Assistant / Associate / Full Professor - ACADEMIC CARDIAC INTENSIVE CARE SPECIALIST

Date Posted: 09/13/2024
Closing Date: 11/30/2024, 11:59PM ET
Req ID: 39688
Job Category: Faculty - Clinical
Faculty/Division: Temerty Faculty of Medicine
Department: Dept of Medicine
Hospital Affiliation: Sunnybrook Health Science Centre
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Description:

The Temerty Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto, the Department of Medicine and the Department of Critical Care Medicine at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center are inviting applications for the position of Cardiac Intensive Care Specialist.  This full-time appointment will be eligible for an academic appointment at the University of Toronto with a position description as a Clinician Teacher or Clinician Quality Improvement  at the rank of Assistant, Associate or Full Professor. It is expected that the position will be 50-75% clinical and 25-50% related to teaching, quality improvement initiatives, and/or administrative duties.  Expected start date is July 1, 2025 or another mutually agreeable date thereafter.  

Candidates with broad clinical, teaching and quality improvement experience will be considered.  Teaching experience will be measured by the presence of formal training in education, a strong track record of interests and excellence in resident and fellow education, formal training in teaching methodology, awards, leadership as a clinical educator and other relevant experience. Quality improvement experience will be measured by the presence of formal training in quality improvement, and a track record of successful initiatives, leadership, awards and/or publications. The successful candidate must hold an MD degree; have or be eligible for certification in Cardiology from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and have or be eligible for licensure to practice from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. Completion of formal training in Critical Care Medicine is mandatory and the candidate must have or be eligible for certification in Critical Care Medicine from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

The successful applicant will join the Division of Cardiology/Department of Medicine, and the Department of Critical Care Medicine. The Division of Cardiology is one of the largest divisions within the Department of Medicine with 20 full-time and 25 part-time and community cardiologists. As a major provider of tertiary and quaternary cardiac services and leader in less invasive structural heart interventions, the Division of Cardiology serves as a regional cardiac referral center for many complex cardiac procedures.  The Department of Critical Care Medicine at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre comprises of 15 attending physicians with backgrounds in anesthesia, surgery, medicine, and emergency medicine.  It oversees the care of over 5000 critically ill patients annually, including patients with life-threatening general medical and surgical illnesses, multi-system trauma including orthopedic, craniofacial and burns, neurosurgical and neurovascular emergencies, cardiovascular surgery, complex malignant hematology and oncology disorders.  

Estimated remuneration will be commensurate with academic rank, qualifications and experience. The successful candidate will be eligible for membership in the Sunnybrook Department of Medicine Association through which clinical billings and benefits will be administered. The candidate will be able to participate in the department’s group medical, dental and life insurance benefit plans.

Applications will be accepted until November 30, 2024. Please forward: (i) a one-page letter of interest, that includes a statement on how you have demonstrated a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion in your academic and scholarly work (ii) your curriculum vitae and (iii) names and contact information of three (3) referees to:
  
Dr. Harindra Wijeysundera and Dr. Damon Scales
Department of Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Room D408, 2075 Bayview Avenue,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4N 3M5
or by e-mail to: halleh.rezvany@sunnybrook.ca

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (SHSC) is an academic health sciences centre located in Toronto, Ontario. It is a world leader in trauma care, emergency and critical care, brain sciences, heart and stroke disorders, high-risk maternal and fetal care and musculoskeletal care. Both SHSC and the University of Toronto are among the top 100 employers in Canada.

The Department of Medicine is committed to excellence in clinical care, education and research. Department members have excellent opportunities for educational and research endeavors with protected time for scholarly activities to ensure rewarding, fulfilling career development.

For information about the Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto, please visit our website at http://www.deptmedicine.utoronto.ca/.

The Department of Medicine’s academic position descriptions can be viewed on this webpage: http://www.deptmedicine.utoronto.ca/academic-position-descriptions#AcademicPositionDescriptions.

For information about the Department of Medicine at Sunnybrook, please visit our website at http://sunnybrook.ca/content/?page=dept-med-home.