Education

Our diverse skills, collaborative setting, and innovative procedures provide an excellent environment for training young physicians and researchers. Our educational activities address students at all levels.

Undergraduate
Up to 15 medical students rotate annually through our cardiac surgery program, including elective students from the faculties of medicine in other provinces.

Residency
Cardiac surgery as accredited by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada for medical residents requires a minimum of six years, following the completion of medical school.

Fellowship
Clinical fellows are enrolled in one of the most advanced and diverse surgical training sites in Canada.

Graduate Education
Training at the Heart Institute incorporates laboratory research in which young scientists investigate the means of rebuilding tissue in and around the heart. Master’s and PhD candidates in cellular and molecular medicine are supervised in groundbreaking basic research.

For more information, please see Cardiac Surgery Educational Programs.