General Surgery
TMU’s General Surgery Program will graduate competent, knowledgeable and technically adept surgical consultants prepared to serve in both community and academic centres. Residents will receive early and diverse exposure to all clinical areas of general surgery, from fundamentals and principles of surgery to advanced surgical practice and operative skills. The program will also equip residents with a solid foundation for continuing medical education for their entire surgical careers and for any desired subspecialty surgery training.
The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Residency Accreditation Committee requested additional information prior to making an accreditation decision for this program. This is an expected part of the process for new programs. The program is confident that accreditation will be granted at the next meeting of this committee on October 17th and 18th, 2024. If the program does not receive accreditation, no positions will be available in the match.
Program Info:
Faculty:
School of Medicine
Program Format:
Full Time: 5 years
Program Director:
Dr. Fady Saleh
Board Eligibility:
General Surgery RCPSC
Accreditation:
RCPSC (Pending)
Application Deadline:
November 29, 2024 at 12 p.m. ET
- Early and consistent operative exposure and close collaboration with staff surgeons
- Wide breadth of clinical experience in acute care surgery, surgical oncology, advanced laparoscopic surgery, critical care and subspecialty surgery and more
- Opportunities to work with diverse patient populations
- Unique Leadership, Education, Advocacy, Research, and Non-Clinical (LEARN) Time program enables residents to tailor their learning experiences and launch their careers
Sample Rotation Schedule
Transition to General Surgery
- 16 weeks: General Surgery
Foundations of General Surgery
- 28 weeks: General Surgery
- 8 weeks: Endoscopy
- 8 weeks: Intensive Care Unit
- 4 weeks: Pediatric Surgery
- 8 weeks: Plastic Surgery
- 4 weeks: Urology
- 4 weeks: Vascular Surgery
- 4 weeks: Research
Core of General Surgery
- 20 weeks: General Surgery (Acute Care Surgery Focus)
- 12 weeks: General Surgery (Gastrointestinal Focus)
- 12 weeks: General Surgery (Hepatobiliary Focus)
- 12 weeks: General Surgery (Oncology Focus)
- 24 weeks): Community General Surgery
- 8 weeks: Endoscopy
- 8 weeks: Thoracic Surgery
- 4 weeks: Vascular Surgery
- 4 weeks: Head and Neck Surgery
- 4 weeks: Trauma
- 4 weeks: Research
- 24 weeks: Elective
Transition to Practice
- 20 weeks: General Surgery
- 4 weeks: Community General Surgery
Foundational Curriculum
Our comprehensive, competency-based Foundational Curriculum covers diverse areas including equity, diversity and inclusion in medical care, research strategies, communication skills and patient safety. Our unique LEARN Time program also offers individualized time, space and resources for residents to focus on areas of specialized interest.
Candidates must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada and meet both the basic criteria (external link) and the Ontario-specific criteria (external link) in order to apply to the General Surgery residency program. International medical graduates are eligible to apply provided they meet all relevant criteria.
Residents who complete TMU’s Internal Medicine program will be eligible to complete the Royal College examination in General Surgery.
Residents will train at four sites with whom TMU has clinical affiliations.
William Osler Health System (WOHS) (external link) includes Brampton Civic Hospital, Peel Memorial Centre for Integrated Health & Wellness and Etobicoke General Hospital. WOHS serves a diverse multicultural population of over a million Ontarians and operates among the busiest emergency departments in Canada.
Trillium Health Partners (external link) includes Mississauga Hospital, Credit Valley Hospital and Queensway Health Centre.
Headwaters Health Care Centre (external link) operates an acute and complex care facility.
Halton Healthcare (external link) includes Georgetown Hospital, Milton District Hospital and Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital.
Additional major training sites may be added for core program rotations.
How to Apply
Applications to the General Surgery program are only accepted through. All applicants will be notified through CaRMS Online and TMU will send email invitations directly to applicants selected for an interview.
Note that three reference letters are required with your application. Reference letters from one or more general surgeons are strongly recommended, but not mandatory. Referees should be clinical preceptors or faculty members who know you well enough to comment on your interest in a surgical career, medical knowledge, clinical skills, ability to collaborate and to communicate with others, and performance compared to your peers.
Program descriptions for Canadian Medical Graduates (CMGs) and International Medical Graduates (IMGs) are linked below.