University of Toronto: Resident`s News

February 2016
University of Toronto: Resident’s News
Tiffany Parsons, MD (PGY3), Daniel Wong, MD (PGY2) and
Claudia Posso-De Los Rios, MD (PGY1)
Greetings from the University of Toronto Dermatology Program
The CaRMS process is almost over. It is an exciting time to meet the candidates for our program.
We wish them all the best of luck in the match. Also, good luck to the PGY5s who are studying for
DRIVE and the final exam.
We want to welcome the new incoming chief resident, Dr Michael Corbo, and his co-chiefs, Dr
Andrea Lam and Dr Leah Kincaid, who will be taking over this year. The outgoing chiefs (Drs Anna
Burkett, Jane Wu, Kristy Bailey, Farheen Mussani and Trevor Champagne) did an extraordinary job
for our program. Thank you!
The American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting is approaching. We are looking forward to
seeing residents from across the country in the interesting city of Washington D.C. It will be a
perfect academic environment in which to learn and meet our future colleagues. Other exciting
academic meetings coming soon are the annual Resident Research Day in Toronto (June 16) and
the CDA’s 91st Annual Conference in Saskatoon (June 22–26).
This year has started with new projects in our dermatology program. The residents are proud to
announce the launch of the updated dermatology portal, which offers an easier and wider access
to tools and lectures – a wonderful academic resource! Special thanks to Drs Michal Bohdanowicz
(PGY1), Jaclyn Linzon-Smith (PGY2), Tan Rajakulendran (PGY1) and Yuliya Velykoredko (PGY2) for
their commitment to this project. We have also received approval to improve the photographic
documentation process, optimizing our interesting cases library for educational purposes and
potential future publication. Thanks to Drs Michal Bohdanowicz (PGY1), Tiffany Chen (PGY3), Annie
Liu (PGY1) and Claudia Posso-De Los Rios (PGY1). We thank all the attending staff, residents and
support personnel who have encouraged our ideas and supported our academic development.
Finally, congratulations to Drs Claudia Posso-De Los Rios and Gustavo Rubio-Gomez on the recent
birth of baby Laura.
Editorial Board /
Conseil de rédaction
National editor/
Rédacteur en chef
Charles W. Lynde, MD
Markham, ON
Chief Executive Officer /
Chef de la direction
Chantal Courchesne
Ottawa, ON
Regional editors /
Rédacteurs régionaux
Robert Jackson, MD
Ottawa, ON
Paul Kuzel, MD
Edmonton, AB
Benjamin Barankin, MD
Toronto, ON
Ian Landells, MD
St. John’s, NL
G. Daniel Schachter, MD
Toronto, MD
Marc Bourcier, MD
Moncton, NB
Catherine McCuaig, MD
Montréal, QC
Victoria Taraska, MD
Winnipeg, MB
Nicole Hawkins Scoon, MD
Saskatoon, SK
Kathleen Moses, MD
Ottawa, ON
Catherine Zip, MD
Calgary, AB
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