Display Listing

Description:

The University of Toronto offers a one year clinical fellowship in minimally invasive surgery, providing a broad, high volume clinical experience in laparoscopic bariatric, colorectal, and foregut surgery. Our fellowship includes the participation of 2 University of Toronto affiliated hospitals and full-time MIS faculty. We also offer a two year research/clinical fellowship where the first year is spent developing advanced research skills in a spefic area of interest to the fellow.  Opportunities exist to obtain a master's degree as part of the two year fellowship.  Positions are available for two 1-year clinical fellows and one 2-year research/clinical fellow.

The primary goal of the clinical fellowship is to train excellent surgeons in advanced minimally invasive techniques. In addition to extensive operating room experience, fellows will have the opportunity to develop their endoscopy skills and participate in ambulatory clincs. The clinical fellowship also includes an active research component. Current research programs in clinical epidemiology, surgical education and telesimulation, quality improvement, and health technology assessment provide an opportunity for fellows to develop their research and academic skills. Fellows will be assigned a research mentor at the start of the fellowship with the expectation that they will complete at least one project throughtout the year suitable for publication in a peer reviewed journal and presentation at a scientific meeting. As part of the program, fellows will also gain significant experience teaching residents in the operating room and in the surgical skills lab. Simulation facilities are available onsite at many of the affiliated hospitals as well as at the University of Toronto Surgical Skills Centre. Participation and certification in the SAGES Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS) program is expected as part of the fellowship. Opportunities for fellows to participate in international teaching initiatives and electives are also available.

Basic Program Information:

• Location: 399 Bathurst St, 8Main Pavillion -Office 325, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• Primary Program Site: University of Toronto
• Primary Hospital: Total bed size, # OR's, # Surgical ICU beds: University Health Network, Toronto General and Toronto Western Hospital
• Secondary Program Site: Toronto Western Hospital - University Health Network, Humber River Regional Hospital
• Secondary Hospital: Total bed size, # OR's, # Surgical ICU beds:
• Clinic locations and schedule:

  Toronto General and Toronto Western Hospitals, University Health Network. Humber River Regional Hospital. 

• University Affiliation: University of Toronto
• School of Medicine Affiliation: University of Toronto
• Year Program and/or Designation Established: 2000
• Number of Faculty: 13
• % of Program Clinical: 80
• % of Program Research: 20

Additional Program Information:

• Interaction with Residents: Share cases with residents
• Is there a General Surgery Residency at the Primary Institution? Yes
• Is there a General Surgery Residency at the Secondary Institution? Yes
• Is there a curriculum in place for fellowship? Yes
• Is there a skills lab at the institution with fellow access? Yes
• Are there teaching conferences available for the fellow? Yes
• Is there an evaluation tool for fellow by faculty in place? Yes
• Is there an evaluation tool for faculty by fellow in place? Yes
• Papers Accepted For Publication where PD was an author: 57
• Publications that Involved Input from the Fellow: 27
• Are funds available for the Fellow to attend conferences? Yes

Malpractice Insurance Information:

• The fellow(s) is also required to have attending privileges (insurance coverage must also include all activities for their work while they act as a fellow and an attending) and the program provides the following:
  
  This is a Canadian program. Exceptions are made for Canadian-based programs because of their governmental regulations and Sovereign immunity.

Contact Information For Questions:

Jaime Burke
Phone: 416-603-5800 ext5224
Fax: 416-603-5991
Email: jaime.burke@uhn.ca
Web: https://surgery.utoronto.ca/minimally-invasive-surgery-program

Facilities

Dry Lab
Wet lab
Library
Administrative Support
Clinical Research
Simulation Lab