Dr. Daniel Birch recruited as Medical Director in 2004
Development of a multi-specialty MIS curriculum for surgery trainees
Development of a mentoring framework for surgical teams in MIS
Establishment of CAMIS training facility and offices at the RAH
Development of a support team including an Office Manager, Research Consultant, Education Coordinator, Bariatric OR Clinical Nurse Educator, Administrative Assistant, and, CAMIS Advanced MIS/Bariatric Fellow
Hosted the Canadian Consensus Conference on the Development of Training and Practice Standards in Advanced Minimally Invasive Surgery, June 2007, Final Report
Partnership with industry to support education and MIS Fellowship
Our work takes place on historical and contemporary Indigenous lands, including the territories of Treaty 6, Treaty 7 & Treaty 8 and the homeland of the Métis Nation of Alberta and 8 Métis Settlements. We also acknowledge the many Indigenous communities that have been forged in urban centres across Alberta.
