Emergency Medicine: Welcome

Are you ready for an unparalleled educational experience to support your journey to becoming a master EM clinician and leader in academic Emergency Medicine? Welcome to EM at UofT!

Starting out in PGY-1 can be daunting. Luckily, UofT is equipped with several phenomenal educators that have personally designed a curriculum to meet your PGY specific needs. You’ll spend the first 3 months of residency at one of our three core academic EM sites, honing your skills and getting comfortable in the program. As you progress through PGY1 you’ll take part in our unique MSK rotation, get certified in point of care ultrasound, and get a few off-service call shifts under your belt. With its diverse patient population and clinical sites, UofT offers exceptional training opportunities that will prepare you to manage whatever walks in the door. Additionally, there are abundant opportunities for research, and you will advance into supervisory teaching roles as a senior resident. Needless to say, UofT will prepare you to become a stellar emergency doctor!

Though the Pandemic has taken a hit on everyone’s social lives, our resident group is extremely supportive and takes part in numerous social events throughout the year. When not on shift you can enjoy exceptional cuisine, relax on Toronto Island, bike or stroll through the Don Valley, and explore the unique neighbourhoods surrounding the city and Greater Toronto Area.

Thank you for your interest in the program! If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact us, as we would be happy to chat with you!

Sincerely,

From Lead Residents Fraser Kegel, Ali Tabatabaey and Jamie Riggs


Welcome to the University of Toronto, Emergency Medicine Residency Training Program! This Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) postgraduate program is the one of the largest in the country and is situated in a world-class city. With endless arts and music festivals, unparalleled multiculturalism, and mouth-watering culinary delights, Toronto has attracted physicians from across the globe to its eclectic neighborhoods. Whether you’re a fashionista or a foodie, if you’re into sports or spas, if you love reading or rock-climbing, Toronto is the city for you.

Training in a city like Toronto will expose you to people from all walks of life, with a broad range of ethnicities, socio-economic backgrounds, and medical needs. These diverse experiences will be instrumental in your education as a clinical expert and will also foster growth as a patient advocate. Our faculty and residents are as diverse as the Canadian population they serve; they bring an exciting palette of colour to our program with their gamut of interests and expertise. These internationally-known leaders will become your mentors, colleagues, and friends when you join our emergency medicine community.

We are excited to offer a variety of training sites within the city including tertiary care emergency departments, two trauma centres, the pediatric emergency department at the Hospital for Sick Children, and multiple opportunities to work in community emergency departments.

Residents attend weekly full day “Academic Days” and are excused from their clinical responsibilities to do so. Activities on this day are led by both faculty and residents and include interactive case-based seminars, formal didactic rounds, procedural workshops, journal clubs, and team-based simulation sessions. Formal courses are also provided in clinical epidemiology (PGY-1), ethics (PGY-2), geriatrics (PGY-3), quality improvement and patient safety (longitudinal), and a dedicated transition to practice curriculum (PGY-4 and 5). PGY-1 residents have a dedicated ultrasound rotation that leads to Canadian Emergency Ultrasound (CEUS) certification, and there is ample opportunity to pursue further ultrasound training in more senior years and with a core rotation in advanced emergency department ultrasonography.

We are also delighted to be able to offer a full year in PGY-5 to pursue an Area of Advanced Learning (AAL).  During this year, each resident can pursue a personally designed curriculum (requires program approval) with the goal of developing expertise in an area relevant to emergency medicine. In the past, areas of focus have included: pediatric emergency medicine; Master of Clinical Epidemiology; Master of Medical Education; Master in Health Administration; Master of Public Health; inner city health; international health; toxicology; trauma; critical care medicine; sports medicine; prehospital care; medical informatics; research; aeromedical transport; clinician-scientist program; bioethics; international emergency medicine; ultrasound; simulation; geriatric emergency medicine and journalism.

That’s our amazing program in a nutshell! If you have further questions, do not hesitate to contact us. If you happen to be in Toronto and want to meet with us, please contact our program coordinator (below) to schedule a meeting or drop by at our academic day

Kaif Pardhan, Program Director
Jenny Chu, Assistant Program Director

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