This past year, 304 fellows came to Sinai Health to train across a remarkable breadth of specialties – from high-risk obstetric surgery and critical care to mature women’s health and emergency medicine. Working alongside leading clinicians and researchers, they gain hands-on experience in some of the most complex areas of care, supported by donor-funded fellowship programs that make this level of training possible.
But the impact doesn’t stop there. These fellows return to hospitals, academic centres and communities across Canada and around the world, bringing with them new skills, knowledge and approaches that improve care, strengthen health systems and advance research far beyond Sinai Health. This transfer of knowledge and skills improves health care everywhere and impacts communities in every corner of the globe.
Explore the map below to see the global reach of Sinai Health’s training programs this past year. Each circle represents the number of fellows who came to learn at Sinai Health from that region of the world. Click the highlighted circles to hear directly from fellows and their respective donors about what makes the Sinai Health learning experience so transformative—and why investing in the next generation of health-care leaders matters so deeply.
The global reach of Sinai Health fellowship programs, 2025–2026
Southern Africa5
Southern Europe8
West Africa3
Western Europe33
The impact of Sinai Health’s fellowship programs can be seen far beyond Toronto—in hospitals, operating rooms, research centres and classrooms around the world. Former fellows are now leading change in their fields, from Dr. Sergiu Sabetay, one of the first Azrieli Fellows and now Head of the Stroke Unit at Hillel Yaffe Medical Center in Israel, to Dr. Alison Shea, a former menopause fellow who is advancing gynaecologic and menopause care at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton. In the U.K., orthopaedic surgeon Dr. Alan Highcock credits his fellowship training at Mount Sinai Hospital with deepening his expertise in joint preservation and complex hip and knee replacement surgery—work he now shares internationally through research and clinical leadership.
Together, these stories reflect the global ripple effect of donor-supported training at Sinai Health. To explore another example of how fellowship programs are shaping the future of specialized care worldwide, read more about Sinai Health’s internationally recognized Advanced IBD Fellowship program.
