Hello to the Class of 2027! For those wondering how they can get involved with SEAD: applications will be released in January for Junior Coordinator and April for participants. To learn more about SEAD, visit our website or reach out to the 2023 Junior Coordinators

Excellent work by Sarah!

Application are now open for SEAD 2024 Junior Coordinators! Deadline: Jan 19th, 2024 at 11:59 pm. Apply here: forms.gle/se7oiZhms4a4qH…

Our 2024 planning is officially off to a strong start! We are very proud to welcome our three new Junior Coordinators from the Class of 2027: Gabriel, Viviane and Kevork. Stay tuned for participant recruitment coming soon 🩺

To all Med-1 students at McGill, applications for our 2-week immersive surgery discovery program are now open! It's time to take your first step toward your surgical career! Deadline to apply: March 16th, 2024 at 11:59 PM EST. Apply here: forms.gle/ThGwsgGEacTdJ2…

We are gearing up for the 2024 edition of SEAD (with a new logo as well!) Our team is very excited to welcome our cohort from the Class of 2027. We have a great program planned for you! #SEAD #surgery #mcgill #medicalstudent

Today was our first day of SEAD 2024 and students were very excited to get started! The day started off with a brief presentation about SEAD, followed by suturing workshop, a surgery scrub-in and sterility workshop, and finally a hospital tour! #mcgill #mcgillmed #surgery 🏥🩺

Today was the second day of SEAD 2024 and our students were very excited to step into the OR for the first time! n the afternoon, our students participated in an OBGYN workshop led by the one and only Dr. Zakhari who shared his wisdom and expertise!

After the morning ORs, Dr Evan Wong, the SEAD program chair, gave all of our students an inspiring talk about his path to general surgery and trauma! Students then headed over to the MGH to practice their Laparoscopic Surgical skills by completing a set of tasks on the simulators

Today, our students had a cardiac surgery workshop in the afternoon. SEAD students got to practice their cardiac ultrasound skills, learned how to place a central line, practice some more suturing, and learned the basics of extra corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)

Today, the SEAD students had an Orthopedic surgery talk and workshop in the afternoon led by Dr. Hamdy. He presented the orthopedic surgery program at McGill. SEAD students learned the basic principles of casting and they got the chance to practice on each other! #mcgill #surgery

Early this morning, our SEAD students met with Dr. Del Maestro at the Montreal Neurological Institute where he gave them a historical tour of the hospital! He then took our students to his lab where they got to perform brain and spine surgery using hyper realistic simulators!

Neurosurgical Simulation and AI Learning Centre welcomes the McGill Surgical Exploration and Discovery (SEAD) program to the Lab to do VR brain and spine surgery. Special thanks to Vanja Davidson and Trisha Tee for helping with the VR simulations. Great jod everyone.

Neurosurgical Simulation and AI Learning Centre outlining purpose/fuction of many actual surgical instrutments used in both real and VR operations to the McGill Surgical Exploration and Discovery program (SEAD). Special thanks to Dr. Ahmad Alhaj, McGill neurosurgical resident stating research in Neurosurgical Simulation and AI Learning Centre

Grateful for this incredible opportunity for our students!

Today, our students headed over to the MCH for a Pediatric Surgery workshop led by Dr. Emil! They got to visit the hospital and got to chat with some patients! It was a real beautiful and inspiring experience! Thank you to Dr Emil and the rest of the team for everything!!

Today, SEAD students had a Vascular Surgery talk led by Dr. Gill, Dr. Kinio (R5), and Dr. Gold (R2). Then, they got to apply their suturing skills in the context of vascular surgery. They learned how to do a blood vessel anastomosis and how to suture a lacerated artery! #mcgill

Today, SEAD students had a Urologic Surgery talk and workshop led by Dr. Singh and Dr. Bouhadana (R2). They learned how to do a cystoscopy and how to put a Foley catheter using mannequins and simulators! They also got to try robotic surgery using the Simbionix simulator!

We’re excited to share the first annual SEAD 2024 report, highlighting all the hands-on learning, OR experiences, and mentorship opportunities that made this year unforgettable. Check out our website to read the full report! 📊✨ seadmcgill.ca