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Department of Anesthesia

Pediatric Anesthesia Fellowship

The division of Pediatric Anesthesia is part of the Department of Anesthesia of McMaster University. It is primarily located at the McMaster University Medical Center which houses the McMaster Children’s Hospital.

*Updated Fellowship Goals have been added.

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The hospital has 170 acute beds, home to 40 subspecialty clinics, a Level 1 pediatric trauma centre and has the largest Neonatal Intensive Units in Canada. Exposure to clinical cases encompasses a full range of procedures, except transplant surgeries. Exposure to pediatric cardiac anesthesia, including bypass cases, are arranged at an external institution. There are approximately 6500 surgeries performed annually. In addition, there is a large and increasingly growing area of Non-Operating Room Anesthesia, involving MRI, CT scan, Interventional Radiology, Endoscopy clinics, Minor procedural sedation, and Acute and Chronic Pain services for children. The intent of the fellowship is to prepare individuals to practice in tertiary referral hospitals or practice competent pediatric anesthesia in other settings.

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Hospital Site

McMaster Children’s Hospital, McMaster University

Duration

12 months or more

Qualifications

FRCA or equivalence; or FRCPC or eligibility; or completed specialist anesthesia training with MCCEE or equivalence.

Additional Requirements

Individuals with specific goals/interests would do well to begin discussion well in advance to permit adequate planning.

Goals

Weekly assignment schedule split (unevenly) into:

  1. Subspeciality days [2 – 3 days] in specialty anesthesia. Fellows are assigned one- to- one with specialty anesthesia staff.
  2. Service days [2 days] in the operating room performing adult anesthesia lists. Fellows are assigned to an OR list and operate independently while being covered by anesthesia staff operating in another adjacent OR
  3. Non-clinical days (NCDs) or academic days [1 day]: This granted according to the fellow’s academic engagement (research, teaching, journal clubs etc..).

II. On call duty:  

  • 2 weekdays and 1 weekend per month. 
  • Fellows are assigned on-call at the Juravinski hospital from 17:00 pm- 8:00 am. 
  • Fellows are assigned with anesthesia staff working in the OR. 
  • The next day is post-call