Ambulatory Cardiology

Fellowship Title:

Ambulatory Cardiology

Division:

Cardiology

Fellowship Type:

Clinical

Duration:

1 Year (Extension possible)

Number of position(s) per year:

1

Description:

The Department of Medicine at Women’s College Hospital invites applications for our Fellowship in Ambulatory Cardiology. This Fellowship is open to applicants with completed specialty training in Internal Medicine and Cardiology.  The program is intended to provide individuals trained in the fields of cardiology with an opportunity to acquire advanced skills and expertise in the field of ambulatory cardiology including non-invasive imaging modalities with a view to improving the quality of care and education in the ambulatory setting. The training will be supervised by a qualified member of the WCH Department of Medicine Division of Cardiology faculty.

Three streams of training are available:

CLINICAL STREAM: Together with her/his academic supervisor, the fellow will develop a one-year course of clinical study appropriate to the trainee’s academic interests. Completion of a project suitable for peer-review publication is strongly recommended.

QUALITY IMPROVEMENT (QI) STREAM: The fellow will be expected to complete advanced-level training in QI (e.g. Master’s degree at the Institute for Health Policy Management and Evaluation or Veterans Affairs Scholars Program at U of T). Completion of a project suitable for peer-review publication is strongly recommended.

RESEARCH STREAM: The fellow will be expected to complete advanced-level training (e.g. Master’s degree with potential for PhD level training or post-doctoral training) in clinical or educational research, with a view to assuming an academic faculty position at a teaching hospital as a Clinician Scientist/Investigator or Clinician Educator, respectively.

Fellowship applications to the Quality and Research Streams for longer than one year will be considered. Successful candidates would be required to apply for external funding.

Attendance at cardiology rounds will be expected, as will participation in cardiology clinical coverage after hours.

Applications for this position should include:

1. A curriculum vitae;
2. One-page proposal outlining the training expectations and long-term career goals;
3. The name of potential fellowship supervisors (University of Toronto applicants only); and
4. Names, addresses and telephone numbers / email addresses of three references.

Applications should be sent by mail or email to:

Dr. Paula Harvey, Physician-in-Chief of Medicine
c/o Soohun Chun
Department of Medicine, Women’s College Hospital
76 Grenville Street, Room 3464
Toronto, Ontario Canada, M5S 1B2
Fax: 416 323 6129;  E-mail : Soohun.Chun@wchospital.ca

Contact Name:

Soohun Chun

E-mail:

Soohun.Chun@wchospital.ca