The University of Toronto Training Program in Medical Imaging is designed to provide the best possible training in all aspects of imaging. The program is an intensive one, with considerable emphasis on teaching, in addition to exposure to a huge volume of clinical pathology. The university-wide integration and rotational system ensures that each resident will have access to all the strengths of our large and expert faculty and the huge volume of clinical pathology. Residents have the opportunity to train at several large modern hospitals, doing so in groups of 5 to 10 trainees of all levels, thus maintaining a close working environment with peers and faculty. Residents work daily with the best of general radiographic, ultrasound, CT and MRI technology.
Several hospitals have digital image archiving and communication systems.
There are currently 49 residents in our five year program. All residents are encouraged to attend the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology in Washington, DC where they receive a six week intensive didactic course in pathology correlated to imaging. This generally occurs during the PGY4 or PGY5 years. All residents must be knowledgeable about the physics of medical imaging. To that end, intensive instruction is provided in each of the PGY2 and PGY3 years.