Listed in order of submission
Electoral Group : Toronto Radiology |
Positions : 1 |
Currently Running : 2
Dr. Rushali Gandhi
PGY-2 | Toronto | Diagnostic Radiology-
Bio
Hi! I'm Rushali Gandhi, a PGY2 Diagnostic Radiology resident at the University of Toronto. I’m asking for your vote to be your PARO General Council representative!
I currently serve as the my program's Canadian Association of Radiologists (CAR) Resident and Fellow Section (RFS) Institutional Representative and previously served as the CAR Medical Student Network (MSN) Coordinator. I've also been a member of our Resident Mentorship Committee for the past year, where I've enjoyed helping strengthen mentorship opportunities and supporting residents throughout their training.
I love bringing people together through mentorship, education, and collaboration, and I believe the best ideas come from listening to different perspectives and working as a team.
If elected to PARO General Council, I hope to bring an approachable, collaborative, and solutions-focused perspective while advocating for optimal training, healthy working conditions, and a positive resident experience for everyone.
Outside the hospital, you'll probably find me planning my next trip, trying a new ice-cream shop, or occasionally escaping the dark room to remember what sunshine looks like. ☀️
Dr. Rakhshan Kamran
PGY-2 | Toronto | Diagnostic Radiology-
Bio
I am a PGY-2 Radiology resident at the University of Toronto, running for PARO representative for our program.
Much of my involvement in the program so far has been in education and program development. I serve on the Education Subcommittee, where I developed a new Academic Half Day anatomy curriculum from the ground up for PGY1’s. I founded the Department of Medical Imaging Global Health Chapter, which now involves residents and faculty across JDMI, SickKids, Sunnybrook, and St. Michael’s. I contributed to the organization of the Winter Resident Retreat, and I started Post-Call Club as an informal social group within the program.
That work has given me a reasonable sense of how decisions get made in the department and who to approach when something needs attention. It has also taught me how to effect meaningful and sustained change.
Areas I would focus on:
Contract terms: Call stipends, post-call relief, vacation, and leave are established entitlements. Residents should be able to ask about them without concern for how the request will be received, and call stipends have room for optimization.
Learning environment: Concerns about mistreatment often go unreported because the process feels uncertain. I would like residents to have a clearer picture of what reporting involves and what happens afterward, and I am willing to raise issues on someone’s behalf where that is preferable.
Workload: Duty hours, the balance of service and education, and coverage gaps are easier to address when they are documented. I would work to bring specifics rather than impressions to these discussions for more equitable work distribution.
Peripheral sites: Residents on rotations away from their home site should have the same access to representation as those on the main sites.