Medventions Intern (SRI) - Physical Sciences - Temporary Full-time 2025-13633

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Date Posted: 6/9/2025

Location: Toronto, ON, Canada

Reference No.: 2025-13633

Position Type: Temporary full-time

Department: Sunnybrook Research Institute

FTE Status: 1.00

Hours of Work: 8 hrs

Campus Site: Bayview

Shifts Weekday Required: Days

Shifts Weekend Required: No Weekends

Statutory Holiday(s) Required: No

Medventions Internship Program – Fall 2025 Cohort

September – December 2025
Position Title: Medventions Intern (Multiple Openings) – Emergency Medicine
Clinical Focus Areas Available: Emergency Medicine OR Interventional Cardiology

 

Build the Future of Health Care from the Frontlines

Are you passionate about solving real-world challenges in health care through innovation? The Medventions Internship Program at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre offers aspiring innovators a unique opportunity to work on high-impact medical technology projects embedded within clinical environments.

 

About Medventions

Medventions is a high-intensity, hospital-based innovation program hosted by Sunnybrook Research Institute. Over four months, interdisciplinary teams of students and early-career professionals collaborate with leading clinicians, researchers, and industry mentors to identify unmet clinical needs, generate novel ideas, and develop early-stage prototypes that aim to transform patient care.

 

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

 

Participants 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.

 

Program Structure

The internship spans three immersive phases:

  1. Clinical Immersion & Needs Identification
  2. Ideation & Concept Development
  3. Prototyping & Early Validation

Interns will work in interdisciplinary teams with support from clinical, engineering, and business mentors.

 

Who Should Apply

We’re seeking motivated individuals who are:

  • Curious, creative, and critical thinkers
  • Passionate about transforming healthcare through innovation
  • Entrepreneurial and action-oriented
  • Comfortable working in fast-paced, high-stakes environments
  • Effective collaborators with strong communication skills

 

Preferred backgrounds: Medicine, Biomedical or Mechanical/Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Business, Design, or related fields.

 

What You’ll Gain

  • Exposure to real-world clinical challenges
  • Mentorship from leading experts in medicine and technology
  • Hands-on experience developing impactful health innovations
  • A launchpad for careers in medtech innovation, clinical entrepreneurship, or translational research

 

How to Apply

To apply, please submit the following online:

  1. Resume
  2. One-page cover letter addressed to Dr. Ahmed Nasef
  3. Include a short reflection on: Why is medical technology innovation an important part of your career pathway?
  4. Academic transcript(s) (undergraduate and graduate, if applicable)
  5. Names and contact information for two referees

 

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Applicants must be legally eligible to work in Canada.

 

Compensation

This is a full-time, paid internship. Compensation will be commensurate with experience.

If you are looking for an exciting opportunity and to build a career in an innovative and dynamic organization, submit your resume by clicking on Apply Now below. 

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