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 MyCourses space for assigned readings for each session and to access lecture slides from previous talks.
Year 1 Blocks
Block |
Block Leader |
Trauma | |
Colorectal Part 2 | |
HPB | |
Endocrine | |
Abdominal wall | |
Small bowel/spleen/appendix |
Year 2 Blocks
Block |
Block Leader |
Breast | |
Colorectal | |
UGI/Bariatrics | |
Vascular | |
Thoracic | |
Surgical Oncology |
AHD - Winter/Spring 2024 Calendar
Date: | Time | Topic | Attending |
03-Jan | HOLIDAY BREAK | ||
10-Jan | 1-2pm | surprise mish mash of questions ! | Dr. Pang |
2-3pm | Inflammatory conditions of the abdominal wall | Dr. Abou Khalil | |
4:30pm | Mock Orals (R5) | many | |
17-Jan | 1-3pm | Abdominal wall hernia | Dr. Bergman |
3-5pm | SENIOR TEACHING | Dr. Lee | |
24-Jan | 1-3pm | Inguinal hernias | Dr. Vourtzoumis |
3-5pm | SENIOR TEACHING | Dr. Martel | |
31-Jan | 1-3pm | Benign CBD | Dr. Barkun |
3-5pm | SENIOR TEACHING | Dr. Meterissian | |
07-Feb | 1-5pm | MOCK CAGS EXAM 2/3 | McGill |
12-Feb | 4:30pm | Mock Orals (R5) | |
14-Feb | 1-3pm | Benign liver lesions | Dr. Pelletier |
3-5pm | Open Forum junior & senior | Dr. Liberman | |
21-Feb | 1-2pm | Malignant liver lesions - HCC | Dr. Chaudhury |
2-3pm | Malignant liver lesions – colorectal liver metastases | Dr. Chaudhury | |
3-5pm | SENIOR TEACHING | cancelled | |
28-Feb | 1-3pm | Acute pancreatitis + complications | Dr. Evan Wong |
3-5pm | SENIOR TEACHING | Dr. Feldman | |
06-Mar | 1-3pm | Personal study time | |
3-5pm | SENIOR TEACHING | Dr. Andalib | |
12-Mar | RC Written Exam | ||
13-Mar | RC Written Exam | ||
13-Mar | 1-3pm |
Fatigue Risk Management Workshop presented by The Office of Medical Learner Affairs |
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3-5pm | SENIOR TEACHING | ||
20-Mar | 1-3pm | ||
4:30 | Mock Orals (R5) | many | |
27-Mar | 1-3pm | Endocrine - thyroid | Dr. Haifa Alotaibi |
3-5pm | SENIOR TEACHING | ||
03-Apr | 8am-5pm | Transition to Pracitice - Full day session for seniors | Dr. Prakash |
1-3pm | MUHC AHD Art of hemostasis program for juniors | David Wood | |
10-Apr | Surg Onc VP | Dr. Sam Wiseman | |
17-Apr | SAGES (Apr. 17-20) | ||
24-Apr | Rocke Robertson - VP | ||
25-Apr | 4:30 | Mock Orals (R5) & cont. Rocke Robertson VP | |
01-May | LD Maclean | ||
08-May | 2-3pm | Dr. Tyler Chesney - geriatric surgery | |
14-May | 4:30 | Mock Orals (R5) | |
15-May | |||
3-5pm | SENIOR TEACHING | Dr. Vassiliou | |
22-May | |||
24-May | RC Oral Exam | ||
29-May | |||
30-May | Fraser Gurd | Dr. John Reynolds | |
05-Jun | |||
12-Jun | Dr. Gordon Day | Dr Erin Kennedy from U of T. | |
19-Jun | |||
26-Jun | 1:30-3pm | Gen surg orientation - all residents | |
3-5pm | Townhall with residents, Dean Fellows, Dr. Husa, & Dr. Ghitulescu |