Doctors performing resuscitation on patient

Resuscitation

The Department of Emergency Medicine ACE/fellowship in Resuscitation is an exciting new program at the University of Ottawa. It seeks to support and grow physicians with special interest in resuscitation medicine to ensure the optimal care of critically ill patients in the Emergency Department.
Staff working together on practice patient

The program’s curriculum explores cutting edge management of our sickest patients through review of physiology, procedural expertise and systems-based approach to care. Through quality improvement projects, trainees with expertise in resuscitation medicine can directly impact the care provided to patients in our emergency department and share their skills with the DEM multidisciplinary team.

There is no formal accreditation.

Program objectives

Develop expertise in resuscitation medicine, with a focus on advanced physiology and management in critical care, trauma and emergency medicine.

Overview and requirements

Target audience: FRCPC-EM residents in PGY5

Clinical rotation schedule

7+ blocks of Emergency Medicine with resuscitation-focused clinical coaching teams assigned

  • PGY5 residents will typically undertake longitudinal Pediatric EM shifts while on Emergency Medicine, but have the option for 1 dedicated block PEM

Up to 6 blocks of targeted resuscitation electives

  • Possibilities include senior ICU block, RACE, senior Trauma block, difficult airway elective (Halifax), Toxicology, cardiac ultrasound, procedural elective (Nanaimo), etc

Academic programming

  • 10 seminars scheduled over the course of the year taught by DEM faculty with specialized interest in resuscitation topics (examples include Performance Under Pressure, Neuroprotective Resuscitation, Advances in Trauma, Transesophageal echocardiography, etc)
  • Member of the DEM resuscitation committee, monthly meetings
  • Participation in monthly TOH in-situ simulation sessions
  • Quality improvement or educational resuscitation project

Application process

Applications should contain:

  • Letter of expression and interest
  • CV
  • 3 letters of reference (one of which must be from the program director, if applicable) Suitable candidates who are Canadian medical graduates are required to apply through the Fellowship application form.

Suitable candidates who are Canadian medical graduates are required to apply through the Fellowship application form.

Suitable candidates who are international medical graduates are required to apply through PGME based on their legal status. Visit the Admissions page to review the detailed requirements.

Questions can be submitted to Kennedy Beuman ([email protected]).

Deadlines 

Deadline for fellow’s application for July 1st start: August 15th

Deadline for application for Area of Concentrated Expertise July 1st start: December 15th

Interviews either in person or virtually will be offered to those successful candidates from review of their applications.

Meet Our Team

Dr. Lauren Lacroix

Program Director

Dr. Lauren Lacroix MD FRCPC ([email protected])

Kennedy Beuman

Program Administrator

Kennedy Beuman ([email protected])

Last updated - December 2025