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Pediatrics

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The TMU Pediatrics Program invites you to a Virtual Information Session! Learn more about our accredited program and have your queastions answered by the Program Director, Dr. Allison Bahm.

 

Program Highlights
Curriculum
Requirements
How to Apply

The Toronto Metropolitan University School of Medicine's Pediatrics Residency Program received accreditation from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in October of 2024.

TMU’s Pediatrics residency program will empower learners to become outstanding consultant pediatricians who are empowered to become leaders in the field and pursue lifelong learning. Residents will gain the necessary knowledge and skills to deliver high-quality, evidence-based care with cultural competence and empathy. Through a community-based approach, the program will prepare graduates to confidently practice pediatrics in any setting, while also being well-prepared to enter subspecialty pediatric training if they choose.

Program Info:

Faculty:
School of Medicine

Program Format:
Full Time: 4 years

Program Director:
Dr. Allison Bahm

Board Eligibility:
Pediatrics RCPSC

Accreditation:
RCPSC (October 2024)

Application Deadline:
November 29, 2024 at 12 p.m. ET

  • Community-based setting provides access to high volume of pediatric presentations as one of small number of trainees
  • Longitudinal exposure to breadth of specialty (e.g. night float shifts including emergency room consultation, obstetrics consultation, neonatal intensive care unit and pediatric inpatients)
  • Smaller program offers more individualized support, mentorship and hands-on learning
  • 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 Pediatrics

  • 1 week: Orientation
  • 5 weeks: Clinical Teaching Unit (CTU)
  • 2 weeks: Night float
  • 4 weeks: Outpatient General Pediatrics Clinic

Foundations of Pediatrics

  • 10 weeks: CTU
  • 4 weeks: Pediatric Emergency Department (ED): 4 weeks: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Level 2 (NICU II)
  • 4 weeks: Community comprehensive (CTU/NICU I/II) 
  • 4 weeks: Longitudinal subspecialty ambulatory rotation
  • 6 weeks: Night float 
  • 2 weeks: Endocrinology 
  • 2 weeks: Cardiology 
  • 4 weeks: Elective

Core of Pediatrics

  • 4 weeks: Child Psychiatry
  • 2 weeks: Scholarly Project*
  • 4 weeks: Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
  • 2 weeks: PICU on-call night float:
  • 12 weeks: Longitudinal subspecialty ambulatory rotation
  • 6 weeks: Developmental Pediatrics
  • 12 weeks: NICU II
  • 4 weeks: NICU III
  • 6 weeks: Enrichment
  • 4 weeks: Outpatient General Pediatrics Clinic
  • 4 weeks: Pediatric ED
  • 4 weeks: Child maltreatment
  • 4 weeks: Community comprehensive (CTU/NICU I/II)
  • 4 weeks: Rural/Remote
  • 2 weeks: Day consults
  • Longitudinal Continuity Clinic

*Scholarly Project: In addition to the 2 week block of time, residents will have 4 full days (flexible scheduling) per academic year of longitudinal time to work on their scholarly project.

Transition to Practice

  • 4 weeks: CTU (Junior Consultant)
  • 4 weeks: Complex Care 
  • 6 weeks: Night float 
  • 4 weeks: NICU (Level 2) 
  • Longitudinal Continuity Clinic
  • 4 weeks: Enrichment
  • 6 weeks: Mixed Clinics
  • 4 weeks: Elective
  • 4 weeks: Child Psychiatry

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 Pediatrics residency program. International medical graduates are eligible to apply provided they meet all relevant criteria (external link) .

Residents who complete TMU’s Pediatrics program will be eligible to complete the Royal College examination in Pediatrics.

Residents will train at four sites with whom TMU has clinical affiliations. These sites serve a high volume of pediatric patients at all ages and stages of development.

William Osler Health System (WOHS) (external link)  includes Brampton Civic Hospital, Peel Memorial Centre for Integrated Health & Wellness and Etobicoke General Hospital.

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 Pediatrics program are only accepted through CaRMS. 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. At least one (1) letter should be from a physician who has observed you in a clinical setting (ideally within the past 2 years) who can speak to your clinical skills and medical knowledge. Ideally, one (1) letter will be from a pediatrician, but this is not mandatory. We prefer letters from physicians/staff supervisors rather than residents. All letters should attest to qualities that would make you a good Pediatric resident and ultimately Pediatrician.

Program descriptions for Canadian Medical Graduates (CMGs) and International Medical Graduates (IMGs) are linked below.

CMGs: Learn more and apply  (external link) 
IMGs: Learn more and apply  (external link)