Mount Sinai Hospital Centre Montreal is a hospital with affiliations to McGill University and other leading educational institutions throughout Quebec and Canada. It is a place where the results of on-site studies and research get published in prestigious publications and are presented at scientific and medical conferences, both nationally and internationally.
Mount Sinai is first and foremost recognized as a stimulating institution: A place that favours professional development and a place where staff meets new challenges daily. All of which makes Mount Sinai Hospital Montreal the first choice of patients, students and healthcare professionals alike.
A number of programs encouraging staff development are available at Mount Sinai Hospital Centre. Internal workshops include:
- Infection control
- Respect/communication
- Computer skills
- Issues in Palliative, Long Term and Respiratory care
- Nursing (diabetes, wound care, pain control, etc.)
- Weekly lunch discussion on specific disciplines
Staff members may also participate in external workshops, conferences and informational sessions at other institutions. Other educational opportunities available to Mount Sinai Hospital staff members include:
- Journal Clubs – held monthly in Palliative care, Rehabilitation and Medicine
- PDSB Program – promoting back health and proper lifting techniques
- CPR courses
- Program evaluation and development (policy and procedure updates)
- Onsite library
- Hospital-wide Respect Campaign
- Orientation program for all new employees
Mount Sinai Hospital Centre also hosts medical students for school internship programs in various medical careers including: nurses, physicians, physiotherapists, etc. Students from both the Cegep and university level, immerse themselves in a theoretical application of their specific area of study. Internships are typically applied towards course credit and in terms of timing, can range anywhere between a few days and a full year.
Mount Sinai Hospital Centre Montreal is currently affiliated with the following educational facilities, by discipline:
Nursing - McGill University
- University of Ottawa
- John Abbott College
- Dawson College
Pharmacy - École des Métiers des Faubourgs de Montréal
Inhalation Therapy - Collège de Rosemont
- Medical Records
- Collège Ahuntsic
- Jewish Vocational Service
Rehabilitation - Montmorency College
- Université de Montréal
- Cégep Marie-Victorin
- McGill University
- UQAM
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