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Dermatology The McGill University residency training program in dermatology is coordinated by the Program Director, Dr. Linda Moreau, the Division Chief, Dr. Denis Sasseville and representatives of the four teaching hospitals: Montreal Children's Hospital The program is approved by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, the Collège des médecins du Québec and the American Board of Dermatology. One applicant can be accepted annually directly from a Canadian Medical School through CaRMS. American candidates will be accepted on a quota basis and applicants with non-Ministry acceptable out-funded sources are also considered if qualified. All appointments are made by a training committee consisting of the Program Director, the representatives from the four teaching hospitals, and the resident representatives. The program consists of five years of training, including one year in Internal Medicine or Pediatrics, a basic clinical year with rotations through non-Internal Medicine fields (i.e. Pediatrics, ER, Surgery, etc.) and three years in Dermatology. The Dermatology program involves primarily ambulatory teaching with inpatient consultation services of dermatologic patients, including a four to six month rotation at the Montreal Children's Hospital. The program provides exposure to specialty clinics in leg ulcers, contact dermatitis patch testing, melanoma, phototherapy, laser therapy and cutaneous surgery including Mohs micrographic surgery. In addition to clinical dermatology, all residents spend two months each year in Dermatopathology. Elective rotations are available. Residents are also required to participate in research during their training. Basic science seminars, morphology sessions, journal club, dermatopathology and surgery lectures are part of a topic-based integrated schedule in which teaching rounds are held weekly. Residents are encouraged to participate at the annual meetings of the Canadian Dermatological Association and the American Academy of Dermatology. For further information and application
forms, please contact: Please note that all applications for American quota and non-Ministry funded positions are channeled through the Postgraduate Admissions Office. The training committee cannot process these files directly. For assistance, please click on the following link: http://www.medicine.mcgill.ca/postgrad/admission_eligibility.htm For further information about our program, please consult our website http://www.medicine.mcgill.ca/dermatology rev 02/2011 |