The Fellowship offers the opportunity to obtain comprehensive experience in the clinical and research aspects of lung transplantation. This will include participation in the pre-transplantation assessment clinics, the pre-transplantation management of listed patients, and in post-transplant ambulatory clinics. The fellow will also have responsibilities for management of inpatients in the Lung Transplant Program and the Multi Organ Transplant Unit at the Toronto General Hospital. Fellows will also present patients considered for transplantation to the Assessment Committee of the Lung Transplant Program and will take part in the discussions concerning candidacy.
Medical Fellows will also have the opportunity to further their training in management of advanced lung diseases through attendance at specialized lung disease clinics.
Medical fellows will have the opportunity to develop their skills in bronchoscopy and transbronchial biopsies.
Medical Fellows will also work closely with the surgical team and have the opportunity to be exposed to other procedures such us chest tube management, tracheostomy, the different modalities of extracorporeal life support (ECLS), Ex Vivo Lung perfusion use and donor management.
The program has weekly teaching sessions that include relevant topics in respirology, infectious diseases, palliative care, radiology and pathology. Fellows will participate in the teaching rounds, journal club, and the clinical rounds of both the Multi Organ Transplant Program and the Respiratory Division. Fellows are also expected to participate in a research or quality improvement project in lung transplantation.
