Early Career at ISHLT2026
ISHLT2026 will feature many exciting opportunities specifically for early career attendees. Attend the events below to meet colleagues, connect with other attendees of all career stages, and get involved with the ISHLT Interdisciplinary Networks and Professional Communities!
Some of these events require you to RSVP in advance. You can RSVP by adding the event to your Annual Meeting registration. If you need assistance, please email registration@ishlt.org
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ISHLT2026: Early Career & Trainee Welcome Reception
21 April, 2026 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. EDTJoin your peers for a chance to raise a glass and make connections before the meeting starts.
Room 401 (Terrace View Room), Metro Toronto Convention Centre -
ISHLT2026: Early Career Scientist Award Finalist Presentations
22 to 25 April, 2026 | Various SessionsThis award aims to recognize excellence in research in the field of basic and translational science with the goal of encouraging non-clinicians in the early stages of their careers to submit their work for presentation at the ISHLT Annual meeting.
Various Rooms, Metro Toronto Convention Centre -
SOLD OUT - ISHLT2026: First Time Attendee Orientation Breakfast
22 April, 2026 7:00 a.m. to 7:45 a.m. EDTThis event is sold out.
An orientation to the Annual Meeting over breakfast, where you’ll make new connections and get ready for a great meeting.Room 701A/701B, Metro Toronto Convention Centre -
ISHLT2026 (Symposium 10): Artificial Intelligence Across the Field of Cardiothoracic Transplantation
22 April, 2026 1:15 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. EDTThis session follows an early career professional through a series of real life, practical challenges presented in an interactive case-based format, aiming to stimulate discussion and debate in the symposium hall and afterwards.
Room 714 - 716, Toronto Metro Convention Centre -
ISHLT2026: Early Career & Trainee Clinical Case Dilemmas - The Best of the Best Award Session
22 April, 2026 3:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. EDTThis award recognizes excellence by early career and trainees from top abstracts submitted in the Early Career Clinical Case Reports category.
Room 714-716, Metro Toronto Convention Centre -
ISHLT2026: Early Career Mentor Meetup
22 April, 2026 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. EDTSupported by Natera
Trainees and early career attendees of ISHLT2026 may attend this reception to connect with mentors for career guidance on a variety of topics.Room 501 (Parkview Room), Metro Toronto Convention Centre