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• Emergency Point-of-Care Ultrasound

  Fellowship Title:	Emergency Point-of-Care Ultrasound
  Division:	Emergency Medicine
  Fellowship Type:	Clinical
  Supervisor:	Dr. Jordan Chenkin
  Duration:	12 months
  Application Open and Close Date:	Open: January 1 Close: September 1
  Anticipated Start Date(s):	July 1
  Number of position(s) per year:	2
  Description:	The emergency point-of-care ultrasound fellowship is a 12-month subspecialty training year that prepares emergency physicians for a career of emergency ultrasound leadership. The objectives of the fellowship are to develop expert skills in clinical ultrasound, to learn how to effectively administrate a hospital ultrasound program, how to develop and implement ultrasound training curricula, and to design and conduct ultrasound research. The fellowship involves dedicated weekly scanning shifts with faculty, as well as weekly image review and journal clubs. Electives available include transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), regional anesthesia, and pediatric point-of-care ultrasound.
  Contact Name:	Dr. Jordan Chenkin
  Role:	Fellowship director
  E-mail:	jordan.chenkin@utoronto.ca
  Mailing Address:	2075 Bayview Avenue, Room C753, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4N 3M5
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• Geriatric Emergency Medicine

  Fellowship Title:	Geriatric Emergency Medicine
  Division:	Emergency Medicine
  Fellowship Type:	Clinical
  Supervisor:	Dr. Don Melady
  Duration:	1 year
  Application Open and Close Date:	September 1
  Anticipated Start Date(s):	July 1
  Description:	The clinical focus of this fellowship is Geriatric Emergency Medicine. It is intended to allow the fellow to develop focussed expertise in care of older patients in the Emergency Department in multiple domains -- clinical practice; education; research; quality improvement, and programme development. The enhanced training will take place both in the ED and in multiple other settings over the course of the year -- in-patient geriatric medicine and psychiatry, palliative care, community-based care, long-term care and complex and continuing care.
  Contact Name:	Ramona Zacharias
  Role:	Division Executive Assistant
  Telephone:	416-978-1612
  E-mail:	division.em@utoronto.ca
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• Ornge Pre-hospital and Retrieval Medicine Fellowship

  Fellowship Title:	Ornge Pre-hospital and Retrieval Medicine Fellowship
  Division:	Emergency Medicine
  Fellowship Type:	Clinical
  Supervisor:	Dr. Joel Lockwood
  Duration:	1 year
  Application Open and Close Date:	September 1st
  Anticipated Start Date(s):	July 1st
  Number of position(s) per year:	1
  Description:	Ornge, a not-for-profit organization, is Ontario’s provider of air ambulance and related services.  Established in 2006, Ornge is responsible for approximately 21,000 patient-related transports each year, serving a population of more than 13 million people across 1 million square kilometres.  With a fleet that includes airplanes, helicopters and land ambulances operating from 12 bases across the province, Ornge crews perform emergent and urgent inter-facility transports and emergent on-scene responses while supporting healthcare in remote communities across Ontario.  The Ornge team consists of paramedics, pilots, aircraft maintenance engineers, communications officers, physicians, educators and support staff. The Fellowship will provide a unique experience specifically focused on air medical and land critical care transport.   The Fellowship will include an immersive clinical experience in critical care transport in both an urban helicopter emergency medical services environment and fixed-wing opportunities in resource-challenged settings in rural and remote locations throughout northern Ontario. The hospital-based experiences may also include trauma team leader experience at Canada’s busiest trauma centres in Toronto. The successful applicant will be a member of a physician-paramedic team caring for some of the most severely ill and injured patients in Ontario.  The clinical care will take place in the transport environment and resource-limited settings, with challenges not typically present in the traditional hospital setting. The Fellowship program will also provide the successful candidate with training and experience to work in Ornge’s Operations Control Centre as a member of the Ornge Transport Medicine Physician Team. Successful candidates will have completed training in Emergency Medicine, Anesthesia or Critical Care Medicine in a program accredited by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada or international equivalent, or Emergency Medicine in a program accredited by the College of Family Physicians of Canada.  International applicants with relevant training and experience are also strongly encouraged to apply.  The successful candidate must be legally entitled to work in Canada, and hold an educational license with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario to practice medicine in Ontario
  Contact Name:	Dr. Joel Lockwood
  Role:	Fellowship Director
  E-mail:	jlockwood@ornge.ca
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• Endocrinology & Metabolism
• Advanced Technologies in Management of Type 1 Diabetes

  Fellowship Title:	Advanced Technologies in Management of Type 1 Diabetes
  Division:	Endocrinology & Metabolism
  Fellowship Type:	Clinical and Research
  Supervisor:	Dr. Bruce A. Perkins MD MPH
  Duration:	12 months
  Application Open Date:	September 1
  Application Close Date:	December 31
  Anticipated Start Date(s):	July 1
  Number of position(s) per year:	1
  Description:	The fellowship is intended to develop an Endocrinology trainee’s skills as an endocrinologist using innovative technologies in the management of type 1 diabetes. More specifically, this fellowship will enable the fellow to develop an expertise in advanced care in diabetes, including insulin pump therapy, continuous glucose monitoring, and the implementation of hybrid closed loop algorithm therapy. The one-year fellowship will provide the fellow with actionable knowledge in managing this complex and rapidly-evolving aspect of diabetes care. Furthermore, opportunities in a clinical research program of type 1 diabetes will afford the fellow learning opportunities in clinical research methodology related to technology use. The fellow will participate in clinics and research meetings with the supervisor, with anticipation of a research presentation and manuscript. The Leadership Sinai Centre for Diabetes is strongly committed to diversity within its community, and especially welcome applications from racialized persons / persons of color, women, Indigenous / Aboriginal People of North America, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ persons, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas. Evaluation of the candidates shared commitment to these principles will be evaluated during interviews.
  Contact Name:	Dr. Bruce A. Perkins
  Role:	Primary Supervisor
  Telephone:	416-586-8763
  E-mail:	endo.admin@utoronto.ca
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• Diabetes and Endocrinology in Pregnancy

  Fellowship Title:	Diabetes and Endocrinology in Pregnancy
  Division:	Endocrinology & Metabolism
  Fellowship Type:	Clinical
  Supervisor:	Dr. Denice Feig
  Duration:	12 months
  Application Open Date:	September 1
  Application Close Date:	December 31
  Anticipated Start Date(s):	July 1
  Number of position(s) per year:	1-2
  Description:	The educational purposes of this fellowship are two-fold: first, to enrich the learner's understanding of the pathophysiology, evidence, interventions and outcomes in endocrine disorders in pregnancy and second, to hone invaluable clinical skills to be applied in their future practice to provide the best possible care to this population of patients. To learn research skills and complete a research project in the area of diabetes or endocrine in pregnancy, with a written abstract in the end.
  Contact Name:	Dr. Denice Feig
  Role:	Primary Supervisor
  Telephone:	416-978-3806
  E-mail:	endo.admin@utoronto.ca
  Mailing Address:	Endocrinology Program Admin R. Fraser Elliott Building, 3-805 190 Elizabeth Street, Toronto, ON M5G 2C4
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• Endocrine Oncology

  Fellowship Title:	Endocrine Oncology
  Division:	Endocrinology & Metabolism
  Fellowship Type:	Clinical
  Supervisor:	Dr. Shereen Ezzat
  Duration:	1-3 years
  Application Open Date:	September 1
  Application Close Date:	October 31
  Anticipated Start Date(s):	July 1
  Number of position(s) per year:	1-2
  Description:	This is a focused fellowship following completed training in General Endocrinology or Medical Oncology. Candidates will gain experience in the management of patients with sporadic and familial neuroendocrine tumors, pituitary neoplasms, thyroid/parathyroid tumors, and other neoplasms of the dispersed endocrine system.
  Contact Name:	Endocrinology and Metabolism Coordinator
  Telephone:	416-978-3806
  E-mail:	endo.admin@utoronto.ca
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• Metabolic Bone Diseases and Osteoporosis

  Fellowship Title:	Metabolic Bone Diseases and Osteoporosis
  Division:	Endocrinology & Metabolism
  Fellowship Type:	Clinical
  Supervisor:	Dr. Angela Cheung
  Duration:	2 years
  Application Open Date:	September 1
  Application Close Date:	December 31
  Anticipated Start Date(s):	July 1
  Number of position(s) per year:	1
  Description:	The fellowship is for the fellow: To obtain valuable clinical experience in the diagnosis and treatment of primary and secondary osteoporosis, and other metabolic or genetic bone diseases by attending ambulatory outpatient clinics at University Health Network, and thereby become a certified expert in the management of these medical problems.  To gain experience in the strategies used to manage patients with various types of fractures by attending ambulatory outpatient clinics and consulting on inpatients, analyzing database information, learning the basic science regarding fracture healing, and by attending / participating at Osteoporosis Program related rounds.  To gain experience and technical skills in bone density reporting and in he interpretation of advanced bone imaging data, such as trabecular bone score (TBS), bone structure information from high resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography, peripheral quantitative computed tomography, CT, MRI etc. To obtain knowledge in clinical epidemiology by attending the Master’s program in Clinical epidemiology at the University of Toronto Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation and by attending the Clinical Epidemiology rounds at Toronto General Hospital and the University Health Network Osteoporosis Program Research Rounds; and to perform a research project as a thesis project in metabolic bone diseases. To present findings of her research and interesting patient cases at local rounds and at specialty meetings, and to prepare drafts of manuscripts for potential future publication. To become familiar with the risks and benefits of relevant commonly prescribed diagnostic tests, medications and the need for patients’ informed consent.
  Contact Name:	Angela Cheung
  Role:	Primary Supervisor
  Telephone:	416-978-3806
  E-mail:	Endo.admin@utoronto.ca
  Mailing Address:	Endocrinology Program Admin R. Fraser Elliott Building, 3-805 190 Elizabeth Street, Toronto, ON M5G 2C4
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• Reproductive Endocrinology

  Fellowship Title:	Reproductive Endocrinology
  Division:	Endocrinology & Metabolism
  Fellowship Type:	Clinical and Research
  Supervisor:	Dr. Iliana Lega
  Duration:	12 months
  Application Open Date:	September 1
  Application Close Date:	December 31
  Anticipated Start Date(s):	July 1
  Number of position(s) per year:	1-2
  Description:	There are two main objectives of this fellowship: The clinical focus of this fellowship will be on reproductive endocrinology and endocrine disorders in pregnancy. This includes training in the evaluation and management of polycystic ovarian syndrome, primary ovarian insufficiency (including Turner Syndrome), menopause, hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism, transgender care, and endocrine disorders in pregnancy. The research focus will be on the development and completion of the scholarly project in reproductive endocrinology with the goal of publication and presentation at conferences.
  Contact Name:	Dr. Iliana Lega
  Role:	Primary Supervisor
  E-mail:	iliana.lega@wchospital.ca
  Mailing Address:	76 Grenville Street Toronto, ON M5B 3S2
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• Thyroidology and Thyroid cancer

  Fellowship Title:	Thyroidology and Thyroid cancer
  Division:	Endocrinology & Metabolism
  Fellowship Type:	Clinical
  Supervisor:	Dr. Afshan Zahedi
  Duration:	12 months
  Application Open and Close Date:	We are no longer taking applications for 2023-2024
  Anticipated Start Date(s):	July 1st
  Number of position(s) per year:	1-2
  Description:	The Thyroid fellowship is offered to candidates who have successfully completed their post-graduate training in Adult Endocrinology. This clinical fellowship focuses on management of complex patients with thyroid disease. The trainee will spend majority of their time in weekly thyroid clinics and in addition would spend some time in Nuclear Medicine, Pathology and radiation oncology clinics as it relates to Thyroid cancer. There will be a focus on improving knowledge in following areas: thyroid cytology and molecular markers, bedside thyroid ultrasound and ultrasound guided fine needle aspirations, and utilization of evidence-based medicine in management of complex thyroid cancer patients. In addition opportunities are available to be involved in a research project in the field of thyroidology, creating and delivering a series of resident teaching sessions, and presentations at rounds and tumor boards.
  Contact Name:	Dr. Afshan Zahedi
  Role:	Primary Supervisor
  Telephone:	416-978-3806
  E-mail:	Endo.admin@utoronto.ca
  Mailing Address:	Endocrinology Program Admin R. Fraser Elliott Building, 3-805 190 Elizabeth Street, Toronto, ON M5G 2C4
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