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FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES

Postgraduate Medical Education

Area of Focused Competence (AFC) Programs

Area of Focused Competence (AFC) are diploma programs recognized by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons.  They focus on an area of medical expertise that is not a requirement for specialty or subspecialty disciplines. These programs, with the exception of the Clinician Educator program, are only completed post certification. Applications are submitted directly to the AFC Program. For more information please contact the program directly.

Program Program Director Program Assistant
Acute Care Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Dr. Ian Buchanan Teresa Vallera
Advanced Echocardiography Dr. Douglas Wright Diana Brierley
Adult Interventional Cardiology Dr. Shamir Mehta Diana Brierley
Clinician Educator Program Dr. Catherine Tong Robyn Humphreys
Cardiac Electrophysiology Dr. Divakara Menon Diana Brierley
Sleep Disorder Medicine Dr. Taryn Simms Kimmy Rolfe
Solid Organ Transplantation Dr. Azim Gangji Wendy Clarke
Thrombosis Dr. Vinai Bhagirath Meggan Armstrong
Transfusion Medicine Dr. Michelle Zeller Toranie Bissondyal