Endocrine Surgery Fellowship

Overview

One-year fellowship meeting AAES objectives in parathyroid, thyroid, adrenal and GEP neuroendocrine surgery, with funded attendance at ESU, AAES and IAES meetings.

The programme

Training type

Clinical Fellowship

Duration

1 year

Start

Not stated on official page

Positions

Not stated on official page

Accreditation

Not stated on official page

Department

Department of Surgery, Section of General Surgery (Office of Surgical Fellowship)

Eligibility and visa

Eligibility

Completed (or completing) an RCPSC (or equivalent) accredited General Surgery residency; eligible for a CPSA Educational or Independent licence; IELTS Academic required if medical school was outside an English-speaking country; must meet Canadian work-permit/immigration requirements

International applicants

Institution policyInternational medical graduates accepted as International Clinical Fellows or Sponsored Fellows if they hold a CPSA-acceptable medical degree, completed residency, verify credentials via physiciansapply.ca, meet CPSA English-language requirements and obtain a work permit; funding must come from a PGME-approved source

Visa support

Institution policyInternational fellows need an IRCC work permit valid for the whole fellowship; PGME supplies the LMIA-exemption number for the application and fellows cannot start (or enter Canada for training) without it

Licence requirement

Institution policyA current CPSA (College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta) postgraduate training licence must be issued before training starts (renewed annually from May; includes criminal record/vulnerable sector check and CPSA English-proficiency rules); CMPA liability protection also required

How to apply

Deadline

Not stated on official page

Application method

Online via the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons (AAES) match

Funding

Funding

Institution policyNo PGME funding; clinical fellows must be funded by a PGME-approved source (department/AHS/sponsoring government, hospital or university - no personal funds), with stipend at least equivalent to PGY1 under the Alberta Resident Physician Agreement

Official sources