CLINICAL FELLOWSHIP IN

CARDIAC IMAGING

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The Joint Department of Medical Imaging (JDMI) manages the imaging needs of three of Canada’s premier research and teaching hospitals /hospital organizations across five physical sites, including the Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital, Princess Margaret Hospital, and Women’s College Hospital. The Cardiovascular & Thoracic division comprises 19 Cardiothoracic radiologists.

The Cardiovascular Division at JDMI is responsible for all Cardiac CT and Cardiovascular MR Imaging at the hospitals listed above. This includes all services for the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre (PMCC) and positions itself among Canada’s leading non-invasive cardiovascular imaging programs. Currently, the department conducts approximately 3700 to 3900 adult cardiovascular MR exams annually, which encompass a significant Cardiomyopathy/Heart Failure program, one of the most extensive Adult Congenital Heart Disease programs, and a large Aortopathies program. The cardiac CT program includes annual exams extending from a structural heart disease program (including TAVR, Mitral valve interventions, LAA occlusion devices) to a large coronary artery disease population and congenital heart program.

The Thoracic Imaging section performs over 500 MR, 50,000 CT, and over 700 CT-guided lung biopsies each year. This extensive case volume offers robust exposure to a broad spectrum of thoracic diseases and advanced procedural techniques.

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Interested applicants are asked to submit their application documents in one single pdf file through the University of Toronto website

Applications to the Clinical Fellowship in Cardiac Imaging are currently closed.

All applicants must provide the following documents as a single PDF file:

01

Letter of motivation

including previous experience in the field

02

03

At least 3 letters of recommendation

of which one must be fromthe head of department of the current centre, on institutional letterhead

04

Confirmation of recent board certification

or national equivalent

05

List of five significant, relevant publications

in international peer reviewed journals

06

List of references

to be contacted if necessary

07

English language certificate

can come from any internationally recognised certification body

08

Proof of ESR membership

can be downloaded through the MyESR Portal

*Each candidate is required to submit the provided ESOR CV. Any application with another CV will not be considered.

Only complete applications can be considered. To ensure equal opportunities candidates should apply only to institutions outside of their country of residence/work.

The candidate will be asked to provide additional documents to the training centre for administrative purposes. The Fellow is required to optain a work permit which makes the appicant eligible for OHIP health insurance. The Fellow is further asked to take care of their working permit and insurance. Please note that the candidate is responsible for their visa. The training centre will help the Fellow with all organisational details. The Fellow is responsible for finding accommodation, which is not provided by the JDMI.

Please note:

One position for the 2027-2028 Clinical Year is available. One position for the 2028-2029 Clinical Year is available.

It is possible to apply for only one ESOR training programme at the same time.

 

  1. The exchange programme applies to late radiology trainees or recently board-certified radiologists (within the first three years after boad certification) residing in Europe.
  2. Applicants must be proficient in both written and spoken English.
  3. Applicants must have completed an accredited Radiology training programme.
  4. Applicants must be certified by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in Diagnostic Imaging or American Board of Radiology certified/eligible, or certified with equivalent qualifications. Board certification / national equivalent certification may be sufficient.
  5. Shortlisted candidates will be invited for an online interview.
  6. An active ESR membership is required.
 
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Duration of Fellowship
and Funding

This is a 12-month clinical Fellowship dedicated to Cardiac Imaging. The Fellowship will start on July 1, 2027 as the academic year runs from July 1st to June 30th. The Fellow’s annual salary is CAD $85,564.01 (gross); appropriate taxes are deducted accordingly. The grant will be paid directly to the Fellow by the training centre.

programme structure

GENERAL OBJECTIVES

The successful candidate will be working clinically under a CPSO Postgraduate Educational License; under this licensure the candidate will be enrolled in regular clinical service and after work on call hours. The scope of work includes protocolling, supervising and monitoring the imaging studies, image interpretation and reporting of imaging studies.

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This is a 12-month fellowship. No split or divided fellowships are offered. Fellows’ schedules will be created by the cardiac imaging fellowship programme director and the scheduling coordinator.

9 months of the Fellowship will be dedicated to cardiac imaging and 3 months will be dedicated to thoracic imaging.

Fellows will be exposed to a high volume of Cardiac CTs, Cardiac MRI, Vascular CT and MRI, Chest CT & Chest X-ray. Fellows will also get exposed to image-guided intervention, such as lung biopsies, chest tube insertions, and CT-guided microcoil localization and will also take part in on-call coverage for Chest.

Certification

After successful completion of the One-Year Fellowship and the Final Report and General Report required by ESOR, the Fellow will receive a certificate from both JDMI and ESOR.

Evaluation committee

 

Dr Archana Rai

 

Dr Felipe Sanchez-Tijmes

 

Prof. Dr Bernd Wintersperger

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