ST MICHAELS HOSPITAL   – MEDICAL IMAGING ELECTIVES PROGRAM FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS

The student will be registered at the  Faculty of Medicine Electives Office under ST MICHAELS HOSPITAL Medical Imaging Electives Program.

The ST MICHAELS HOSPITAL Department of Medical Imaging Electives program involves rotating through ST MICHAEL’S HOSPITAL only.  
The student has the opportunity to rotate to the different areas of excellence at these hospitals. The areas of excellence in each of the Divisions in different hospitals will be outlined for the student’s benefit, on the Electives Handbook provided by the Electives Administrative Assistant Glenda West,  on the first day of the Elective.

THE ELECTIVES PERIOD:

A 2-week electives is offered to get the maximum benefit from the electives (due to a vast array of imaging modalities used)

THE ELECTIVES PROGRAM:

• FILM REVIEW SESSIONS:
  1. The student will rotate through various modalities, which will include Film review sessions with residents and Radiologists on various Clinical services such as
     • Bone, Genito-urinary, Gastro-intestinal, Chest, Neuroradiology, Angio/Interventional, CT, MRI, Nuclear Medicine, Ultrasound and Breast Imaging.
  2. The student will be required to keep a log of all their activities to be submitted for their final evaluation
• TEACHING ROUNDS:
  1. Attend all Resident Teaching Rounds 

• ON-CALL WITH RADIOLOGY RESIDENT(OPTIONAL)
  • Students are encouraged to take ‘shadow call’ with Radiology residents at least 1 or 2 evening during their elective period
  • The student can only be on call from 5-8pm
  • The student should make their own arrangements after discussing with a resident On-Call

• SELF DIRECTED TEACHING:
  1. The student will be provided with password protected access to the University of Toronto Medical Imaging Web Teaching Site Link: https://portal.utoronto.ca. Course:  UME-FOM-PERM-MRAD300Y-LEC0101  (MED IMAGING UME ELEC)
  2. The First morning of the Elective week, student is encouraged to spend reviewing content on Teaching web site (e.g. narrated presentations on various topics such as Approach to CXR
• POLICIES OF THE ELECTIVES
• 1. A maximum of up to 2 students per elective period are accepted.
  2. This elective is not offered in the last 2-weeks of December.
  3. The student can organize the elective program to suit his/her future career plan, in consultation with the Electives Supervisor.

For further details of the Undergraduate Program and Electives in Medical Imaging please refer to the following link http://medical-imaging.utoronto.ca/undergrad.htm

·       EVALUATION:

Final evaluation will reflect the attendance record, and a log of activities kept by the student.

                          ·       ELECTIVES COORDINATING SUPERVISOR: Dr. Guan Huang
                                HOSPITAL ADDRESS:  30 Bond Street Toronto, Ontario M5B 1W8

ST MICHAEL’S  HOSPITAL PRECEPTORS:  

                         Dr. Guan Huang

§         Dr. Walter Montanera (Neuroradiologist)

§         Dr Vikram Prabhudesai (Vascular  Interventional Radiologist)

§         Dr Aditya Bharatha (Neuroradiologist)

§         Dr Errol Colak (Abdominal  Radiologist)

**PLEASE NOTE THAT WE DO NOT ACCEPT ELECTIVES DURING THE MONTH OF JULY**