University of Toronto, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre

The Unit

Description

Sunnybrook Health Science Center, University of Toronto, is the largest adult trauma unit in Canada. It is located in Northern Metropolitan Toronto, a city of approximately 3 million with a catchment area of 5 to 6 million. The Critical Care service is a multidisciplinary team providing primary patient care to a total of 34 beds in closed cardiovascular and medical-surgical intensive care areas. The medical-surgical intensive care area admits approxiamtely 1000 patients annually. These patients are divided equally between trauma, medical and surgical populations. The team also provides daily consultant care in airway and respiratory management to a neurosurgical stepdown unit. The cardiovascular intensive care unit admits approximately 1200 postoperative cardiac and major vascular surgery patient annually.

Fellowship Program

Clinical Responsibilities

In addition to graded experience in supervising a critical care team, this fellowship offers the opportunity for protected elective time in a variety of areas including airway management, critical care research, education, trauma resuscitation or trans-oesophageal echocardiography. 

Research Opportunities

All areas of trauma and clinical care. 

Certifications

May be eligible for inclusion as part of a 2 year training program accredited by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

Applicant Requirements

Eligible for RCPSC certification, American Board eleigible or hold equivalent national certification in Anaesthesia, Internal Medicine or Surgery and be eligible for licensure in the province of Ontario. 

Contact

Dr. Cameron Guest

Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, 2075 Bayview Avenue
Toronto, Ontario M4N 3M5
Canada

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Sep 27, 2006