A series of seminars are held on Wednesday afternoons. Residents in the program are excused from clinical duties: AHD is protected teaching time mandated by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Attendance is mandatory. The academic activities include lectures, journal clubs, and innovative and interactive adult teaching techniques. Senior residents are given oral examinations in preparation for the Royal College Certification Exam.
If you are unable to attend AHD, you must notify the program office.
Acceptable reasons to miss AHD: night shift, approved leave (vacation, study, personal, or conference with proof of registration), exam, illness (notify the program office immediately), maternity/paternity leave, patient acuity (notify us immediately and copy the staff surgeon or CTU Director).
Unacceptable reasons to miss AHD: OR, routine work or clinical duties, personal activities (including dentist, doctor, etc), research schedules interfere with teaching (interviews, meetings, etc). The call schedule at each site has the person identified to take call during AHD (attending, fellow or off-service resident), as residents are protected from clinical work during AHD.
Please sign in to the General Surgery space for assigned readings for each session and to access lecture slides from previous talks.
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Year 1 Blocks
Block |
Block Leader |
| Trauma | 听 |
| Colorectal Part 2 | 听 |
| HPB | 听 |
| Endocrine | 听 |
| Abdominal wall | 听 |
| Small bowel/spleen/appendix | 听 |
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Year 2 Blocks
Block |
Block Leader |
| Breast | 听 |
| Colorectal | 听 |
| UGI/Bariatrics | 听 |
| Vascular | 听 |
| Thoracic | 听 |
| Surgical Oncology | 听 |
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AHD - Winter/Spring 2025听Calendar
| Date: | Time | Topic | Attending |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jan | 听 | HOLIDAY BREAK | 听 |
| 08-Jan | 1-3pm | Trauma 1 - CANCELLED | Dr. McKendy |
| 听 | 3-5pm | Senior Teaching | Dr. Maria Abou Khalil |
| 15-Jan | 1-3pm | Sim Session 5 - Standardized Patients: Breaking Bad News | Drs. Andalib and Vourtzoumis |
| 听 | 听 | No Senior teaching (MOCK ORALS Jan 14th) | Organized by Dr. Pang |
| 22-Jan | 1-3pm | MOCK CAGS EXAM (Not for R5s) | Proctored by PAs |
| 29-Jan | 1-3pm | Thoracic Trauma | Dr. Rousseau |
| 听 | 3-5pm | Senior Teaching | Dr. Carmen Mueller |
| 05-Feb | 听 | CaRMS INTERVIEWS - NO AHD | N/A |
| 12-Feb | 1-3pm | Simulation Session 6 - Trauma Scenarios (Trauma 3) | 听 |
| 听 | 听 | No Senior teaching on Sim days | 听 |
| 19-Feb | 1-3pm | Trauma 4 | 听 |
| 听 | 听 | No Senior teaching (MOCK ORALS Feb 17th) | Organized by Dr. Pang |
| 26-Feb | 1-3pm | Trauma 5 | TBC |
| 听 | 3-5pm | Senior Teaching TBC | 听 |
| 05-Mar | 1-3pm | Simulation Session 7 - Trauma (Trauma 6) | 听 |
| 听 | 听 | No senior teaching on Sim days | 听 |
| 12-Mar | 1-3pm | Trauma 7 | 听 |
| 听 | 3-5pm | Senior Teaching | Dr. Meterissian |
| 19-Mar | 1-5 pm | Colorectal VP - Osler | Dr. Matt Albert |
| 听 | 听 | No senior teaching | 听 |
| 26-Mar | 1-3pm | Colorectal 1 | 听 |
| 听 | 听 | MOCK ORALS | Organized by Dr. Pang |
| 02-Apr | 1-3pm | CAGS Exam | 听 |
| 听 | 听 | No senior teaching due to CAGS exam | 听 |
| 09-Apr | 1-5pm | SURG ONC VISITING PROF | 听 |
| 听 | 听 | No senior teaching | 听 |
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