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University of TorontoRespiratory Medicine
Programme Director• Jae Yang
Training Programme• Individualized, flexible, to attain the trainee’s career goals
• 2 year program
• Typically 5-7 fellows per year
• 8 academic hospitals
• Opportunities to work in affiliated community hospitals▫ E.g. Credit Valley, Toronto East General, Etobicoke General
• Flexible elective rotations
Training Program• Procedural experience in bronchoscopy, transbronchial lung
biopsies, thoracenteses, chest tubes, EBUS
• 2 months of dedicated physiology teaching
• 2-year protected teaching half-day
• Once monthly Journal Club
• Chest Radiology monthly sessions
• Longitudinal half-day clinic in second year
• Preparation for Royal College Exam
Mandatory Rotations
Elective Rotations
Introduction to Respirology•First week of residency•All Ontario residents meet in Toronto for a 1 week
course•Review lectures on various respiratory diseases and
processes• Includes a full day Intro to Bronchoscopy course
Bronchoscopy Crash Course•U of T course now open to all
Ontario Respirology residents•Full day of bronchoscopy
simulation
Introduction to Pulmonary Physiology• PFTs, 6MWT, Methacholine Challenge testing• Seminars
Rounds, Rounds, Rounds…•Grand Rounds (city-wide)•Research Rounds•Visiting Professor Rounds•Site-based Rounds▫Combined Respirology-Radiology-Pathology rounds▫Weekly lunch rounds▫Radiology rounds
Academic Half Day
•Every Wednesday afternoon
•Excellent presentations held by local faculty from various sites
•Each fellow will usually present once during the year
Journal Club•Monthly supper to discuss current literature
•Excellent and incomparable critical appraisal teaching held by Dr. Matthew Stanbrook
•Great discussion, food and wine!
Journal Club - June 2011
Radiology Sessions
•NEW THIS YEAR!!!
•Once a month sessions on approach to reading CXRs and chest CT
•Focus on Respirology Royal College preparation
•Each session run by different staff member▫Allow you to meet various faculty members and
interact with your fellow residents
Events•Welcome Dinner•CanMEDs Weekend•Annual Day in Respirology Update Course (really
good, and free too)•Holiday parties•Niche suppers (Pulmonary Hypertension, Alpha-1-
antitrypsin deficiency, etc.)•Respirology Research Day•Residents Symposium at Better Breathing
Collegiality
CanMEDs Weekend
CanMEDS Weekend• All Ontario Respirology
residents and PDs• Career planning sessions▫ Starting an office▫ Tax planning▫ Billing
• Hands-on Workshops▫ EBUS▫ Pleural U/S▫ Chest tubes
• Evening competition▫ Pictionary▫ Jeopardy
Conferences•CHEST (ACCP)•Better Breathing (Ontario)• Canadian Respiratory Conference•ATS
Vancouver 2010
Up and Coming…
•EBUS▫St. Michael’s Hospital
And more…• More information on programme website▫www.utoronto.ca/respirology
• Chief Resident▫[email protected]
• PGY-4 Representative▫ [email protected]
• Questions…?
