Trainees represent the future of cardiovascular care in Canada and are an essential part of our membership. Our Trainee Committee* is dedicated to providing trainees with valuable programs and services tailored to their needs as they progress through their training. For example, the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress offers the very popular Trainee Day and Trainee Luncheon, comprising of sessions and workshops to meet the unique needs of trainees. At Congress, trainees learn about trainee-specific issues and network with fellow colleagues, program directors and leaders in the field of cardiovascular medicine.

Both the CCS and the Canadian Cardiovascular Society Academy (CCSA) recognize that Canada’s trainees represent not only the future of cardiovascular healthcare in Canada, but also the future of both organizations. For the balance of Canadian trainees, the time spanning the transition from ‘school to work’, can be challenging. In 2005, the Trainee Committee, chaired by Dr. Philip Jong, explored means in which the CCS might be better able to provide Canada’s Trainees with unique programs and services that would be of high value to them.

These programs and services were identified through extensive consultation with Canada’s trainees and the groundwork set by the CCS Trainee Committee Working Group on Transition Services.

The CCS Trainee Committee, under the leadership of Dr. Evan Lockwood, as been very active at delivering transition programs and services directly to trainees:

An employment database that connects trainees and recent graduates with employment opportunities – click here for more info;
The highly successful Trainee Review Programs (TRPs) for Adult Cardiology and Pediatric Cardiology. The TRP’s are preparation programs for the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada qualifying exams; click here for more info
Coming soon…
- a section for Trainees on the CCS website which will be the “must go to” site for pertinent trainee information ie fellowship positions, funding sources, and much more…
- a financial services plan designed exclusively for trainees;
- a Cardiac Surgery Trainee Review Program.

*CCS Trainee Committee

All trainees of the Society are represented by the Trainee Committee. The Chair of the Trainee Committee is the trainee representative on the CCS Council. The mandate of the Trainee Committee is to identify and address specific needs and concerns of trainees in adult cardiology, pediatric cardiology, cardiovascular surgery, and cardiovascular research across the country. For more information regarding the Trainee Committee and its programs email trainees@ccs.ca.