359 - CARMS SESSION

Saturday, October 25, 2025

3:15pm - 4:15pm ET

Room:309AB

Target Audience: Trainee (clinical); medical students, internal medicine & cardiac surgery residents, cardiology fellows

Co-Chair(s)

Abrar Alam, BSc

Medical Student
University of Alberta
DC

Dary Lu Kun Chen, MD

Internal Medicine Resident
Yuchen Dai, MD (he/him/his)

Internal Medicine Resident
University of Toronto
University of Toronto
Paul Mundra, MD (he/him/his)

Internal Medicine PGY2
McMaster University

Presenter(s)

Jocelyn Chai, MD

Cardiology Fellow
University of British Columbia
ED

El Hadji Diallo

Université de Montréal
Mena Gewarges, MD (she/her/hers)

Cardiologist
CANCARE
University of Toronto
KH

Karen Ho (she/her/hers)

Adults with Congenital Heart Disease Fellow
University of Alberta
David Ji, MDCM

Resident
McGill University Health Center
Jimmy Kang, MD

Cardiac Surgery Residnt
University of Alberta
University of Alberta
Chang (Nancy) Wang, MD, MSc (she/her/hers)

Cardiology Resident
Western University
Western University

Planning Committee Member(s)

Ahmad Al Samarraie, MD

PGY-2 Internal Medicine
Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal / Université de Montréal
Kaiming Wang

Medical Student
University of Calgary

Workshop Description: The annual CaRMS session allows trainees in all stages to meet, learn, and network with residents and fellows in cardiology and cardiovascular surgery. Learn about the path to becoming a cardiologist or a cardiac surgeon, the strengths of various training programs, and some advice for your applications.

Learning Objectives:

At the end of this session participants will be able to:

identify the training pathways, career trajectories, and subspecialty options within Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, with attention to promoting diverse representation across career stages and geographic regions;
gain practical insight into the CaRMS process and residency experience through interactive discussion with fellows and early-career staff from across Canada; and
learn strategies for building a competitive application, including research, electives, and mentorship; and
promote meaningful networking opportunities between trainees, fellows, and staff, and emphasize equity, diversity, and inclusion across the cardiovascular training pipeline.