General Surgery | Education | Surgical Oncology Fellowship

The program includes a minimum of 16 months of clinical rotations with the remaining time for electives, pathology, radiation and medical oncology, and research. The educational program involves multidisciplinary weekly rounds in surgical oncology, grand rounds in oncology, a basic oncology course running three hours weekly, sarcoma rounds, breast melanoma rounds, advanced GI, and hepatobiliary rounds.

The candidate is offered courses in biostatistics and clinical epidemiology. Laboratory expertise in molecular biology, genetics, and immunology is available for those who wish to pursue a laboratory academic career. Candidates are expected to pursue and publish prospective clinical or basic research.

The Division of Surgical Oncology includes 18 surgical oncologists who have general training and subspecialty interests in head and neck surgery, sarcoma, melanoma, breast, colorectal, advanced GI recurrent tumors, hepatobiliary, and endocrine surgery. The division works in close collaboration with surgical oncologists in thoracic surgery, colorectal surgery, head and neck surgery, orthopedic surgery, plastic, and minimally invasive surgery.

The Cancer Centre is an integrated institution with the university with radiation oncology, medical oncology, gynecologic oncology, surgical oncology, psychosocial services, palliative oncology, and neuro-oncology training programs. Multidisciplinary clinics and multidisciplinary rounds are conducted at each disease site. The Cancer Centre is active in national and international clinical trials.

Eligibility for clinical fellowship includes completion of a recognized General Surgery training program in Canada or the USA or an equivalent foreign program and interest in a career in academic surgical oncology.