Psoriatic Arthritis

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.   
The fellow will devote 100% of his/her professional time to fellowship-related activities including:

• Attending specialized out-patient PsA Clinics supervised by the fellowship mentors (1 – 3 half days/week) where they will be responsible for the assessment, management and follow-up of PsA patients.
• Participation in journal clubs, inter-disciplinary rounds, and inter-hospital teaching rounds of the University of Toronto Rheumatology training program and Psoriatic Disease Research Program teaching rounds.  They will be responsible to teach medical students participating in the PsA Clinic. 
• The fellow will be expected to participate and contribute to ongoing research studies (including cohort studies, registries and clinical trials).
• The fellow will propose and carry out new clinical research project(s), i.e., performing literature review, developing study protocol, collecting data and analyzing and interpreting results.  The fellow will present finding of research at appropriate meetings and prepare drafts of manuscripts suitable for publication in peer-reviewed journals.

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