The Medventions program is an immersive physician-led, hospital-based four-month fellowship program where multidisciplinary teams of clinicians, engineers, and life sciences graduates identify and validate hundreds of needs in a selected clinical area. Teams then select the most promising needs; prototype and test solutions; explore initial tech transfer, regulatory and reimbursement issues and develop a plan for further research and development.
The Medventions Toronto program, hosted at Sunnybrook Research Institute, has several openings for a temporary full-time Medventions fellow. The Medventions Toronto Fall 2025 program will run from September 2025 and end in December 2025.
For the Fall 2025 cohort, we are recruiting for two separate tracks:
– Emergency Medicine
– Interventional Cardiology
These are distinct internship experiences, each offering specialized clinical immersion, mentorship, and project opportunities tailored to their respective fields.
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Emergency Medicine Track: Work inside one of Canada’s busiest Emergency Departments to address acute care challenges. This track offers a unique opportunity to innovate on the frontlines of acute care, where seconds matter and impact is immediate. Focus areas include (but are not limited to):
– Redesigning emergency workflows and communication
– Improving coordination during trauma and resuscitation support
– Leveraging AI and decision support tools at the point of care
– Enhancing triage, monitoring, and patient handoffs
Interventional Cardiology Track: Work alongside cardiologists in Sunnybrook’s state-of-the-art Schulich Heart Program. Focus areas include (but are not limited to):
– Innovations in image-guided therapy
– EP opportunities (i.e. technologies supporting cardiac device implantation and ablation procedures)
– Technologies supporting structural heart interventions
– Tools for peri-procedural planning and support
– AI, wearables, robotics, and automation to streamline workflow and decision-making
Participants in both tracks will either:
– Identify new clinical problems through direct observation and clinical immersion,
or
– Work on pre-validated, high-priority clinical needs already identified by Sunnybrook physicians.
The program is structured into three immersive phases:
Phase 1: Clinical Immersion & Needs Identification
Shadow Physicians in emergency rooms, Cath labs, and patient floors to identify meaningful clinical challenges.
Phase 2: Ideation & Concept Generation
Collaborate across disciplines to brainstorm, validate, and refine high-impact solutions.
Phase 3: Prototyping & Early Validation
Build and test early prototypes, supported by mentorship in design, regulatory strategy, reimbursements, and commercialization.
We are looking for aspiring clinician innovators, engineers, designers, and business professionals who are:
– Curious, creative, and critical thinkers who challenge the status quo
– Driven to make a meaningful impact in healthcare through innovation
– Entrepreneurial and action-oriented
– Comfortable with ambiguity and fast iteration
– Passionate about solving complex healthcare problems
– Comfortable working in fast-paced, high-stakes environments
– Effective collaborators with strong communication skills
Medicine, Biomedical, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Business, Design, or related fields.
– Exposure to real-world clinical challenges
– Mentorship from leading experts in medicine, engineering, and entrepreneurship
– Hands-on experience developing impactful health innovations
– A launchpad for careers in medtech innovation, startups, or clinical entrepreneurship
This is a temporary full-time, paid internship. Compensation will be commensurate with experience.
Please prepare a single PDF file for your application with the following:
1. your resume,
2. a cover letter (see below for details),
3. a copy of your undergraduate transcript (and graduate transcript if applicable), and
4. the names and contact information for two referees who have agreed to be contacted.
Cover Letter Criteria
Please address your one-page cover letter to Dr. Ahmed Nasef. In your cover letter, please indicate which track you are applying to Emergency Medicine or Interventional Cardiology and respond to the following question:
Why is medical technology innovation an important part of your career pathway?
Application Deadline
The deadline for the Fall 2025 Medventions Toronto Fellowship program is June 30, 2025.
Sunnybrook Research Institute is committed to providing accessible employment practices that are in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). If you require accommodation for disability during any stage of the recruitment process, please indicate this in your cover letter.
Please submit your application package to Ahmed Nasef at Ahmed.nasef [at] sunnybrook.ca.
Please note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Applicants must be legally eligible to work in Canada.
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Commercialization Professional Research Mentor
Ahmed managers the Sunnybrook Medventions training program. He also manages the networking, outreach, and training programs at INOVAIT, a Sunnybrook-led pan-Canadian network in image-guided therapy and artificial intelligence. Ahmed is an enthusiastic clinical entrepreneur who brings more than 11 years of lived experience in healthcare innovation, health science research, and technology commercialization. Ahmed holds an Adjunct Lecturer appointment at the Department of Medical Biophysics at the University of Toronto. Ahmed earned his MD degree from Cairo, Egypt and holds an MBA in healthcare management and technology innovation from Schulich School of Business, York University.
Technology Innovation Industry Leader
Ahmed managers the Sunnybrook Medventions training program. He also manages the networking, outreach, and training programs at INOVAIT, a Sunnybrook-led pan-Canadian network in image-guided therapy and artificial intelligence. Ahmed is an enthusiastic clinical entrepreneur who brings more than 11 years of lived experience in healthcare innovation, health science research, and technology commercialization. Ahmed holds an Adjunct Lecturer appointment at the Department of Medical Biophysics at the University of Toronto. Ahmed earned his MD degree from Cairo, Egypt and holds an MBA in healthcare management and technology innovation from Schulich School of Business, York University.
Program Lead, Sunnybrook Medventions
Ahmed managers the Sunnybrook Medventions training program. He also manages the networking, outreach, and training programs at INOVAIT, a Sunnybrook-led pan-Canadian network in image-guided therapy and artificial intelligence. Ahmed is an enthusiastic clinical entrepreneur who brings more than 11 years of lived experience in healthcare innovation, health science research, and technology commercialization. Ahmed holds an Adjunct Lecturer appointment at the Department of Medical Biophysics at the University of Toronto. Ahmed earned his MD degree from Cairo, Egypt and holds an MBA in healthcare management and technology innovation from Schulich School of Business, York University.
