Overview
12-month adult cardiac surgery clinical fellowship at Sunnybrook (about 800 adult cardiac operations a year including coronary, valve, thoracic aortic and atrial fibrillation procedures), part of the University of Toronto Division of Cardiac Surgery fellowship programme.
The programme
- Training type
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 12 months (may be extended)
- Start
- Not stated on official page
- Positions
- 2–3 per year
- Accreditation
- Not stated on official page
- Department
- Not stated on official page
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Board certification in cardiac surgery (certified cardiac surgeon in Canada or country of origin, or passed MCCQE); English proficiency (TOEFL-iBT 93, speaking 24) if medical school not English-language
- International applicants
- Yes — IMGs must complete a 4–12-week Pre Entry Assessment Period (PEAP)
- Visa support
- Not stated on official page
- Licence requirement
- Not stated on official page
How to apply
- Deadline
- Selections made about 12 months before start; approval process takes 10–12 months
- Application method
- Send CV, case list, three letters of recommendation, statements on staff-position status and funding to the Division Head, Cardiac Surgery, Sunnybrook
Funding
- Funding
- Self-funded, home-country/agency sponsored, or division-funded (specified in job offer letter); division covers Canadian malpractice insurance and travel to one North American meeting per year; four weeks' holiday
Official sources
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