Overview
A combined orthopaedic and neurosurgical spine fellowship offering subspecialty clinical training in spinal surgery, with two research projects expected per year.
The programme
- Training type
- Clinical Fellowship
- Duration
- 1 year clinical (usually July to June); 2-year clinical/research available on request
- Start
- July
- Positions
- Up to 5 per year
- Accreditation
- SNS-CAST accredited
- Department
- Divisions of Neurosurgery and Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Toronto
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Graduates of accredited orthopaedic or neurosurgical residency programmes
- International applicants
- Institution policyYes - international applicants who meet CPSO clinical-fellow licensure requirements contact the Fellowship Program Director; applicants from countries with training agreements apply via their sponsoring agency to the PGME Office
- Visa support
- Institution policyinternational clinical fellows need an IRCC work permit; the PGME Office issues an LMIA-exempt offer of employment number and supports the work permit application
- Licence requirement
- Institution policyclinical fellows must hold a CPSO certificate of registration authorising postgraduate education (educational licence); research fellows do not need CPSO registration
How to apply
- Deadline
- Not stated on official page
- Application method
- Fillable fellowship application form sent to SpineFellowship.Application@uhn.ca
Funding
- Funding
- Institution policyclinical fellows must be funded (department or sponsoring agency); FEAC recommends pay at least equal to PGY1 on the PARO salary scale, and foreign nationals must be paid at a rate commensurate with a Canadian in the same role