Emergency care
Every year, the MHI emergency service evaluates 14,000 patients
presenting with a vast array of pathologies. Backed by an
experienced support team, the emergency physician works in a calm,
well-designed facility furnished with the best equipment
(centralized monitors with memory and analysis capacity, etc.). The
ER physician also benefits from an absolutely unique logistical
support structure: a primary-care cardiologist is available at all
times and a comprehensive range of state-of-the-art services are
literally within arm's reach (interventional cardiology,
electrophysiology, echocardiography, nuclear cardiology and stress
tests). When necessary, the ER physician may consult specialists in
other disciplines as well as social workers, nutritionists,
etc.
The MHI emergency service is a tertiary cardiology
facility that allows students to gain exposure to a complete range
of heart conditions; this makes it a unique training environment
where students can hone their skills. The emergency service offers
four-week rotations to students and residents in family medicine
and emergency care from Quebec universities. The aim of this
rotation is to familiarize the student or resident with the
principal cardiological problems encountered in a cardiac emergency
service.
During the rotation, courses are given by emergency
physicians; in addition, students or residents may also attend
certain courses related to their practice given by cardiologists or
cardiology residents. The rotation also allows them to spend a few
hours in the various cardiac investigations labs, if they wish.
How to apply for a rotation (document available
in French only)
Medical students from the Université de
Montréal and other Quebec universities must fill out a
clerkship application form from their faculty and fax it to the
administrative office of the MHI teaching division. Applications
are then forwarded to the Université de Montréal for
final approval. Quebec residents are required to apply for
clinical rotations through the directors of their programs. For
more on how to apply for residency positions, candidates from
Quebec and Canada are invited to consult the
Université de
Montréal Web site.
For more informations, please contact:
Dr. Alain Vadeboncœur
Medical Director, Emergency Service
Montreal Heart Institute
5000 Bélanger St.
Montréal, Québec H1T 1C8
Telephone: (514) 376-3330, extension 2092
Email:
alain.vadeboncoeur@icm-mhi.org
