Medical Student Electives

Medical students interested in orthopaedics as a career, or wish to gain additional exposure to the field are welcome to apply for a clinical elective. Elective can be organized to accomodate students and can be 2, 3 or 4 weeks in duration at any of the teaching sites (see below table for more information). Senior medical students function as the junior resident during the elective and divide their time between the operating room, emergency department and ward. Medical students are also welcome but not obliged to take to take call. McGill is an international university whose main language of instruction is English.

Site

Service

Clinical Teaching Unit Director

Montreal General Hospital
Trauma

Dr. Reindl

 
Sports
Dr. Burman
 
Arthroplasty
Dr. Hart
 
Spine
Dr. Ouellet
 
Oncology
Dr. Turcotte
Jewish General Hospital
Foot & Ankle
Dr. Chaytor
 
Arthroplasty
Dr. Zukor
Montreal Children's Hospital /
Shriners Hospital
Pediatrics and Spine
Dr. Benaroch, Dr. Hamdy
St. Mary's Hospital
Sports and Arthroplasty
Dr. Dimentberg

For more information or to schedule an elective, please contact the residency program director's office and speak with Catherine Klempa

 

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