Since I was performing my master thesis I
did not have any introductory courses, neither did I attend courses. Thus, I went
straight into the lab which was located at the Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH).
Upon arrival, there were nevertheless some administrative things to do, for UofT
on the one hand and for my laboratory at PMH on the other hand.
For UofT, I first had to pass by the SGS
office to confirm the registration and activate my student account. With this activation
I was then able to get my student email from UofT and my student ID. Afterwards,
I also passed by another office to activate the mandatory health insurance
(UHIP) which was paid on site (50 CAD/month).
For the lab, I had to attend the standard
lab safety training and underwent some medical tests (TB, small pox, HepB).
After approval, I could start performing research.